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I recently found these pictures of my Grandfather's funeral home in River Rouge, Michigan, My dad looks to be about 13 years old so I think the pictures were from about 1929 or so. I can tell from the wheel cap that the car is a Packard, but can anyone identify the year and model?

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The photo is very small and thus difficult to see details.
Headlights are '29 or '30, does not look like it has parking lights on top of front fenders which would make it a '29. Cannot see cowl area, but if it had cowl lights that would confirm '29 but ??

Cannot see sides of hood to see if it is an Eight or 8 Deluxe, but length of hood appears to be the shorter model making it an Eight, model 626 or 633. Teh rear quarter wondow is long, indicatin it ia a long wheelbase 7 pass body style, 133" wb, thus a 633. Cannot tellif it has divider window or not, so could be 7 pass sedan or 7 pass limousine.

Tried my best.

Fred Kanter

Fred: thanks for your reply. I have found another picture that shows louvers in the hood. Does that help any?

Hi

Fred is right, it's a 1929 Model 633 7 passenger sedan, style 334 or possibly limousine, style 335. Enlarging the photos, the body moulding and visor, the no fender-mounted parking lights and hood-side louvers combined make it a 633 model. The long rear quarter window identifies the 7 passenger body that accomodates the folding jump seats.

Given that it was owned by a funeral home, it was probably a livery car used in concert with the hearse for funeral services, as well as the family car. The hearse also may have been a Packard. A good share of these 7 passenger sedans were likely used by the original purchaser in just such a livery role.

Steve

At least we know which one is Francis!!

It has 8 lug bolt wheels, so I actually think it is a 740/745.

Gads, you guys are good :D

small hood side louvers, visor, headlights pointed in the back, no fender parking lights all are 6th series 1929 features. Eyes not good enough ofr bumper detail. I cannot see wheel lugs. sticking with 633

The 6th Series cars all have 8 lug bolts, it sure looks like a a 1929 633 sedan to me. I have an identical car.

It's a 633, without question.