Diecast for today 11/15/21 - Dinky's awfully proportioned Packard

Yes, I've had it from back in the '50s.  Their 1953 Cadillac Eldorado was too long and too narrow.  And the 1948 Plymouth woody has a front clip too long.  Often thought about sectioning it but never did.  French Dinky got their proportions of American cars done better.

I had this one as a child and LOVED it.  I now have a replacement one and also the green version, both MB.  This one has great nostalgic value for me.

This Packard is not a Caribbean. It is simple called the Packard Convertible and was a little downmarket from the fancy Caribbean. I am not arguing with the bad proportions, though. It is clearly too wide (and too low). It was a rare car and it is difficult to believe that Dinky were working on anything other than publicity pictures which were designed to make it look good.

@dinkydoddle WELCOME ABOARD DINKY DODDLE !!

I’m quite sure that the Liverpool designer had never seen the real thing and went by photographs. I had both colours of this one new. I think that I only have somewhat worn ones now. Harv’s is perfect.

Maybe Harvey could just gently explain to an idiot like me how (or why) this 2021 post got repeated here today, without anyone apparently wondering why?

I didn't even notice the date until I saw the reply from our dearly departed John Quilter, at which point I did a bit of a double-take!

Just curious.

@graeme-ogg 

Usually someone new sees a thread after a search for one or more subjects and doesn't note the date. Being so old, most don't either. R.I.P. John!

Well, yes, someone might run a search using keywords like "Dinky" and "Packard" and not realize a post that their search throws up is 5 years old. But that's not the same as it actually being posted yesterday or today!

So I am intrigued to hear the reason. Maybe Harvey just thought it would excite us to see it again (sorry, Harv, but it's a bit dull really).

My best guess is that this model was fashioned after a 1952 Mayfair rather than a Caribbean. The rear fender trim, skirts and front fender and door trim also look quite familiar.

@graeme-ogg, the original post was made on Nov 15, 2021. When DinkyDoodle responded yesterday, it brought the post back to the top of the board.

Ah. Never occurred to me that a search for such an old post would bring it back to the top of the stack. Mystery solved.

Oh my gosh - I missed that John had passed away.... Very sad news.

https://diecast.org/community/lounge/john-quilter/

Ghost posts reoccur periodically whenever members get looking at old files and add replies. I like it. Nice to see older members comments and remember them.

Welcome DinkyDoddle! It will be nice to have another Dinky collector posting here - there are so few of us left anymore. And BTW, since that 2021 post I have acquired the other color:

And I found this on Wikipedia: 'A convertible model, using Cavalier trim, was offered during the 1953 model year and was priced lower than the Caribbean.' But it doesn't say what this model was called, since Wiki also states the Cavalier was only a 4-door model. So perhaps it's a Mayfair after all?