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Title
1946-47 Packard car at body drop
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History

Subject
Assembly-line methods

Item Number
EB01e827

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of 1946-47 Packard on assembly line, trunk open, no front hood, fenders, or bumper, three men standing near rear of car. Inscribed on photo back: 1946-47 Packard Clipper eight deluxe, twenty-first series, model 2111, 8-cylinder, 125-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type #1612), first car at body drop.

1946-47 Packard car at body drop

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