Re: '66 Packard Model Car
Posted by Mahoning63 On 2012/8/27 6:11:18
Very unfortunate. AMC would have needed to set up a special engineering and design division similar to Lincoln where quality was paramount. It does make one wonder... AMC invested a fair amount trying to make the Ambassador a luxury nameplate. Extended wheelbase limos even appeared but the effort went nowhere. They needed a marquee name like Packard. The '69 Ambassador went for around $3700, Rivera for $4700, Eldorado for $6700. The Packard certainly could have come in at $5700, maybe even at or above Eldorado depending on how it was executed.
Here's a sedan based on the Ambassador to fill out the showroom. Very much in keeping with Ex's Duesenberg with formal roof.
Packard most recently had made a name for itself with torsion level. Maybe bring it back? Or an independent rear suspension, or both. Something to set the car apart and move it up to Mercedes' league, which is where the luxury market was headed. The car's intermediate size certainly would have been aligned.
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Here's a sedan based on the Ambassador to fill out the showroom. Very much in keeping with Ex's Duesenberg with formal roof.
Packard most recently had made a name for itself with torsion level. Maybe bring it back? Or an independent rear suspension, or both. Something to set the car apart and move it up to Mercedes' league, which is where the luxury market was headed. The car's intermediate size certainly would have been aligned.
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