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Title
1940 Packard station wagon, seven-eights right side view
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Station wagons

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e184

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1940 Packard seven-eights right side view. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one ten, eighteenth series, model 1800, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 8-person station wagon (body type #1383), built by Hercules Body Co. Evansville, Ind., early 18th series production retouched to suggest some mid-season changes, note traditional style "120" hub caps, rounded bumper ends, 9-vent louver panel' medallion unaltered (remains early production style), 1939 Michigan license plate #V-26-17.

1940 Packard station wagon, seven-eights right side view

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