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Mahoning63 wrote:
Strong, if opposite, arguments from all .;.
It still wouldn't have solved the larger problem of Studebaker wanting out of car production but at least the Packard name might have been kept alive as it continued searching for a new home.
Mahoning63.
I'm not sure the argument/opinions presented here are exactly opposite. I wouldn't argue against Jack's point about the unforgiving and unsentinmental nature of most board meetings. I just decry what could have been either a better final tribute or a better transition model (if salvation were to come about) than the Studebaker-powered "Packards." Also, a fairly hard-nosed case could've been made for reducing inventory of the Packard V8 (if there was even much to reduce) by using it in the Packardbakers, IMO.
Your comment on "It still wouldn't have solved the larger problem of Studebaker wanting out of car production..." is kind of puzzling. It's not apparent to me that they wanted "out" but wanted to salvage what they could, and it just wasn't feasible in their minds to salvage two brands.
Interesting thing about the Mercedes connection. S-P actually had a distribution agreement with Mercedes Benz. It was in the late 50's, not sure how or when it started or even if it was implemented, but I clearly remember seeing an S-P ad about it in an old National Geographic when I was a kid (yes, I was more interested in the car ads than the native pics--don't know what that says about me).
Wish I could find that ad somewhere and lay out some bona-fide proof. Someone else here probably knows more about it, as per usual, because
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