1928 Packard phaeton, owner Max Valier at wheel with female passenger

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Description:

7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard three-quarter front view, top lowered, owner at wheel, female passenger, in front of statue. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 533, fifth series six (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body style #321), the inventor of one of the world's fastest automobile drives an American car, Herr Max Valier designer & builder of the Rakten-motor, or automobile propelled on the principle of a skyrocket, is an enthusiastic admirer of American automobile design & performance, he is shown driving a less spectacular but far more comfortable car than his own invention, the colossal statue in the background is of Kaiser Wilhelm I, this heroic monument stands at the juncture of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, in the city of Koblenz, Germany.

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Date Issued:

1928-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries

Collection:

Changing Face of the Auto Industry

Place:

Germany, Koblenz, and Koblenze, Germany

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile, History, and Monuments

Subject Name:

Valier, Max and 1895-1930

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01d375