Re: PREwar Studebaker opinions

Posted by bkazmer On 2009/10/15 15:42:15

I wish to offend no Packard owners, but I think Nance modernized the styling, but in a way which resulted in much less distinctive looks. The bathtubs resembled the fuselage body efforts of the time from Hudson, Lincoln and Mercury, but with a very different front end that could only be Packard. The High Pockets cars 51-54 resembled Pontiacs and others in overall shape, and the transition to full width grills made the ox yoke shape pretty subtle. I think Packard became less visually distinctive. The 53 Caribbean pointed how to step away from the crowd more.