Re: Hudson X-161 as basis for '55 Packard
Posted by Mahoning63 On 2019/7/29 9:58:47
Here's the Panther theme with X-161's greenhouse. Side profile is starting to look like a '57 Cadillac.
These cars would have had lots of advanced features had Frank Spring had his way. Flow-through ventilation, doors cut into roof for easy entry, individual front seats contoured for better support. Packard would have been walking away from an older clientele and going after a more youthful market interested in performance and handling. The biggest issue with the carried over Step-Down underbody would have been the narrow rear track. Spring fixed some of the other issues such as beltline height and front and rear overhang, which appear to be several inches longer than the '54 Hudson standard line.
Here's another good article on the Hudson prototype, and page 12 has info on all the 1954 cars including Packard, as rated by Consumer Reports.http://www.heths.info/assets/hs15-1m.pdf
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These cars would have had lots of advanced features had Frank Spring had his way. Flow-through ventilation, doors cut into roof for easy entry, individual front seats contoured for better support. Packard would have been walking away from an older clientele and going after a more youthful market interested in performance and handling. The biggest issue with the carried over Step-Down underbody would have been the narrow rear track. Spring fixed some of the other issues such as beltline height and front and rear overhang, which appear to be several inches longer than the '54 Hudson standard line.
Here's another good article on the Hudson prototype, and page 12 has info on all the 1954 cars including Packard, as rated by Consumer Reports.http://www.heths.info/assets/hs15-1m.pdf
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