Re: 1958 Packard Starlight/Caribbean

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2017/5/24 17:25:31

Nice job with your drawing, Esquireman. Very good detail and design solutions. Can envision not only a hardtop coupe but also a longer wheelbase sedan with coupe's hardtop roof shape, 4 inches longer. C-pillar on both could have had Packard's "foil" applique and circle/vee to make it look more familiar as a Packard.

Will go so far as to say that Packard could have been saved with cars like these or Studebaker's body carrying a Predictor show car hood/grill/hidden lamps and roof style. Studebaker front and rear glass could have still been used. Better still, keep Utica open and put the 374 and Twin-Ultramatic underhood. Packard power in the '56 Gold Hawk made for an awesome performer that also sounded luxurious.

As such, Packard would have survived as a mid-sized luxury car. Torsion-Level, disc brakes and other chassis upgrades would have secured its position as overall best performing car on the market.