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| 1949 Packard sedan, front view, rounding track at Packard Proving Grounds
 BigKev  Proving Grounds  01/23/2010 15:57
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7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1949 Packard front view, driving around track, male behind wheel. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: The Golden Anniversary Packards incorporate 77 major changes and scores of technical improvements that were tested and proven during long, grueling runs over the 2.5 mile concrete oval at the Packard Proving Grounds as well as over many miles of other roads; gravel, dirt, sand, and corduroy, the horsepower of the Golden Anniversary Packard super shown here has been stepped up to 150-horsepower from 145, while the eight has been increased to 135-horsepower from 130, refinements provide greater stability and longer life for the new Golden Anniversary models, claim Packard engineers.
Item # EB01e346
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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| 1949 PACKARD PROVING GROUNDS HILL TESTING-B&W
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 11:52
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1949 PACKARD GOLDEN ANNIV CARS PRESS PHOTO-UNLOADING
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 12:06
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1949 PACKARD GOLDEN ANNIV CARS PRESS PHOTO-B&W
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 12:05
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1949 PACKARD GOLDEN ANNIV CARS PRESS PHOTO-B&W
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 12:04
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1949 Packard club sedan, left side view, at Packard Proving Grounds
BigKev Proving Grounds 01/23/2010 15:57
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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1949 Packard left side view, parked outside. Inscribed on photo back; 1949 Packard super, twenty-third series, model 2302, 8-cylinder, 150-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 6-person club sedan (body type #2385), prototype, photographed at Packard Proving Grounds.
Item # EB01e356
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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| 1948 PACKARD SUPER EIGHT CONV VICTORIA AT PROVING GROUNDS PRESS PHOTO-B&W
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 12:00
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1948 PACKARD SUPER EIGHT CLUB SEDAN AT PROVING GROUNDS PRESS PHOTO-B&W
JIM REED Proving Grounds 02/28/2009 11:59
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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| 1948 Packard sedan, male behind wheel, on track at Packard Proving Grounds
BigKev Proving Grounds 01/23/2010 15:47
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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.
Item # EB01e302
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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| 1948 Packard convertible rounding curve at Packard Proving Grounds
BigKev Proving Grounds 01/23/2010 15:57
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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1948 Packard shown driving on dirt track, male driver. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service 1948 Packard, before Packard's three all new eights for 1948 went into production each was subjected to thousands of tortuous test miles at the 513-acre Packard Proving Grounds, full speed around the world's fastest 2.5 mile concrete oval, over miles of rutty dirt roads, up hills as steep as 20 degrees, every conceivable maltreatment was inflicted upon the 1948 super eights (convertible shown here), the custom eights and the eights in months of scientific automobile abuse, all models had to pass each test of super critical research engineers before getting the production green light.
Item # EB01e329
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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