Title1949 Packard sedan, parked on grass, pier with boats in background
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectAutomobile industry and trade--History
SubjectAutomobiles--United States--History
Item NumberEB01e344
Type
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Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1949 Packard right side view, parked on grass, woman standing at front passenger door, pier with boats in background. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Increased power and longer wheelbase are among features of the new Golden Anniversary Packard super touring sedan, the famed "Packard Arrow," one of the design notes which have long distinguished Packard styling, sweeps along the "free flow" body and blends into new, enlarged chrome tail lights, the super engine has been stepped up to 150-horsepower from 145, while the wheelbase has bee increased to 127-inches from 120-inches for greater riding comfort.
