8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard Predictor concept car, three-quarter left side view, white sidewall tires, aluminum sliding doors open, female standing at driver's door, parked on street by brick building.
Item # EB01e637
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard 2-door sedan, three-quarter front left view, dual white sidewall tires, concept drawing. Inscribed on photo back; 1956 Packard Predictor, showing sliding aluminum roof, door panels, grille, and side strip.
Item # EB01e610
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard Predictor concept car, three-quarter front view, white sidewall tires, aluminum sliding doors closed, female standing at passenger side.
Item # EB01e635
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard Predictor concept car, three-quarter left side view, white sidewall tires, aluminum sliding doors open, parked on street by brick building.
Item # EB01e632
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard show car, three-quarter right side view, white sidewall tires, aluminum sliding doors closed, female and male standing at passenger door, female standing at front of car, on display, sign in back reads 'Packard.' Inscribed on photo back; 1956 Packard Predictor, dream car, body by Ghia.
Item # EB01e636
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard front view, two men standing at front of car. Inscribed on photo back; 1956 Packard 'Predictor' show car, standing left; unidentified male holding Clipper catalog, right; J.J. Nance.
Item # EB01e619
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
Crowds were awestruck by the Packard Predictor dream car as it revolved on a turntable during the 1956 Chicago Auto Show. Painted pearlescent white, the ultra-modern two-door hardtop featured hidden headlights, wrap around and wrap over windshield, retractable roof panels, see-through tail fins, and exhaust ports in the rear bumper. Predictor was equipped with torsion-level suspension, a 300 horsepower, 374 cubic inch Packard V-8, and an Ultra-matic transmission with electronic push-button control. Though only 4.6 ft. high, Predictor was 18.5 ft long.