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I thought it could be a good idea to bring the following document into the light of day, which can be found in Dave's (O_D) treasure chest:


White House Packards (click to enlarge)





[source: Smithsonian Institute]

Two ladies sitting at rear of first car is E roosevelt on the left side of car and either B truman rite side of car or MAYBE Trumans daughter. I don;t recognize the man directly in front of E Rosselvelt. Appears to be Navy????? I'm not familiar enuf with US Navy of that era to recognoze him. Maybe those of u that served during that time can take a good guess.

Almost, but no cigar. The woman is the wife of England's King George VI, and the picture was taken during the month of June in 1939. I doubt anyone serving in the US military at that time does much commenting on this forum since they would be over 90.

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Dave, it is in the nature of Keith to fight for every inch of ground and every single voice that supports PackardInfo.

The man pictured below is purported to have also been unbending - Sir Winston Churchill.
The caption reads: "1946/05/09 - Churchill in Den Haag (The Hague) in a 1937 V12 Packard with Erdmann & Rossi open tourer body." Click to enlarge.

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[picture source: www.gahetna.nl]

Please correct me if I am wrong but the shape of the headlights looks unusual.
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There are some letters to the editor, offering interesting information about this car, in the latest issue of the CCCA's Bulletin. It survived WW-II and is thought to be somewhere in Connecticut. The Dutch government is laying claim to it.

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Yes, the buckets for the headlights are unusual in the front AND rear. European sealed beams may have been smaller, but the rear of the buckets themselves seem different.

picture source: flickr.com

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John (JW), thanks. AACA.com has been one step ahead. A reader's letter recorded the car history.


picture source: flickr.com

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Randy, in terms of the rear ends we are probably confused by the shadow play of the flagstaff (picture attached).

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I think you are right again, Gerd.

The foreign minister Molotov in Moscow showed his blue collar roots in an amored Packard Twelve (constrained by circumstances).



[picture source: unkown, published in the New York Times]

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