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The 1940 Packard Motor Car Company 40th Anniversary Newspaper is a rare and valuable collectible item celebrating the history of Packard automobiles. This newspaper, likely printed to commemorate the milestone anniversary of the company, would contain advertisements, articles, and information about the Packard brand and its vehicles. With a focus on automobiles and produced in the United States, this piece would be a unique addition to any collector\'s exploration of American automotive history.
This is a special February 5th, 1940 issue of Automotive News commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Packard Motor Car Company. It is loaded with photographs and information on the history of Packard, as well as many great advertisements from vendors and leaders of the automotive industry congratulating the company on its success, including Chrysler, Socony-Vacuum Oil, Ford, General Motors, Bower, Di Noc, Bendix, Firestone, Champion Spark Plugs, Stewart Warner, B.F. Goodrich, Federal-Mogul, Auto-lite, Purolator, Monroe, Sherwin-Williams Opex, Willard Battery, Bethlehem Steel, Borg-Warner, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Inland Steel, Standard Oil Company, American Window Glass Co., Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, National Steel Corp, and Timken.
These were published as a hardcover, as a newsprint with a color component, and as this black and white newsprint version. 9 3/8\" x 13 1/8\". 78 pp. We have acquired 8 of these from an estate in very near mint, likely unread condition.
