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...incredible age, seemingly, a car strangely difficult to classify as to make. For the wheels are obviously old Cadillac ones, about 1911 model; the radiator, an even more ancient Speedwell part. Something about the headlights suggests Stutz 1912. The windshield is off a Scripps-Booth. Then there is a Packard horn, with Buick and Cole hubcaps, a Grant starter, a Maxwell steering column with Cadillac steering wheel. Pryers into the car's internals might recognize Cadillac transmission and differential, Cadillac upholstery, a Marvel carburetor from some ancient Buick, an oiling system off a 1910 Fiat, Bosch ignition from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hybrid Auto | 2/22/1926 | See Source »

Working with the bankers of National Garages, Inc. are Roy D. Chapin and Howard E. Coffin of the Hudson Motor Co., Alvan Macauley of Packard and W. Ledyard Mitchell of the Chrysler corporation. They realize that better garages, like the good roads for which Mr. Chapin has long fought, encourage Mr. Consumer to buy an automobile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Better Garages | 2/15/1926 | See Source »

...great majority of persons who are buying Packard cars say that they expect to drive them five years or more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finale | 1/25/1926 | See Source »

...past two days a large Packard touring car has been circulating about the outlying buildings of the University, snapping shots of students going to examinations and other items of local color, under the chaperonage of several members of the Student Council...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "BROWNATHARVARD" MAY BE SCREENED | 1/23/1926 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Automobile Show | 1/11/1926 | See Source »

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