Re: 1955-57 What-If Line-Up

Posted by Mahoning63 On 2010/12/5 15:56:23

Something about the holidays makes me want to photoshop. Here's a what-if 1949 line-up based on the image and rationale I laid out earlier. The strategy would have included a significant Darrin influence, particularly his late 30s/early 40s Victoria and Ed Macauley's one-off '41 sedanca coupe. As such, the '49 coupe and convertible would have lowered bodies, lengthened hoods, more steeply raked windshields and backlights and for the coupe, a thick c-pillar. Since Packard went with a pillarless convertible, chose that scheme for both the convertible and coupe. Would have held up well, I think, against Caddy's Coupe DeVille. Henney would have made the long-wheelbase models.

The difference between this strategy and the 48's that Christopher actually approved is an emphasis on modern lines, glamorous styling and the upper end of the market.

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