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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramRalph DePalma racing his Packard '905' Special - Daytona Beach, Florida.
Image Number
RC05640
Photographer
LeSesne, Richard H., 1880-1946
Date
1919
Rights
Collection
Reference collection
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.
General Note
Built in 1918, the car used a modified Packard passenger car chassis, had a Packard 3 speed transmission and electric starter. It was powered by a V-12 engine, 9.9 liter capacity. The car broke a record by posting a 149.875 mph clocking but never attained the 156 mph speed.
Ralph DePalma racing his Packard '905' Special - Daytona Beach, Florida.
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