Re: Continuing the Packard

Posted by Fyreline On 2012/8/30 18:48:26

OK, here we go:

Studebaker

Leadership: Harold S. Vance, Paul G. Hoffman
Product: Champion, Commander, Land Cruiser
Factory: South Bend, Indiana

Packard

Leadership: James J. Nance
Product; Clipper, Packard, Patrician, Carribean
Factory: Detroit, Michigan

Hudson

Leadership: Abraham Barit
Product: Wasp, Hornet, Jet, Italia
Factory: Detroit, Michigan

Nash

Leadership: George Mason, George Romney
Product: Statesman, Ambassador, Rambler, Metropolitan, Nash-Healey
Factory: Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kaiser-Willys

Leadership: Henry J. Kaiser
Product: Special, Manhattan, Kaiser-Darrin, Henry J, Willys Aero, Jeep
Factories: Willow Run, Michigan & Toledo, Ohio


Sure, there's a LOT more pieces of the puzzle than this . . . Who had what for engines, who were the stylists and engineers they brought to the table, and what kind of shape were they in to start with? Feel free to jump in.

Let's see if we can save Packard!


P.S. - Steve, just read your post after I finished typing and posting the above. All good points, and I also had noticed the phenomenon of the 1958 Thunderbird bucking the Eisenhower Recession. I have had some reservations about the AMC dealers being able to effectively market a Packard, but you have shown one possible way it might have been done.