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1946 Packard Super Clipper, three-quarter left front view Popular

BigKev

1946-47 (21st Series)

01/23/2010 15:47

1935

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1946 Packard three-quarter left front view. Inscribed on photo back; 1946 Packard super eight, 2-door.

Item # EB01e259

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.

Reproduction Permission Form and Price List

1956 PACKARD CLIPPER 4DR SEDAN Popular

JIM REED

Abandoned and Boneyard Photos

03/26/2009 12:18

1935

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Misc. boneyard pics taken from various websites.

Packard 1958 Hawk 2dr ht cpe RedBlk intrr-dash Popular

BigKev

1957-58

03/05/2009 1:36

1935

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Photos from the collection of Charles Ruggles, and used with his permission.

Post Clipper Concept 6 Popular

BigKev

Show and Concept Cars

02/05/2009 15:58

1935

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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