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Fascinating post about saving Packard. I would submit a similar query dealing with the makers of the old Indian motorcycles. Before World War 1, the manufacturer of Indian motorcycles had been the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the U.S., with 32,000 units sold in 1913. Indian supplied the U.S. military with 50,000 motorcycles during World War 1. By 1920, Indian had been overtaken by Harley Davidson as the largest motorcycle maker in the U.S. During the 1920s, Indian Motocycle Co. introduced classic marques like the Chief and the Scout, but also suffered from mismanagement by it's board of directors. Indian motorcycles ceased production of domestically built motorcycles in 1953 with manufacture of the last of the side valve “V” twin cylinder “Chief” motorcycles.

Now we've seen several attempts to revive the brand since 1953, the latest ongoing by Polaris, but how can the original company avoid the going out of business in 1953 and remain a viable producer of motorcycles?
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