Re: 1958 Packard Starlight/Caribbean
Posted by Mahoning63 On 2017/5/28 12:06:01
All the best in getting your material published. You have very good drawing skills, the results of which represent original art. "Keepers" in a historical sense.
Here are some visuals to keep the creative juices flowing. "Predictor" would have launched in '57, Nance scrambling after being turned down by the investors to fund his big '57 Program. Those same folks may have given him money to do this greatly scaled back program or he may have found money through other external sources, or internally through severe cost cutting. The cars would have been Studebaker-based and built, with 4 inch longer axle-to-dash for appearance and differentition from Studebaker. Images show 120.5 wb hardtop coupe and 124.5 wb sedan. Convertible and 4-door hardtop would have also been offered. Utica's 374 and optional 440 V8, which Packard had been working on, would have powered the cars, mated to an improved Twin-Ultramatic that the company had also planned.
Studebaker improvements would have had to wait until 1958, highlighted by new hardtop-style roofs. Champion and Commander would have been powered by two new Sixes, 240 and 281 CID, based on Packard's 320 and 374 V8s and built in Utica alongside them. President would have used Packard's 320 and optional 352 V8. All cars would have used Twin-Ultramatic except perhaps the Sixes, which might have continued to use Borg-Warner units if the business case dictated. Shown are 116.5 wb Champion/Commander 4-door hardtop and 120.5 wb Commander/President sedan. Several 2 and 4-door styles could have been offered.
Torsion-Level suspension and disc brakes would have been standard on Packard, optional on Commander Six and President V8. All new rack and pinion steering across the board if budget permitted.
Nance still in control, the mission of these cars would have been to stabilize the company and allow it to do a full redesign in '60 or '61, still mid-sized but wider. This size class would become increasingly popular in the ensuing years, in part because large cars grew too large for some.
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Here are some visuals to keep the creative juices flowing. "Predictor" would have launched in '57, Nance scrambling after being turned down by the investors to fund his big '57 Program. Those same folks may have given him money to do this greatly scaled back program or he may have found money through other external sources, or internally through severe cost cutting. The cars would have been Studebaker-based and built, with 4 inch longer axle-to-dash for appearance and differentition from Studebaker. Images show 120.5 wb hardtop coupe and 124.5 wb sedan. Convertible and 4-door hardtop would have also been offered. Utica's 374 and optional 440 V8, which Packard had been working on, would have powered the cars, mated to an improved Twin-Ultramatic that the company had also planned.
Studebaker improvements would have had to wait until 1958, highlighted by new hardtop-style roofs. Champion and Commander would have been powered by two new Sixes, 240 and 281 CID, based on Packard's 320 and 374 V8s and built in Utica alongside them. President would have used Packard's 320 and optional 352 V8. All cars would have used Twin-Ultramatic except perhaps the Sixes, which might have continued to use Borg-Warner units if the business case dictated. Shown are 116.5 wb Champion/Commander 4-door hardtop and 120.5 wb Commander/President sedan. Several 2 and 4-door styles could have been offered.
Torsion-Level suspension and disc brakes would have been standard on Packard, optional on Commander Six and President V8. All new rack and pinion steering across the board if budget permitted.
Nance still in control, the mission of these cars would have been to stabilize the company and allow it to do a full redesign in '60 or '61, still mid-sized but wider. This size class would become increasingly popular in the ensuing years, in part because large cars grew too large for some.
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