Re: '66 Packard Model Car

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2012/8/26 17:46:34

Great suggestion on the late 70s B/O/C coupes. One can see the lasting influence Ex had. The interiors were also of a level of quality more befitting a Packard unlike GM cars of the late 60s/early 70s. I tried a quickie on the Riv. The problem is the front wheel drive proportions. Looking at the hood of Ex's rendering, one can almost fit a side mounted spare wheel between the front wheel housing and the front door. My Riv mod moved the front wheels closer to the front bumper and added almost a foot to the front axle-to-firewall to get the proportions closer to Ex's vision. Agreed, the 69-72 Grand Prix would be the best platform to work with.

Bill Michell's 1977 Pontiac Phantom included a nice way to integrate headlights into a rearward sloping valence and protruding nose. The one idea I can't warm up to is the large single headlight theme, think it helped torpedo the Stutz Blackhawk revival cars and Bayliff efforts. Just a personal preference. Ex included hidden headlights into his '66 Duesy so this solution was very much on his mind at the time, could have just as easily found its way into the Packard. Lincoln's design studio jumped on the idea immediately, if they hadn't already been considering it. The '69 Mark III would have been coming together in the studio in '65 or '66.

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