Title1952 Packard patrician 400 parked in driveway, female in background
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectAutomobile industry and trade--History
SubjectAutomobiles--United States--History
Item NumberEB01e436
Type
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Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1952 Packard nine-tenths left side view, parked in driveway, female standing in left background. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Style leader of the 1952 Packard line is the new patrician 400, fashion keyed by world famed color stylist and decorator, Dorothy Draper, new hues are offered in the 1952 Packard with emphasis on colorful two-tone combinations, and interiors are equally brilliant, ultramatic drive, standard equipment on the 400, has undergone extensive refinement to give improved performance, Packard's exclusive new easamatic power brakes are optional at slight extra cost and feature a vacuum principle which reduces pedal pressure 40 percent and driver reaction lag an average of 29 percent.
