Hi John

Thanks for the compliment, I too would do this design with the full-length hood now, as I did on my 734 & 745 Speedster designs. There's another project, see how easy these ideas occur!

The Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sport Sedan by Brewster I'm referring to is an obscure one. Here are three sources where you can see pictures of it.

Rolls-Royce in America by John Webb de Campi, page 134 middle picture, front three quarter view, factory photo.

The Classic Car, The Ultimate Book About The World's Grandest Automobiles by Beverly Rae Kimes, page 706, bottom picture, rear three quarter view, best view of this knockout gorgeous body, poor quality snapshot photo.

The owner at the time when this great Kimes work was published in 1990 was Mr. Andrew Darling of Edina, MN. I seem to recall Mr. Darling as since passed on, the car sold at a high-profile auction in the '90's.

Speed & Luxury, The Great Cars by Dennis Adler, page 115, top picture, color, front three quarter view. Nice color, doesn't show the design to its best advantage.

Of this Brewster design, it really is a four door version of the Henley roadster. It has the same windshield, molding design, general form of the top in elongated form. Refer to de Campi's book, page 128; the Kimes book, page 711.

Of the Brewster Newmarkets: those are convertible sedans based closely on the Murphy convertible sedans. In fact, seems if I recall reading Brewster had approval from Murphy to use the design. I love both versions as well, just tailored, elegant designs, perfect in every way.

I am think about painting another version of my '32 Sport Sedan, this time as a '32 Twin Six, with a full-length hood. Just have to figure out color, and background.

Steve

Hi John & Eric

Yes, the Delage D8-120S Aerosport coupe by Letourneur & Marchand and the '38 Lincoln K Touring Coupe by Judkins were both inspiration. You know your coachbuilders! For the hood and fender forms, you can beat Darrin!

Where I departed is the use of half-door convertible type construction rather than the full door with the hinge at the top allowing the removed B-pillar.

The other departure from those cars is the fastback, which for me, doesn't work visually on larger cars. The Delage and the Lincoln K both seem too high and short, sort of a cut off sausage look. As you can see, treating the trunk and roof as separate items to compliment is more visually interesting. I saw this rear body treatment on a L & M bodied Delage at Hershey years ago and like it much better than the fastback.

Hey Eric

How about a nice wide sunroof to make this top more appealing? A convertible version looks great too! Love to drive this rig with a supercharged 356!!!

Steve

Hi Gentlemen

I imagine most have seen my watercolor rendering art posted on here. Some have expressed interest in the availability of prints. I have been considering having color prints created, but the size and price ranges that would be the acceptable are a mystery to me. Your input sought into narrowing it down.

If you have purchased automotive art prints in the past, what sizes and prices have you purchased?

What price range would you find acceptable for a 16" X 20"?

What are your preferences for print sizes?

What is the upper limit you would spend?

Thanks for your input, I hope to figure this out so I can offer quality prints for a reasonable prices so more Packard folks can enjoy what I look at every day!

Steve

Hi 39super8

You and me both! Every time I see an unrestored Packard that could be the basis for this car.....I think about how great it would look in real life too.

Let's see, what do I need: a restored 138" wheelbase chassis with a nice 356 c.i. to power it (not worried about authenticity since it wouldn't be), a highly skilled coachbuilder and ....... a HUGE wad of cash to pay for it!

Steve

Hi Hobbs

Glad you like them, I'm looking into having prints made of my designs. I'm trying to figure out what size and price range would be acceptable to the most potential purchasers, guess I'll try a survey posting.

Still thinking about that '47 Super Clipper....!

Steve

Hi

I think of my Continental Touring Coupe as Letourneur & Marchand meets Darrin. It's based on a 138" wheelbase chassis, with '38 Eight-'39 120 & Super Eight frontal features.

The aluminum top is designed to be a cantilevered unit, supporting members anchored to the frame. The cast manganese bronze windshield frame thin, tapered and elegant but not structural. The "Shooting Star" hood vents complimenting all the gently falling arcs.

Note the lack of chrome trim accents. The highlight line begins at the leading edge of the grille sweeps continuously to form the window sill. As will L & M's sporting coupes, the C-pillar angles and sweeps to the windshield. The fenders, wheel openings, full wheel covers are designed to enforce the sporting feel

I guess you can tell I really had fun creating this design, it was completed in 2006. Enjoy!

Steve

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This is the first watercolor rendering I completed a few years ago. It's a '32 Deluxe Eight Model 904 Sport Sedan, draws inspiration from the Dietrich V-windshield customs and one particular Rolls-Royce Phantom II sport sedan by Brewster, chassis AJS289.

As it happened, there was an unrestored '32 904 limousine sold at a local auction in '94 or '95 that sparked the thought process that lead to this design.

Steve

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Hi Paul

Glad you like my design renderings, the sport sedan is based on that type which was so popular in Europe, I just think they were slick!!

As soon as I have a digital photo of the '35 P-A sport sedan I will forward it to you. I'll try to get one for you shortly.

Steve

Hi

Glass shops can get a bronze tinted glass that may match the yellow appearance of the other original windows. It usually is special order and somewhat expensive.

Is it possible to polish off the new safety mark before applying the old style mark?

Steve

Hi

Would any 320 c.i. engine through '39 interchange into an earlier chassis? I'd be interested to know how they differ if they do and why they wouldn't interchange if that's the case.

Interesting original question, fitting a '34 Super Eight 385 c.i. engine into a '31 833 chassis.....somewhat the same approach as the '30 '734; largest engine in the shorter chassis.
Sounds like a good project, your own '31 834! Some body adjustments required, not to mention a longer hood, and a set of 840 or 845 front fenders to make it look right.

Steve