Re: Packard Bikes

Posted by Leeedy On 2021/1/27 21:17:22

Now... still with Bean Son Company and Packard bicycles, let's move back now in time from the 1970s to...how about 1917?

The world was gearing up for the deadly Spanish Flu pandemic and war was raging overseas.

Yes. Good 'ol Bean Son is in business... and in fact selling Packard Bicycles–as this original bill head from my collection clearly indicates. No ten-speeds here. And no mention of Packard automobiles either. It didn't happen folks.

AND I can assure you they didn't give away Pierce bicycles with Pierce-Arrow automobiles either! And no... they didn't give away a "Cadilac" (one "L") bicycle with a Cadillac automobile either! Who started these stories? Huh?

Take a look...and just in case you wanna know... do we have a "Cadilac" (with one "L") bicycle? Yep. Sure do. And have several Cadillac bicycles (with two "L"s) as well. But you already knew this, didn't ya?

Now... just look at all of the automotive history being missed here...eh?

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