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    Two Packards And A Volvo
    Two Packards And A Volvo
    Two Packards And A Volvo
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    Two Packards And A Volvo

    By Mario V. Farina

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    I purchased two Packard motor cars, one large and one huge! Then I did most of my driving in a tiny Volvo PV-544. This story tells how these cars were purchased and how the family used them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9780463984871
    Two Packards And A Volvo
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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