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1936 Packard convertible victoria with owner Bob Hope

Packard Motor Car Company

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Packard automobile--History

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Hope, Bob, 1903-

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1936 Packard three-quarter front view, top raised, pictured with owner, film star Bob Hope, standing in driver's doorway. Inscribed on photo back: 1936 Packard eight, model 1401, fourteenth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible victoria (body type #907), note: "twelve" bumpers (available at extra cost), bumper guards-Packard approved accessories, Packard deluxe emblem, 6-disc wheel equipment, white sidewall tires, twin side mount mirrors, chromium plated license plate holder (much retouched plate). Inner Circle, Sept. 27, 1939.