Re: Did the public think of Imperial as Packard's replacement?

Posted by Packard53 On 2009/8/3 20:34:22

The one thing that people tend to forget that in the small towns that Packard dealerships were located in they sold to the middle class. They sold the 120's and the six cylinder models.

My late friend Brad Berry who owned a Packard dealership here in Jersey Shore hated Buicks with a passion. For the longest time I could never figure out why he had such a dislike for Buicks. One day when we were at a car show I asked Brad why his dislike of Buicks. He then kindly explained to me that in the small town of Jersey Shore the Buick dealership was the main competition for him, his father, and mother when trying to sell new Packards. Brad never really considered Caddy to be a main competitor to Packard.

John F. Shireman