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That must be the first "Corporate McDonalds" there, as the first actual McDonalds (pre-Ray Kroc buy out) was in San Bernardino, Calif.
Posted on: 2011/5/25 16:48
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-BigKev
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I have folks come up and say My uncle had a Caddy just like this! Substitute Chrysler and you've met the other guy. Some folks actually know what it is and understand the TL system. That's when I'm pleasantly surprised and willing to talk "Packard".
Posted on: 2011/5/25 19:16
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I usually get the guys who want to talk about the "air shocks" on the Packards.
Posted on: 2011/5/25 19:23
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...or the ones that want to know "who made Packard, Ford or Chevy?"
Posted on: 2011/5/26 12:25
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"That must be the first "Corporate McDonalds" there, as the first actual McDonalds (pre-Ray Kroc buy out) was in San Bernardino, Calif."
Quite correct. Before Ray passed away, he rewrote history to fit his vision/version. It is a popular sport among the very successful...
Posted on: 2011/5/26 17:42
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Yes officer, here are my license and registration papers, was I doing something wrong? The reply was "What kind of car is this?" and I told him...Packard...., second question, "Who made Packard?".... Yep, just out of curiousity.....
Posted on: 2011/5/26 18:02
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That's the series of questions I get. If it looks like they are genuinely interested, I'll try and explain the whole "50's thing" as best as I understand it. If not, I just answer "Packard" to the second question. So far I haven't had to explain anything to a cop - my answers to them might be more like Scottie's.
Posted on: 2011/6/3 15:11
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They stopped making cars when they merged with Hewlett and became one of the first computer manufacturers (joke)
Posted on: 2011/6/4 17:23
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I remember a spirited discussion with an elderly gentleman who tried to explain me for half an hour that my Packard was made by Chrysler. No way to convince him otherwise, not even with the owner's manual...
Posted on: 2011/6/15 10:54
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