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Title
1941 Packard deluxe convertible coupe at Packard Proving Grounds
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Convertibles

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e223

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1941 Packard seven-eights left rear view, top folded, parked on street. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one ten, nineteenth series, model 1900, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 5-person deluxe convertible coupe (body type #1489DE), pre-introduction publicity shot, setting: P.M.C. Co. Proving Grounds, Utica, Mich., note later deluxe models featured chrome head lamp trim rings & "Deluxe" trim mounted on hood side panel.

1941 Packard deluxe convertible coupe at Packard Proving Grounds

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