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That would look stunning as a 4-door hardtop but the wide cCpillars take away much of the style. I have always liked reverse-opening rear doors so that is a major plus and would look good with those on either roof line.

The challenge with a '55 vehicle of this style but with the Four Hundred's wrapped rear glass is how to terminate the lower trim when there is low pockets. A '56 would be easier to do because the lower trim on the bottom of the C-pillar could feed naturally into the trim that rides above the rain channel. The 4-door hardtop that Creative made for Packard had this solution. I have a couple pics of it buried somewhere in my files, will need to try to find it. In meantime, here's a version of the working model that now has Clipper front trim and upper side trim. I've never done this combo before and was curious. Am liking it fairly well. I also put the circle-V emblem on the C-pillar.

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And the same car but with Senior front.

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Adaptation of red car's theme. Clipper front sans ship wheel. Chrome slabside splitter.

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Bright and cheery.

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