8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard seven-eights right side view, top folded, parked on grass, couple sitting in back, male in front passenger seat, female with binoculars standing near front of car, water with boats and a bridge in background. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service 1948 Packard, beautiful but strong too, in its development, the just announced 1948 Packard super eight convertible endured every conceivable maltreatment at the Packard Proving Grounds, included among the tests was a continuous high-speed run in of its new 145-horsepower straight eight engine the equivalent of a year's normal mileage, the upholstery is sturdy Bedford cord and a new plastic that has the look and feel of leather but even greater durability, with schedules specifying quantity production in June, the new convertible will supplement the present Clipper line.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard nine-tenths right side view, male behind wheel, on track at proving grounds. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard twenty-second series, custom Clipper, 2-door sedan.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard sedan, nine-tenths right side view. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard twenty-second series, standard eight, 4-door.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard convertible, President Truman in back, taken during parade in a city setting, top folded, two flags affixed to front of car, several cars, people, and buildings in background. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard, two great rivals, both in custom convertibles; 1948 presidential candidates Dewey (a) and Truman (b).
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard three-quarter rear view, rear doors open, two women loading bushels of vegetables into back. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service :1948 Packard, engineered and tooled at a cost of approximately $1,000,000, the all new 1948 station sedan has an amazing amount of cargo space, as well as two seats for six persons, even with the rear seat in use, the station sedan has 21 cubic feet of luggage room, the rear seat virtually 'disappears' into the plywood floor, leaving nearly nine feet of cargo space from the back of the front seat to the end of the opened tail-gate, which forms an extension of the floor, under floor concealment of the spare tire leaves even additional usable space.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard right side view, dual white sidewall tires, pelican emblem. Inscribed on photo back; 1948 Packard custom Clipper, 4-door sedan.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard seven-eights left side view, two men in front seat, parked at top of stone stairs. Inscribed on photo back; Packard super eight, seventeenth series, model 1703, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1272), note wheel trim beauty rings, Packard deluxe emblem, 1938 Michigan license plate #U6555, setting Detroit Institute of Arts.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard nine-tenths right side view, female in tennis outfit standing on running board waving. Inscribed on photo back; Packard six, seventeenth series, model 1700, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1289), note 1939 California license plate #ITDLR-208, Earle C.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard three-quarter rear view, top folded, five men in car including President Franklin Roosevelt and two naval officers, ships with sailors on deck in background. Inscribed on photo back; Packard twelve, seventeenth series, model 1708, 12-cylinder, 175-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 5/6-person special parade touring car, by Rollston (White House Fleet), note wheel trim rings, fender wells & 6-wheels (sans side mount covers), special radiator cap emblem, flag pole mountings, radio aerial mounted on left cowl side panel, tonneau windshield wind wings, presidential seal on tonneau door panel, license plate frame, trunk rack, center bumper guard, step plates aft of rear fenders.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard seven-eights left side view, top raised. Inscribed on photo back; Packard super eight, seventeenth series, model 1703, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1279), prototype, note left headlamp out of alignment, non-production sixteenth series style Packard deluxe emblem, non-production steering wheel, absent interior window garnish molding, non-production running board tread, non-production tail lamp housing & reflector a la sixteenth series 'Junior' models.
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