Re: "Death of a Salesman"

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2016/7/19 12:21:19

Thanks, John, for sharing your artwork and story to add to what could be quite a collection of Packard dealer stories. The few characters I know would include Wendell Hawkins of Texas, Irv Albrecht of St Louis, and Harry DuBois of Northern Virginia. Most would sell their wares in the massive shadow cast by Earle C. Anthony of the West Coast.

People like these folks burnished the reputation of Packard as they sold them in good times and bad. Because of them, well-healed patrons like my grandmother would not think of buying another brand elsewhere. I'm sure others have a legendary Packard dealer story or two to relate, adding to the lore of the cars we collect.

Your John Williams story reminds me of Henry Ford's last ride in a Packard hearse in April 1947 when no equivalent Lincoln could be found.