1903 Packard Model F "Old Pacific" with Tom Fetch

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Description:

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of Tom Fetch with 1903 Packard Model F in dealer showroom. Inscribed on photo back: 1-cylinder, 12-horsepower, 88-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster "Old Pacific." This car made the famous in the transcontinental crossing June 20th thru August 21st, 1903 from San Francisco to New York, driver E.T. (Tom) Fetch and passenger/photographer Marius C. Krarup, editor of The Automobile, and rear deck passenger from Reno to Colorado Springs only, N.O. Allyn. This model also participated in the First Annual Endurance Contest of the NAAM from New York to Pittsburgh 7-15th of October, 1903 as contestant #16 class D, driver E.T. Fetch and observer C.H. Lowe. Tom Fetch driver of "Old Pacific" on transcontinental trip snapped with "Old Pacific" during exhibition. In the background to the left is a 1924 Packard first series eight, 8-cylinder, 85-brake horsepower closed car and to the right a 1924 Packard 226 second series six 6-cylinder, 54 b.h.p., 126-inch wheelbase coupe.

Notes:

The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library

Date Issued:

1924-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries

Collection:

Changing Face of the Auto Industry

Place:

United States and United States

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile, History, Automobile industry and trade, History, Automobiles, and History

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01c068