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Title
1916 Packard twin-speed race car at New York speedway
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobiles, Racing--United States--History

Subject
Racetracks (Automobile racing)

Item Number
EB01e785

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1916 Packard three-quarter front view, wire wheels, building in background, man behind wheel, five other men standing around car. Inscribed on photo back: Packard "299" racer, time trials- endurance runs, Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. 1916/17, J.G. Vincent behind wheel, 12-cylinder, 60 degree-V, airplane prototype engine, second type racer body.

1916 Packard twin-speed race car at New York speedway

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