Re: Individual Packard Historys

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2008/4/27 14:35:11

JW--the destruction of the files occurred after Nance parted company with Packard. He did, through associates he brought into Packard discontinue certain "historical" practices, such as stocking aparts for almost every Packard ever made. In the early 50s you could still go to a Packard dealer and get many parts for a 20s,30s up Packard. Nance's people stopped that, and scrapped a lot of parts friends of this list would love to have today.
Nance came into a company that was badly in need of advancement, and that was his job at that moment. I don't buy into the notion that every woe Packard suffered in the end was Nance's fault.

On the topic of your drawings, would you consider specifying in your will that those drawings be given to the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive Historical Collection (NAHC) after you shed this mortal coil?
Many people have historical documents and other pieces of history that will look to the uneducated or uninvolved like "so much of Dad's junk to be thrown away"
They have survived this long--could you consider insuring their survival for future generations?
I personally know of several person's collections of "stuff" they carted out of a chaotic place like a Packard MCC and the family threw it away, not knowing or caring if anyone had an interest.