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Title
1951 Packards, front view, parked next to one another
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
EB01e432

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of three 1951 Packards front view, parked next to one another. Inscribed on photo back: right; 1951 Packard 200 &/or 200 deluxe, twenty-fourth series, model 2401, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 6-person club coupe (body type #2492 &/or 2462), middle; 1951 Packard 300, twenty-fourth series, model 2402, 8-cylinder, 150-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type #2472), left; 1951 Packard Patrician 400, twenty-fourth series, model 2406, 8-cylinder, 155-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type #2452), setting: Packard Proving Grounds.

1951 Packards, front view, parked next to one another

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