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No one has ever accused me of having any style sense so anything I like, take with a grain of salt.

I'm kind of torn between the two pictures. I like the wide vertical grill but am not quite sure it goes with the horizontal part that well after all on that body. Maybe it's the extra whiskers. Even though narrower, the vertical blend is much better on the 42 old style body. The tiny parking lights on the first do not appeal to me--that maybe is just a tad too much like the Bentley or RR but then neither do the narrow horizontal ones in that location with the vertical grill. There is just something that doesn't quite make it on this--but even with that, I do like it better than the later squat grill and fat body.

Like your idea about running board look on some but not others to differentiate. I rather like the distinction of the separate fenders yet have the flaredout connection between and would put them on the seniors. Without, I think it looks too much like the GM products.

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The Photoshop rendering looks clean. This just has to much and is distracting.

I hate when people do too much to a car or add more widgets and crap than the dash board of a New Your Taxi cab. Less is more folks, less is more!

I like the Packard version a lot better Mal, and for that matter, I like the Jaguar MkII a lot better than the MkVII/MkX.

Hey, I've learned to take my own sense of style with a full container of salt! Not that we want to form the dreaded "committee" as we muse over a new Clipper design, but lots of input from passionate people is a good thing.

I agree with the comments championing the clean approach. That's not to say a more modern approach couldn't have worked for the original Clipper along the lines of the 40 Buick, 41 Cadillac or even the 42 Lincoln. So long as it was clean, classy and expensive looking.

As to the parking lights, there are probably lots of places they could be placed. I tried a few then went with the same location that the square lights were located.

The running boards are another matter and it's hard to say how good or bad a Clipper would look without them because no such car exists and images only get you so far. I would like to see something in the flesh because I think there's a chance it might look very good. In fact, I would like to see the front pontoons truncated so as NOT to flow into the body sides. Why? Because the Clipper is built like my father... stalky. Getting rid of the RBs and letting the body sides curve in might give the car a trimmer, more athletic look. Plus it would make for a nice fluted coke bottle shape. Here's an example of what I mean. Compare with actual Clipper. Includes a vertical grill (raked back a few inches), stone guards and fender skirts. Think of it as a wide Darrin Victoria with 4 doors and a roof.

Paul

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Anyone with good photoshop skills want to try that early grille on a '48-'51 model? I'm curious to see if it actually looks like what I'm visualizing....

Eric - I could give it a try over the next few days. Are you thinking it should be tall like my Clipper version?

Paul

Yeah, just like this:




Only on a '48-'50 body. You can eliminate the chrome grille side trim as well, I don't think it would look quite right..

I'm thinking it'll look similar to this, minus the gaudy bumper treatment:





I really like the looks of this car, however I see more Hudson in the body than I do Packard. Maybe it's just me...

Here's an attempt. Grill is raised and slanted back a few degrees, following the contour of the hood. No issues with the turn signal lights, simply moved them from the upper to the lower bumper. Again, my sincere thanks to the owners of both the car and image that this is based on.

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