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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From The Past
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 09:17:48 -0600
References: <7eb738dd-eb8f-9d29-8e17-1aa77a6fe0d1@lighttube.net> <8061B93A-A6F9-4628-9D7F-4CAC8D2DC12A@mcmaster.co.uk>

Thanks, John.? I found the first image, but not the second one.? I 
suspect that the three axle model was designed to shorten the wheelbase 
for the curving mountain roads.

On 2/5/21 4:43 AM, John McMaster wrote:
> 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
>
>      --
>      Jim Nichols
>      Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA



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