Re: Pebble Beach Online
Posted by 58L8134 On 2017/8/22 17:47:24
Hi BDC
"I'm a little disappointed with the look of the 32 Packard twin six. The look from the side is like looking at a straight piece of sheet metal from front to back."
What seems disappointing about is seen because of the lack of side-mounts revealing the amount of offset of the hood sides in relation to the body surface at the door. In the case of the '32-'33 Dietrich bodies, which also have dramatically dropped coach sills and greater width, before the full-length over-the-cowl hood, it relationship is visually jarring. This situation is seen on a any number of coachbuilt European cars of similar configuration. A high view illustrates this best.
Once the full-length hood was nicely integrated into the 11th Series bodies, the design comes into its full flowering.
Steve
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"I'm a little disappointed with the look of the 32 Packard twin six. The look from the side is like looking at a straight piece of sheet metal from front to back."
What seems disappointing about is seen because of the lack of side-mounts revealing the amount of offset of the hood sides in relation to the body surface at the door. In the case of the '32-'33 Dietrich bodies, which also have dramatically dropped coach sills and greater width, before the full-length over-the-cowl hood, it relationship is visually jarring. This situation is seen on a any number of coachbuilt European cars of similar configuration. A high view illustrates this best.
Once the full-length hood was nicely integrated into the 11th Series bodies, the design comes into its full flowering.
Steve
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