Re: Packard Ad article in March 2010 Hemmings Motor News
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Ditto. A LOT of artistic license was taken in choosing colors for those ads. Unfortunately, this has translated into many clown-like restored cars. It is known that many "show cars" were painted wildly to attract attention, but most of them had to be repainted in order to sell them.
Posted on: 2010/1/30 11:10
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West Peterson
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Re: Packard Ad article in March 2010 Hemmings Motor News
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In those days weren't a lot of Packards equipped with custom bodies? And even in the case of a factory body couldn't a customer order one painted and trimmed to his or her taste?
The catalog and advertising illustrations must have been approved by the management or they would not have been published. I doubt many cars were actually produced in such loud color schemes but it was at least possible and no doubt some cars were sold that way. Anyone who has only seen black and white photos might find them startling but in fact, bright colors were more common than you might think especially on roadsters and coupes and on cars sold in the west.
Posted on: 2010/1/30 13:48
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