Re: SP merger
Posted by Steve203 On 2015/3/24 19:23:24
The '55-56 Patrician height was competitive with the '55-56 Cadillac but not with the hot selling '56 Sedan DeVille. The Four Hundred height was not competitve with the Coupe DeVille in these years. By 1957-58, carryover Packards would have looked noticeably tall compared to the Big 3.
Not really proposing the 51 Packard body be carried over with no changes. Proposing a new frame, to allow footwells and a flatter roof to trim height by 2" for 57-58. Then start compromising seat height and headroom around 59-60. iirc, it wasn't until the early 60s when men stopped wearing big fedoras, about the time Jack Kennedy, who I rarely see wearing a hat, was POTUS.
Harry Truman's height is variously given as 5'8" or 5'9". My dad was 5'8" and barely had enough headroom in his 64 Galaxie XL, without a hat. Harry looks to have lots of room with his fedora in that 56 Dodge.
Steve
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Not really proposing the 51 Packard body be carried over with no changes. Proposing a new frame, to allow footwells and a flatter roof to trim height by 2" for 57-58. Then start compromising seat height and headroom around 59-60. iirc, it wasn't until the early 60s when men stopped wearing big fedoras, about the time Jack Kennedy, who I rarely see wearing a hat, was POTUS.
Harry Truman's height is variously given as 5'8" or 5'9". My dad was 5'8" and barely had enough headroom in his 64 Galaxie XL, without a hat. Harry looks to have lots of room with his fedora in that 56 Dodge.
Steve
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