Since 1899, the Packard Motor Car Co. has been known as a high-end automobile. At a time when others were racing to the bottom of the pricing ladder, Packard had no issue with sticking to their culture of refinement and status.
James Packard coined the phrase, “Ask the man who owns one” in 1901, in reference to their own product, anadvertising tag line that stood the test of time. In 1921, a Packard chauffeured Warren G. Harding to his inauguration, the first automobile to do so.
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