Re: 1942 One Sixty Sport Sedan What-If

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2011/1/26 13:22:47

Owen - that car is curious indeed. With the one-piece windshield, fabric top and formal c-pillar it almost looks like elements of the roof were lifted from an earlier 120 Club Sedan.

Once the 1938 Cadillac Sixty Special came out, the sport sedan cat was out of the bag so it's not surprising that some folks wanted a Packard version of same. Since the company chose a more traditional touring sedan style for the 1940 138" body, the only option was a custom. You could just see the progression as the months wore on. The Darrin custom sedans (lowered and standard height) were a start, then these other one-offs, then LeBaron and the factory got their heads together and figured out a way to do an arguably better looking version while using even more stock stampings. Then the Clipper came out and largely rendered the previous stuff obsolete.