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1952 Packard touring sedan, right side view, parked on grass, couple in background

Packard Motor Car Company

Detroit Public Library

Packard automobile--History

Automobile industry and trade--History

Automobiles--United States--History

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1952 Packard right side view, parked on grass, couple in background. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Highlights on the 1952 Packard 200 deluxe touring sedan are exterior styling innovations, including special design touches on side molding, new louvers on the rear fenders and a distinctive grille and bumper guards, the 1952 Packard models fashion keyed by world famed color stylist and decorator, Dorothy Draper, are available in 10 new hues, plus additional two-tone combinations which are scheduled to account for 20 percent of production, another first in the 1952 Packard is easamatic power brakes, available at slight extra cost, operated by engine vacuum, Packard easamatic brakes reduce pedal pressure by 40 percent and cut reaction lag an average of 29 percent, more than 70 mechanical improvements and changes have been engineered into the new 1952 Packard line.