Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cool vehicle, this looks to be a two axle version although the 3 axle model
is shown near the bottom of the comments ('39 Packard with 12 cylinder
engine)
https://barnfinds.com/1941-packard-90-open-top-tour-bus/
and
https://www.chromecars.de/showroom/1941-packard-super-eight-airport-limousine-67/
john
?On 04/02/2021, 21:32, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols"
<lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols
at lighttube.net> wrote:
Faced with time on my hands, I turned to the past. This is a Smoky
Mountain Tour Bus, believed to be made by Packard, seen on the park
roads in 1954. Note all of the proper head scarves.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20091209-Smokey_Mountain_Tour_Bus_1954.JPG.html
With a little cleanup with modern software.
Taken with a Leica IIIa and Coated Leica Elmar 50/3.5
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA