Re: 1955-57 What-If Line-Up

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2010/11/29 12:41:27

Agreed, mostly. I still would rather have the stupid Lincoln today (I know where one sits not far from here, and it is most impressive, actually a bit intimidating, just to stand next to it.)

Yes, last time I heard, 94% + 55% came out to $149%, so some respondents must have voted for both cars.

I did not know/do not know, that the Lincoln was a unibody. I was under the impression that this was Chrysler's domain for many more years. Full-sized Ford products of the era, and many years beyond, had body-on-frame construction, in my recollection.

I think the side-by-side showing of the Lincoln and Caddy (my mistake earlier, I thought it was an Eldo) was a very good idea. The completely new styling is unmistakably cleaner. This body shell evolved and was refined in the early 60's, becoming President Kennedy's remarkable blue limousine [which still exists], and a national icon of sorts.

Notoriety, and the public's familiarity with the car, may well have caused many to forget what an important watershed its styling was. IMO, it took the rest of Detroit about 5 years to catch up enough to render the Lincoln styling "mainstream" at last.