This style is my favorite "bathtub" Packard. I hesitate to use that pejorative, because the rejection of the styling is, I think, a rush to judgment. I saw a beautifully restored sedan on the street the other evening, and under the lights alongside the "modern" cars it looked beautiful. But, it's a matter of taste. The design DID win a number of awards-- but not from car people. About that hole... I'll just add a couple of pure guesses: 1. There was another backup light installed like the one on the left. 2. Wherever that right bumper guard went, it could've taken something else with it... or left a neatly punched hole. I lean toward #1. Good to hear from Norwegian friends. You've got a lot of expatriates here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I'm yust a quarter, myself.