Re: Continuing the Packard

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2012/10/12 19:45:33

Mahoning,

I'd forget about the 4-door hardtop 'til 1958. Lower roofline was possible with the '56 Packard body. (Remember the photoshop mockup you did?) It's a matter of taking out the "roundness", the same as was done on the '56 trunk. Shave it down. They could've used Big Daddy Roth in the design shop to show them how to chop things. Even with the high beltline, this would've looked cool. Not even much headroom change, as the headliner had room to be snugged up higher.

Just some thoughts...

The main thing, Packard should never have moved lock stock and barrell to South Bend, where no one knew how to make Packard size cars.