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Can anyone identifiy the exact year and model Packard found HERE?

I work at NC Archives and I need to record an exact ID of this vehicle.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
-ian

4 TH SERIES WAS THE FIRST SERIES WITH HOOD "DOORS", THE SERIES WAS INTRODUCED IN JANUARY 1927. FURTHER IDENTIFICATION IS CONFIRMED BY THE DRUM STYLE HEAD AND PARKING LIGHTS

SPECIFIC MODEL IS 443, 8 CYLINDER , 143" wheelbase. appears to be 7 passenger touting with an accessory top

Wonderful. Thanks for being so specific. So this is a 1927 model year?

Not to jump in on Fred, but Packard did not introduce new models based on the calendar year until much later; rather, new models were introduced when new innovations were ready to be introduced, or when market conditions demanded change. This vehicle is a 4th Series Eight and production ran from 7/1/27 to 8/1/28; thus most who try to apply a calendar year identification to it would refer to it as a 1928 model year vehicle.

O-D, you are correct, the incorrect date I provided was misfiled in my brain under "mistakes" I did not give a year on purpose as I knew Packard did not use year designations back then.

Thanks for catching it, when I run for president I don't want that on my record.