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Title
1932 Packard prototype sedan, view of dashboard, steering wheel, and controls
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--Interiors

Subject
Packard automobile--Instrument Panels

Subject
Experimental automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e849

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard view of dashboard, steering wheel, and controls. 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), detail: controls (production type), note non-production type cowl side vents, conventional foot pedals, starter button at left.

1932 Packard prototype sedan, view of dashboard, steering wheel, and controls

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