Re: '57 Packard What-If based on Turnpike Cruiser

Posted by bkazmer On 2011/8/18 9:55:09

have to have 2 differences of opinion - I think the 25% over Lincoln premise is rapid market death. Competitive with Cadillac's equivalent model.

The last Mercury-based one looks like a Ford (as the Mercury does) - not a luxury car. The leading edge of the headlights/fenders is very soft, no tension in the line. I'm biased becaused I never liked the styling of that car.

I think the full length trim from 55/56 is a styling theme that is very adaptable and gives the car a longer and smoother look. The long color stripe idea was used on Chevy for a while. In the tooling budget ,a different hood from the "donor" to carry back whatever grill shoulders exist is a priority (and not too difficule as it's not a deep draw.

If there's a desire to disguise the shared shell, C pillar skin changes over the same structure are also easy.