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My uncle's '37 Packard sedan taking a bath in OH.
He bought it used after returning from WW2. He was fond of it and used to tell me it used more oil than gas, but was a "real" car. It reportedly had window curtains in the back. Not sure what model. Not discernable from the front view, maybe someone can identify?
He got rid of it before my time, so I have no experience of it. I remember (vaguely) his later '54 Frod.
I was copying family photos for archive and ran across. I zoomed on the license plate for the date. I found a '34 Plymouth and '37 Olds my grandfather owned. Aunt(prewar but still living) says she learned to drive in the Olds. Not many pictures of "things" remain, mostly of people which is what most family photos reflect.

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Looks like a '38 to me, not a '37. And yes, the senior cars had pull-down silk curtains on rear and rear quarter windows on closed car body styles.

'38 Super 8 for sure, split windshield and yes it came with curtains on the back windows. Yes, a real car

Thanks for the expert eyes.
Family lore - not to always be believed.
After looking at the differences, the split windshield gives it away, I see that's indeed it's a '38. I hope uncle doesn't turn over in his grave...

It may have been titled as a '37. My 1937 120C was delivered 12/31/36 and based on the registration sticker on the windshield, it was registered as a '36 in Ohio as late as 1952. It seems DMV's weren't very particular to model designation in those days.

That's interesting and a good possibility.
The car fits the '38 pedigree with the split windshield. Faded memories is another likelihood. What's a year or two among family?

I verified I had the correct car photo with my cousin (before she was born). She says that's her mother and grandfather(NICE hat grandpa) doing the washing.

I know they just handed out driver licenses also in OH in those days. You just went down and got one, no test or anything. There weren't that many cars on the road. My grandfather had the first vehicle in Girard, I'm told, a chain drive truck. They had no licenses at that time. He converted from deliveries by wagon and horse teams.

My Cad is registered in SC, and they only have one check box for a two door, ie, coupe de ville, but there's two 2 dr models, so they call it what it's not. De Ville was a trim option not a model then but that changed in 64 so there's more of them as models. Strange but true.

We judge things based on how we see them, not necessarily how they are.

I found this on the OH BMV website for 1933. So they must not have been in compliance everywhere.

1933: The license plate registration year was changed
from the calendar year and the 1935 plates were good
for a 15 month period, or until April 1st.