Whoo hoo, I got my issue of TPC 145 on time, not late like I used to. And what a great issue it is.
Tom McPherson did an excellent job of narrating the history of the Henney Packard Junior line of professional cars. Now while that's a pretty narrow topic, a car produced over only 2 years (plus a prototype), production of 500 vehicles of any model is a pretty good number. The history is interesting, and the Junior's long-term effects on the Henney company were equally interesting. The photos are great, too. (And the cover photo ain't half bad, either, if I do say so myself.)
Perhaps now, George Hamlin can stop calling MY Junior "the car that killed Henney". The articles make it quite clear that it wasn't the car's fault - it was well designed, well intentioned, and well received in the industry. It was the fault of the poor financial management of the principals of Henney and of the changing market in general. Finally, we know MY poor little car individually had nothing to do with it.
I loved Joe VanVolkenberg's article about the ambulance service he worked for in Buffalo, too. I think that's a great kind or article almost anyone with a history in ambulance service or funeral service can write, and that's a very interesting part of history as well. If you were in a similar situation with an entity for quite a while, you should share that with us.
Great job Tom, Joe, Walt, Brady, Tony, etc. Another great issue.
Tom McPherson did an excellent job of narrating the history of the Henney Packard Junior line of professional cars. Now while that's a pretty narrow topic, a car produced over only 2 years (plus a prototype), production of 500 vehicles of any model is a pretty good number. The history is interesting, and the Junior's long-term effects on the Henney company were equally interesting. The photos are great, too. (And the cover photo ain't half bad, either, if I do say so myself.)
Perhaps now, George Hamlin can stop calling MY Junior "the car that killed Henney". The articles make it quite clear that it wasn't the car's fault - it was well designed, well intentioned, and well received in the industry. It was the fault of the poor financial management of the principals of Henney and of the changing market in general. Finally, we know MY poor little car individually had nothing to do with it.
I loved Joe VanVolkenberg's article about the ambulance service he worked for in Buffalo, too. I think that's a great kind or article almost anyone with a history in ambulance service or funeral service can write, and that's a very interesting part of history as well. If you were in a similar situation with an entity for quite a while, you should share that with us.
Great job Tom, Joe, Walt, Brady, Tony, etc. Another great issue.