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29/04/2025 8:42 am
John Merritt just showed us two huge Packards. Here is another one, not quite as large. My latest Brooklin obtained at the 2025 Countryside 1/43 show. 1957 Packard Clipper for the BCC. The turquoise over artic white is very 1950's nice. Many factory photos are also available on hobbyDB.
29/04/2025 9:07 am
This model really benefits from a 2-tone paint job. The standard gold colored Brooklin is very nice as well but no match for this example IMHO.
29/04/2025 10:12 am
NICE! Congrats!
29/04/2025 2:14 pm
This tu-tone looks great and in reality these were actually pretty nice cars, but public sentiment at the time was "too little, too late" AND "Who wants a Packard-baker!"
29/04/2025 9:42 pm
It is a beauty and looks great in its two-tone coat. Two years ago I was a fortunate enough to come across one that was redone by John White.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
29/04/2025 9:57 pm
@jcarnutz Looks nice in white John.... I like the original (gold ) too. Fix your hood ornament before you lose it! 😯 😲
02/05/2025 9:26 pm
John White played with the gold one too.
02/05/2025 10:17 pm
Clever how this basic body shell became the compact Studebaker Lark two years later. Some examples.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
02/05/2025 10:22 pm
"Clever how this basic body shell became the compact Studebaker Lark two years later."
What the hell? I owned a '56 Packard for more than 20 years but NEVER knew this. 😮 😲 Wow, thanks John! (...nice Studes too! )
03/05/2025 9:23 am
They reduced the front and rear overhangs and shortened the wheelbase, but only ahead of the firewall. This made a smaller car with the same amount of room inside. It was an ingenious move by a company that had to make the best of what it had.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA