TitleLast Packard to leave the line in 1942
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History
SubjectAssembly-line methods
Item NumberEB01e823
Type
image
Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of 1942 Packard final assembly line, last car coming off line, front view, American flag and workers in background, four men standing near car, two holding a sign that reads "Here's the last Packard 'til we win the war, it's all out on engines to even the score!" Inscribed on photo back: 1942 Packard eight Clipper special, twentieth series, model 2001, 8-cylinder, 125-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type #1592), last 1942 production Packard to leave the line, note George Christopher standing at right.
