7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard three-quarter front view, top lowered, owner at wheel, female passenger, in front of statue. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 533, fifth series six (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body style #321), the inventor of one of the world's fastest automobile drives an American car, Herr Max Valier designer & builder of the Rakten-motor, or automobile propelled on the principle of a skyrocket, is an enthusiastic admirer of American automobile design & performance, he is shown driving a less spectacular but far more comfortable car than his own invention, the colossal statue in the background is of Kaiser Wilhelm I, this heroic monument stands at the juncture of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, in the city of Koblenz, Germany.
Item # EB01d375
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7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard right side view, top folded. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 533, fifth series six, 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #321), prototype, absent belt line color panel, absent right fender mounted spare tire.
Item # EB01d409
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 1928 Packard three-quarter left rear view, top lowered. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 443, custom eight (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), fourth series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #311), accessories folding trunk rack at rear, fitted with trunk with cover, wire wheels, step plates on running board, side mounted spare tires with fitted covers, rear view mirrors atop fender mounted spares, folding tonneau windshield, wind wings attached to forward windshield frame (windshield mounted spotlight standard on open Packards), Packard deluxe emblem.
Item # EB01d407
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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard race car being checked out by three men, driver behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back; Packard Motor Car Co. Proving Grounds 2.5 mile concrete speedway, Utica, Mich., inauguration ceremonies 14 June 1928; Leon Duray, 91-cubic inch front drive Miller special #4, set closed course one lap record of 148.17-mph, thus did proving ground track become the world's fastest speedway, a title held until the opening of Monza in Italy after WWII.
Item # EB01e902
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of two 1928 Packard race cars on track at proving grounds. Inscribed on photo back; Packard Motor Car Co. Proving Grounds 2.5 mile concrete speedway, Utica, Mich., inauguration ceremonies 14 June 1928; Leon Duray, 91-cubic inch front drive Miller special #4, & Norman Batton, #22, coming out of curve at 140-mph.
Item # EB01e901
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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard seven-eights right front view, top raised, side mounted spare, with cloth cover that matches the fabric of the top, parked on country road. Inscribed on photo back; 1928 Packard, Model 443, Derham roadster.
Item # EB01d360
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7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard spare carried at side. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 533, fifth series six (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #322), left five-sixth side front, top folded.
Item # EB01d402
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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard nine-tenths left front view, top lowered, male dressed in armor behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 443, standard eight (produced 3/1/1928-8/1/1928), fourth series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #382).
Item # EB01d380
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 443, custom eight (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), fourth series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #312), left nine-tenths side front, top raised, rear deck open, note absent belt-line color panel, prototype late 1926.
Item # EB01d404
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard. Inscribed on photo back; Packard 526, fifth series six (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #332), left seven-eights side front, top folded.
Item # EB01d403
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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