Re: '58 Lincoln-based Packard idea
Posted by Mahoning63 On 2011/8/3 8:48:56
Some side foil. First at Executive location, second at Patrician and with fins dropped a bit. Fury's shorter decklid could have probably been used, saving Packard more money. One benefit of a Chrylser tie-up over the '58 Lincoln is that a thoroughly modern Packard could have been readied by early '57.
Geez, if Colbert and Nance could have struck a deal, Packard could have ridden this thing for 20 years. 1960 would have brought New Yorker's unibody, an improvement. Had Packard offered an independent torsion rear, extended greenhouse and lengthened hood/wheelbase all the while, would have made for quite a run of luxury cars. At some point Packard could have perhaps perfected and introduced fuel injection. Studebaker could have borrowed Plymouth's medium and/or small cars the whole time to keep the dealers afloat. Packard could have offered sporty coupes and convertibles based on the Charger/Sebring platform. The parts bin was almost endless.
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Geez, if Colbert and Nance could have struck a deal, Packard could have ridden this thing for 20 years. 1960 would have brought New Yorker's unibody, an improvement. Had Packard offered an independent torsion rear, extended greenhouse and lengthened hood/wheelbase all the while, would have made for quite a run of luxury cars. At some point Packard could have perhaps perfected and introduced fuel injection. Studebaker could have borrowed Plymouth's medium and/or small cars the whole time to keep the dealers afloat. Packard could have offered sporty coupes and convertibles based on the Charger/Sebring platform. The parts bin was almost endless.
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