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

Posted by bkazmer On 2020/4/23 11:40:21

I believe Hudson worked with Touring on the Italia. Nash was working with Pinin Farina and had a prototype sedan that would work very well here as the basis for an Ambassador/Clipper. It is more mainstream in its details than the Italia.

I'm not sure I follow the path to modify the Clipper to a Hudson as far as lowering the beltline.If the pillars are shortened, then the windshield, back lite and door stampings need to be new. If the beltline is to be dropped, doesn't that necessitate a new cowl? I missed something - the idea of modifying the body on frame Clipper instead of the step down Hudson is interesting.

Nice use of C Pillar appliques to make the rear wrap around look more severe without getting into major problems with the glass.

Packard - Nash did make sense, but the ego's at the top were a problem. for all Romney's objections, he left for politics anyway. Perhaps a new CEO from neither of the companies would have worked.

In the new Packard-Hudson company, does the Nash-Healey have a twin called Panther?