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Tim Cole

Re: driveaway

#101

Home away from home

I think those cars look pretty good in that color.

Posted on: 2015/8/10 15:37

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#102

Home away from home

Ask the ~~man~~ woman who owns a Golden Anniversary Packard.
Dress by Jane Darby.

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Posted on: 2015/8/10 22:47

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#103

Home away from home

Bird's-eye view of rows of Packard cars in parking lot. Stamped on back: "Photo by R.S. Johnson, photographer. KE. 3-1590, 23839 Dehner St., Detroit 19, Michigan." Handwritten on back: "Packard Motor Co. drive away, Nov. 3rd, '51."

Date: 1951-11-03
Format: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission. Click to enlarge!

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Posted on: 2015/9/14 0:29

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#104

Home away from home

Enjoy Packards until horizon as year-end bonus from Germany.

source: NADA Magazine, June 1949
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Posted on: 2018/12/29 19:23

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#105

Home away from home

Eric (xjcherokeeluvr) took this image into the Photo Archive. His comment reads:

"Recently acquired press photo of Golden Anniversary Drive-off. Stamp on back of photo displays registration with ACME Telephoto on 5-20-49."

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Posted on: 1/16 6:00

r1lark

Re: driveaway

#106

Home away from home

Here is my contribution, from my Grandfather's photo album. Don't know the history of this. I am not sure if my Grandfather was one of the drivers pictured or not.

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Posted on: 1/16 14:04

Paul
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Guscha

Re: driveaway

#107

Home away from home

Paul (r1lark), many years ago I have seen photographs, taken at the same location ~~at the same day(s)~~ including handwritten comments.

Posted on: 1/16 15:34

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#108

Home away from home

Bingo.

"ANTIQUE RPPC POST CARD 1920 41 PACKARD DRIVE AWAY DETROIT,NEW YORK AT HOFFMANS HOTEL GARAGE BEDFORD PA. PLEASE BE THE JUDGE ON THE CARD ,IT LOOKS GREAT TO ME BUT I AM FAR FROM AN EXPERT,WILL BE LISTING A LOT OF ANTIQUE POST CARDS ,PLEASE CHECK MY AUCTIONS ,I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING."

image source: worthpoint.com

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Posted on: 1/16 15:49

Guscha

Re: driveaway

#109

Home away from home

Next to an image, the below mentioned source has some few information to offer, related to the event in 1949.

source: oldcarsweekly.com
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