8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard seven-eights left side view, no top, 2-person, dual white sidewall tries, parked next to brick building. Inscribed on photo back; 1953 Packard Panther-Daytona idea car, with Dick Teague at wheel and Bill Graves and Ed Macauley standing by car.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard Pan American convertible, three-quarter front right view, dual white sidewall tires, wire wheels, parked in driveway, couple in background. Item #: EB01e503 Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard Caribbean convertible, three-quarter rear view, top folded, dual white sidewall tires, wire wheels, rear mounted spare tire with metal cover, New York dealer license plate #DLR-38-306, parked in street, couple in front seat. Item #: EB01e504 Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard 4-door sedan, three-quarter rear left view, dual white sidewall tries, pelican emblem, 1953 Michigan license plate #DX-22-16. Inscribed on photo back; 1953 Packard Henney 7-person sedan, twenty-sixth series.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard 4-door extended sedan, three-quarter right side view, dual white sidewall tries, pelican emblem, parked on drive. Item #: EB01e506 Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1953 Packard 4-door sedan, three-quarter rear right view, dual white sidewall tries. Item #: EB01e507 Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard front view. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard twenty-second series, custom eight.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard sedan, three-quarter left side view, woman standing at front right side of car, pelican emblem. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard custom 4-door.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard three-quarter rear view. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard eight deluxe, twenty-second series, model 2211, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 6-person club sedan (body type #2262), prototype, note special Golden Anniversary hood ornament offered on twenty-third series Packard models, 1946 Michigan license plate #EL55-18, Packard archives indicate facelift for Clipper was originally planned for twenty-first series, by 1942 the heavier front end and hidden headlights had appeared on a front end only facelift, this evolved to a more streamlined look with unhidden headlamps by 1944, in 1945 artists retouched a photo of a production 1942 Clipper, using the proposed new lines, around the same time the more elaborate custom eight grille work was emerging, finally came the production prototypes, with completely altered fuselage and flow through fenders.