Used Cars in New York

“Packard was really the American version of the Rolls Royce,” Signom said. “The line was built on quality, which coined their sales term, ‘Ask the man who owns one,’ ” he added. “John Patterson of NCR was also a key player in this dealership being so successful. When the 1913 flood hit, Patterson contacted Packard, needing trucks to haul away the dead animals. Three days later, train cars arrived with eight Packard trucks and barrels of fuel and oil.

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