8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1951 Packard seven-eights right side view, couple standing at driver's door. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: Style leader of the new 1951 Packard line is the Patrician 400 - a car to pioneer a whole new era of fine car development, sleek lines of the daring new functional body design combine with smartly tailored fashion form interiors to highlight this model, which is powered by a new Packard Thunderbolt engine, ultramatic drive is standard equipment, the new engine has a 7.8-to-1 compression ratio - the highest in the industry for full size passenger car engines - and rates at 155-horsepower, rear seat passengers sit even further ahead of the rear axle to give an improved limousine ride, lowered hood line enhances the 'Guide-Line' fenders, wrap-around, 3-piece rear window, together with a new curved 1-piece windshield, afford 'Horizon View' visibility.
Item #: EB01e409
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 1951 Packard rear aerial view, trunk open, female standing at trunk with luggage. Photo caption on back from Packard News Service: 'All this luggage and more, too' will fit into the spacious trunk of the new 1951 Packard models, the trunk, which has a content of more than 30 cubic feet, will hold enough luggage for a family of four to take an extended cross-country tip, the spare tire mounting has been redesigned to fit into the side of the cargo space for convenient servicing and handling, the trunk lid of each Packard model is counter balanced for finger tip opening and closing, a simple 'turn-key' motion unlocks and opens the lid, the new functional high styling with 'Guide-line' fenders, 'Horizon-view' visibility and smart, flared rear fenders highlight the 1951 Packard partition '400' shown above.
Item #: EB01e402
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 1951 Packard three-quarter left side view, pelican emblem, dual white sidewall tires, parked on grass, female leaning on front of car. Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard Patrician 400, twenty-fourth series, model 2406, 8-cylinder, 155-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type #2452).
Item #: EB01e410
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 1951 Packard nine-tenths left side view, top folded, dual white sidewall tires, 2-door. Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard 250, convertible.
Item #: EB01e405
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 1951 Packard seven-eights left side view, top folded, female leaning right passenger side of car . Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard, along with the new 1951 Packard 'Mayfair' the sports hard-top unveiled by the company today, the fine car builder's soft-top convertible mad its debut, like the 'Mayfair,' the Packard convertible features brilliant interior color schemes and such exterior styling notes as a vertically barred grille, four jet louvers, along the flared rear fenders, and massive front and rear bumper guards, wheelbase is 122-iches, the convertible as is the 'Mayfair,' powered by the 150-horsepower Packard Thunderbolt engine which increases to 155-horsepower with ultramatic at 7.8-to-1 compression ration, highest in the industry for full size engines.
Item #: EB01e399
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 1951 Packard nine-tenths right rear view, dual white sidewall tires. 2-door. Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard '250,' Mayfair coupe.
Item #: EB01e400
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 1951 Packard nine-tenths right side view, dual white sidewall tires, pelican emblem, female standing by driver's door. Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard, along with the new 1951 Packard 'Mayfair' the sports hard-top unveiled by the company today, the fine car builder's soft-top convertible mad its debut, like the 'Mayfair,' the Packard convertible features brilliant interior color schemes and such exterior styling notes as a vertically barred grille, four jet louvers, along the flared rear fenders, and massive front and rear bumper guards, wheelbase is 122-iches, the convertible as is the 'Mayfair,' is powered by the 150-horsepower Packard thunderbolt engine which increases to 155-horsepower with ultramatic at 7.8-to-1 compression ration, highest in the industry for full size engines.
Item #: EB01e396
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 1951 three-quarter right side view, dual white sidewall tires, 2-door, special jet wing emblem. Inscribed on photo back; 1951 Packard Mayfair.
Item #: EB01e422
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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