Re: The Packard Request

Posted by HH56 On 2016/9/18 9:35:13

I plead guilty to starting the AC hijack. It was unintentional as I just wanted to make a point about luxury refinements. I was agreeing with Mr. Foster that Packard had, IMO, moved downscale in the lux dept due to the lack of the fine touches in creature comforts the competition was offering and the market segment expected. A grill change would have made little difference. For that I apologize.

I do have another question. Regarding Teague doing the 55s, I was under the impression the 55 facelift of the 51 body was largely designed by an outside consulting outfit with some input from Packard styling. Other than the tail lights, am curious how much Teague actually did on the 55s. As I understand it he was responsible for the 56 enhancements to that earlier styling and the Request but not so much on the basic 55s.