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The reason \nwhy Packard was so universally admired was because they built an entire \nrange of luxury cars that were fast, sleek, luxurious, stylish, \ntasteful, wonderfully quiet, durable, reliable and rode well. Packard \ncombined the finest attributes luxury buyers wanted in one beautiful \npackage, and built them with pride. Packard quality was legendary, its \nengineering considered among the best in the world. And they were built \nby a company that was known as one of the best-run businesses in the \nworld, solid, profitable, conservative and dependable. Packard stock was \nthe envy of the market, its management was widely admired. Packards, it \nwas sometimes said, were built by gentlemen for gentlemen. From the \n1920's to the early 1950's Packard cars were among the most coveted in \nthe world and was the luxury car market sales leader by a wide margin. \nCadillac and Lincoln struggled to compete. In this new book author \nPatrick Foster details the history of a great marque, from its \ntriumphant rise to its sad ending, detailing the tremendous cars it \nproduced and the legend it created. One of America's best-known \nautomotive writers, Pat Foster spent 20 years studying various aspects \nof automotive industry and at one time almost started his own car \ncompany. An authority figure on AMC and its various branches, Pat has \nwritten a number of books on that subject and many others including Jeep \nand Studebaker. His magazine articles appear in about every car magazine \nout there, and he has won awards for his books and articles from the \nAACA (Antique Automobile Club of America) and SAH (Society of Automotive \nHistorians), and even helped found the SAH Press.","brand":"Ertel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31911960019015,"sku":"B05219","price":30.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/b05219_fbcc88be-b846-4525-8ff6-65324d78982f.jpg?v=1772255556"},{"product_id":"weller-brothers-of-memphis-american-coachbuilders","title":"Weller Brothers Of Memphis (American Coachbuilders)","description":"Weller Brothers was one of no fewer than four independent hearse and ambulance conversion businesses that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike most other coachbuilders, Weller designed and fabricated hearses and ambulances on virtually any make of car supplied by the customer. 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It represents many more decades of collecting Packard automobiles, facts, photographs, technical data and information to record for all time every aspect, every model, every achievement of the Packard motor car and the men who made its name an emblem and international byword for taste and refinement in automotive design and engineering. \nOver three years were spent in intensive writing, checking, cross-checking, rewriting, coordinating, editing, and winnowing thousands of rare and unpublished historic photographs. 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