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Title
1942 Packard convertible coupe, top folded, female behind wheel, man standing at passenger door
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e228

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1942 Packard nine-tenths left side view, top folded, female behind wheel, man standing at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 160, super eight, twentieth series, model 2023, 8-cylinder, 165-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible coupe (body type #1579), 20th series catalogue rendering.

1942 Packard convertible coupe, top folded, female behind wheel, man standing at passenger door

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