[5] It housed a showroom, 18 Packards & other vintage automobiles plus a collection of Route 66 memorabilia, including items from the now-demolished Buffalo Ranch Trading Post.

[6] A restored set of historic D-X fuel pumps stood in the old station's forecourt and the red and white on blue "Approved Packard Service" dealership logo was proudly displayed atop a signpost.

A 1981 photo shows the station as a tin-roof structure with three modern D-X fuel pumps in the forecourt.

[13] Laurel and David Kane purchased the former D-X station in 1999 to be restored and used to house an existing Packard memorabilia collection.

The once-vibrant town, long bypassed by the Interstate highway system, had been reduced to 800 people and a handful of local stores.