Re: List of Packard First's

Posted by BH On 2008/8/3 11:41:31

One of the problems with the list that was posted at the AACA's Packard DF is that it looked like someone was looking to score points for themselves by only adding to it, while ignoring legitimate challenges to obvious errors therein. Then, they repeatedly bragged about the number of views that their thread received, but anytime the topic got stale (and things calmed down), they'd float it back to the top, asking if that's all there is - sure that there must be more.

Yet, when the list was also copied over into another more general forum at the AACA site, it got shot full of just as many holes by non-Packard folk.

No matter who the manufacturer is, without a firm boundary as to what constitutes a "first" and the hard research to back up each point, such lists will always be subject to controversy. As such, I tend to ignore them now.

Instead, I just celebrate the features that my own Packards have compared to any other model of same period - even some of later years. There's no doubt in my mind that Packard built a highly competitive product, but being "first" with something doesn't always mean being the "best".