Re: One Story Assembly Plant What If?

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2010/9/30 19:01:34

Howard hit the essence of the matter, speed in action, which was never a Packard Motor Car Company trait. By the time Nance arrived a stand-alone like Packard had all they could do to stay open in the plant they were in. As part of a larger conglomerate it may have made sense, if there were shared body shells happening the moment the factory was turned on.
The biggest impediment to this idea is the fact that the Willow Run plant was on the west side (Waaaay west side, near Ypsi-tucky) and Packard was an east side firm. You have to be an old Detroiter to get that joke.