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1. Inauguration of the Packard proving grounds, race car being checked on track

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard race car being checked out by three men, driver behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. proving grounds 2.5 mile concrete speedway Utica, Mich., inauguration ceremonies 14 June 1928, Leon Duray; 91-cubic inch front drive Miller special # 4, set closed course one lap record of 148.17-mph, thus did proving ground track become the world's fastest speedway, a title held until the opening of Monza in Italy after WWII.
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:
1928-06-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
Collection:
Changing Face of the Auto Industry

2. Inauguration of the Packard proving grounds, race car being checked on track

Description:
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard race car being checked out by three men, driver behind wheel. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. proving grounds 2.5 mile concrete speedway Utica, Mich., inauguration ceremonies 14 June 1928, Leon Duray; 91-cubic inch front drive Miller special # 4, set closed course one lap record of 148.17-mph, thus did proving ground track become the world's fastest speedway, a title held until the opening of Monza in Italy after WWII.
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:
1928-06-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
Collection:
Changing Face of the Auto Industry