Re: 1953/4 Caribbean 4-door hardtop sedan exploration

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2020/3/30 12:46:43

OK let's take a look at a front view, the Request grill being a great place to start. Mount a Cormorant on top and we get a decent idea of how it might have come together. First thing that strikes me is that the Packard grill wants to be more slender than M-B, also more straight-edged and these lines would have flowed up along hood to base of windshield. It always worked on the 30's cars even as the rest of the car was of rounded form like this Mercedes. For some reason on the 50's cars it is more of a challenge. The Contour hood suggested an edge that disappeared as it flowed down to the grill.

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