Youth and the automobile
Jan 11, 2021
3 minutes
BY GERALD PERSCHBACHER LL.D.
What would have happened if Packards attracted young people when the brand was launched in 1899? It’s only conjecture now, but the infusion of young blood into the burgeoning car business back then could have started something that may have lingered for decades thereafter.
On second thought, that may have happened to a degree, depending on your definition of “young.” Many up-and-coming businessmen and executives tinkered with the notion of owning a motorcar as 1900 dawned
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