Re: Packard & Hudson proximity

Posted by Craig the Clipper Man On 2013/2/12 20:54:17

Tim:

I hate to disagree with you, but by 1920, Lincoln was bankrupt and on the brink of receivership. Henry Ford may have held a grudge for what happened in 1903, but I kind of doubt it. Ford was immensely rich and the time and Henry Leyland was broke. Edsel Ford was smart enough to see the advantage for the Ford Motor Co. to have a high-end product such as Lincoln to compete against GM's Cadillac, Pierce-Arrow, and, of course, Packard. Henry Ford saw the opportunity to buy a good brand on the cheap.

I loved your comment about the "chrome carnival wagons" of the late 1950s. In that light, I remember reading somewhere that the 1958 Buick Century was the "Brontosaurus of the Chrome Age"!