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What Does That Do?

“Packard designed its cars to make the other guy’s car absorb the impact of a collision.”

A while back, I was polishing my 1940 Packard 110 business coupe when Jacob, the little boy next door, wandered over. “What kind of car is that?” He asked. “Packard,” I replied. “Who made it?” “Packard. It was made a long time ago, before you were born,” I told him. Actually, it was made before I was born.

“It’s nice” Jake remarked. And then he

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