This 533 came into Australia as a Hire car, it was used as a school bus in the 1930's in Adelaide, South Australia. i purchased the car in 1974 and have repainted the esterior. The interior is mostly original, although some renovation was carried out in 1955. i have fitted a 4.38 axle ratio and the sedan cruises well at 55 mph with a trailer of old bikes attached.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard left side view, top folded, in showroom, Miss Lita Chevret standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back; 1927 Packard 336, third series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, phaeton with dual cowl & windshield, special fitments include; Packard deluxe emblem, six wire wheels, dual side mounted spare tires with covers, side lights with cowl cross bar, windshield wind wings, folding trunk rack mounted at rear, standing with car; Miss Lita Chevret (actress), showroom floor, Earle C. Anthony, Inc., new San Francisco building designed by MayBeck.
Item # EB01e697
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
The picture was taken on 6.july 1927 in Tallinn. Names of both people are also known: man is Johan Johanson, one of the first drivers in Estonia and his wife Emma.
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