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Title
1954 Packard club sedan pulling a jeep at Packard Proving Grounds
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Jeep automobile

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e530

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1954 Packard, nine-tenths left side view, pulling a jeep, male behind wheel, photographed at Packard Proving Grounds. Inscribed on photo back: 1954 Packard 200 (standard), twenty-fifth series, model 2501, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 6-person club sedan (body type #2595), note: new for 200 bumper guards, no radiator grille "teeth," no "Packard" above grille, no crest yet on grille.

1954 Packard club sedan pulling a jeep at Packard Proving Grounds

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