| 1948 PACKARD-VIGNALE CONV
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| 1948 PACKARD-VIGNALE CONV
JIM REED Show and Concept Cars 02/28/2009 12:51
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| 1952 PACKARD PACIFICA RETRACTABLE HDTP CONV CONCEPT
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| 1952 PACKARD PACIFICA RETRACTABLE HDTP CONV CONCEPT-TOP MECH
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| 1957 Caribbean Proposal
BH Show and Concept Cars 02/11/2007 13:01
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| This full-size clay model is what Packard designers had intended to be the 1957 Caribbean convertible. Styling would have carried over to a two-door hardtop, but a four-door hardtop was also in the plans - as was a limousine version. |
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| 1957-58-Packard concept 02 (right side pg)
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/16/2009 23:25
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| Pictures donated by Charles Ruggles. |
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| The Predictor (circa 1982)
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/12/2007 0:40
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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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| Post Clipper Concept 4
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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| 1951 PACKARD STRATOCOUPE STYLING CONCEPT
JIM REED Show and Concept Cars 01/25/2012 21:25
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| '57 Detroit Packards Watercolor
BigKev Show and Concept Cars 03/16/2008 15:25
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| These original watercolors were painted by Steven Kelley and are based on the '57 Detroit Packard Clays (proposed 57 (real) Packards that were never built) |
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