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Title
1932 Packard prototype sedan, right side view, light in color
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Experimental automobiles--United States--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e847

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard right side view, rear mounted spare tire. Inscribed on photo back: 1932 Packard light eight, ninth series, model 900, 8-cylinder, 110-horsepower, 127.75-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #553), prototype (light colored), note eighth series hood latch, missing knob on cowl vent door, metal spring covers, experimental wide lateral ribs on running board rubber covering, rear of body blending into gasoline tank shroud.

1932 Packard prototype sedan, right side view, light in color

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