1934 Packards owned by Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo
Grab
Description
Packard Co. file photograph of two 1934 Packards three-quarter side views. Inscribed on photo back: "Left; Packard 1101 eight, eleventh series, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #710), right; Packard 1108 twelve, eleventh series, 12-cylinder, 160-horsepower, 147-inch wheelbase, 5-person special sedan limousine (body type #735), note roof lights, wood wheels, Packards of Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo painted specially in imperial crimson, each car bearing Emperor's crest on doors & radiator cap emblems, photographed before gates of Imperial Detached Palace at Akasaka, Tokyo (in 1922-23 this was the palace of the Prince Regent of Japan)."
Details
- Creator:
- Packard Motor Car Company
- Shimbun Rengo
- Resource ID:
- EB01d790
- Subject:
- Packard automobile
- Akasaka-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
- Photographers--Japan--Tokyo
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1934
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Packard Collection
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.