Re: Merger of Nash/Kelvinator, Packard & Hudson

Posted by 58L8134 On 2015/4/15 17:38:14

Hi Roger

Thanks for posting John Conde's piece, it's an interesting perspective on the internal goings-on during those turbulent years for the Independents. Reading it, I suddenly recognized I'd read it before...but where...to the stacks! It was included in the 'Personality Profile' feature of "John Conde: Man of Letters" by Patrick Foster in Collectible Automobile, October 2008, Vol.25 No. 3, pages 68-75. Interest article if you have a chance to read it.

As Steve203 points out, a good deal of badge engineering would have happened in a short time to keep all Makes on the market, though to problematic results. The logistics of bodies built here and there, shipping components everywhere sounds like quite the disaster. The idea of a six cylinder Clipper, Hornet engine or not, being competitive in the 1955 market was pretty much a non-starter.

And, frankly, a Patrician built off the Nash Ambassador platform......shudder....!

Steve