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Peter Hartmann: i have never questioned you about the automobiles you have owned. Such as your Packard or Rolls Royce that I believe that you presently own. In the past what I have expressed doubts about and questioned on are some of the outrageous performance claims you have made about your cars.

In my 60 years on this earth starting back in the late 80's and early 90's I had the great honor of becoming friends with two men that are now passed away. The one was a Packard Master Mechanic and Packard Dealership owner Brad Berry. The other fellow was named Harry Huber a wiz bang of a mechanic who worked on Buicks all his life. I spent many hours working with Brad and many hours hearing Brad and Harry and some of their old friends talking about the cars from the 30's 40's and 50's and their experiences working on them. I must say very fun and educational times for me, looked back on with fond memories. I learned a lot from both Harry and Brad. So what I have learned about this hobby has come from more than just reading books.

Hell Brad and Harry probably forgot more about cars than you ever knew or have known.

John F. Shireman

Has anyone taken notice that the Pierce-Arrow in picture 41 that Guscha posted has a pair of snow chains on the rear wheels in the snow scene.

John F. Shireman