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| 1952 PACKARD PACIFICA RETRACTABLE HDTP CONV CONCEPT
 JIM REED  Show and Concept Cars  02/28/2009 12:47
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| The Predictor (circa 1982)
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/12/2007 0:41
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| Shots of Predictor taken by one of the museum staff as a present for Howard Hanson in 1982. Unfortunately the staffer didn't have time to develop film first (long before digital cameras and 1 hr photo), just sent it to the person who arranged the surprise. It was very underexposed due to horrible lighting in area where they had to the car. |
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| The Predictor (circa 1982)
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/12/2007 0:41
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| Shots of Predictor taken by one of the museum staff as a present for Howard Hanson in 1982. Unfortunately the staffer didn't have time to develop film first (long before digital cameras and 1 hr photo), just sent it to the person who arranged the surprise. It was very underexposed due to horrible lighting in area where they had to the car. |
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| 1956 PACKARD CARIBBEAN CONCEPT-RHF
JIM REED Show and Concept Cars 01/19/2009 18:34
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| I found these three pics on Autabuy for sale. They claim this is a styling concept ordered up in 1956, built on a Caribbean by Packard's chief of engineering at Packard. I never, ever heard of the existance of anything like this. |
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| The Predictor (circa 1982)
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/12/2007 0:42
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| Shots of Predictor taken by one of the museum staff as a present for Howard Hanson in 1982. Unfortunately the staffer didn't have time to develop film first (long before digital cameras and 1 hr photo), just sent it to the person who arranged the surprise. It was very underexposed due to horrible lighting in area where they had to the car. |
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| FWD V12 prototype
Owen_Dyneto Show and Concept Cars 01/12/2008 23:19
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| 1957 Prototype Torsion Level Demonstration Frame
Packard53 Show and Concept Cars 03/01/2009 20:58
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Picture from the 2008 Warren Meet. (7/19/2008)
If you can identify any of these pictures, then please leave a comment on the picture. |
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| 1952 PACKARD PACIFICA RETRACTABLE HDTP CONV CONCEPT-TOP MECH
JIM REED Show and Concept Cars 02/28/2009 12:46
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| Post Clipper Concept 1
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 02/05/2009 15:58
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Here are seven illustrations of concept designs for the post-war Packards. They were drawn by Carl G. Evers (1907-2000). Evers is a renowned marine illustrator and artist. He came to the U.S. in 1947 after working as an auto illustrator in Sweden. He created illustrations for Argosy and other magazines in addition to many fine paintings using a nautical theme. You can find some of Evers work on the Internet.
The sketches were concepts for the post-Clipper senior Packards. You can see a Roll Royce and Mercedes Benz influence in some of them. It would have been interesting if these neo-classical designs had been produced, or parts of them incorporated into the post-21st series cars. They would have had most attractive styling, especially with the vertical grille treatment.
The story of how these drawings survived is somewhat typical of other items rescued from the Packard trash bin. When Packard was shutting down, its design studio material was being discarded indiscriminately. John Rienhart was a designer for Packard at the time. He managed to retrieve the original Evers sketches, among other things. Later, in the early 1970s, Rienhart worked at the Ford Design Center, at the same time as a fellow Art Center graduate of my brother?s. He was shown the sketches by Rienhart and was given permission to make copies of them. Knowing my brother?s Packard background, he allowed him to make copies of the drawings, which I am sharing with you.
-John Lawrence |
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| 1933 PACKARD BROWN BOMBER WITH ED MACAULEY PRESS PHOTO-B&W
JIM REED Show and Concept Cars 02/28/2009 12:18
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| Photo from the National Automotive History Collection. The Packard Motor Car Collection, Detroit Public Library. |
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