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Started by panfilero February 9, 2007
CBFalconer wrote:
> > "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: > > Jerry Avins wrote: > >> Jerry Avins wrote: > >> > >> ... > >> > >>> What old ad said, "Ask the man who owns one"? ... > >> > >> I remember now: Packard cars. How sexist! > > > > It went over real well, didn't it? The last I heard of Packard, > > they made connector housings and wiring harnesses for other GM > > brands. > > Packard was never part of GM, nor of Hewlett-Packard, nor of > Packard Bell. They merged with Studebaker somewhere around 1950, > and Studebaker-Packard later merged with Nash-Willys-Hudson to form > American Motors. The last traces are now embedded in Diamler-Benz, > as Chrysler-Diamler. > > A 1930's Packard is a thing of beauty.
A Delco engineer told me years ago that their Packard Electric division came from the original Packard company, but he didn't go into any details. Apparently, he was full of it. Delphi-Packard Electric, however, is a division of GM. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida