Re: '51 Sport Brougham

Posted by 58L8134 On 2018/2/10 9:53:31

Hi

Paul has demonstrated how much the Contour would have benefitted from hardtop styling being applied to the four door sedan as well. Popularity of and interest in hardtops was a real market trend in those years. While the sedan with full-door construction remained dominant for lower-priced makes and series, the hardtop steadily gained sales percentages, especially once the four door hardtop were introduced. By the end of the decade, hardtop sales were the majority for upmarket makes like Packard. The Contours would have been a good place for that to start.

Steve