Proposed Packard 1001 Eight coupe and roadster by Evrat

That dark green (black? ) & gold coupe looks fantastic.  I can't imagine a 1/43 of that NOT being a best seller!  😎 😎 

@chris Agree Chris. The color combination is outstanding.

It looks great and would make a superb 1/43 replica. And, after all, it is a Packard !

All the color combos are interesting, but that gold-trimmed one is spectacular. 

Well, I am certainly interested in them. I bought the Duesenberg after your post; I should have it tomorrow or Friday.

In my opinion, the Automodello 1934 Packard is hard to beat as far as details and accuracy and has  both up and top down features. I am not sure the black and gold is really correct. It seems too much over the top.

Posted by: @nickies

I am not sure the black and gold is really correct. It seems too much over the top.

I'm compelled to jump in.  Historical accuracy, color, whitewall size, etc., etc.. are ALL things I lose sleep over; I do indeed "sweat the small stuff."   It's fair to say most Forum members know what I nut  I am.

In the case of color(s) with regard to accuracy on pre-war, high-end luxury cars, basically "anything"  is accurate because in the world of custom, coach built and ultra luxury vehicles of the decades preceding WW II, the wealthy could specify anything.

About the only way one could rightfully claim inaccuracies exist would be to trace the provenance back to the original invoice and compare that to what the vehicle looks like today, otherwise simply accept it on faith.

Furthermore, the upper class often sold or traded their cars, new owners would then repaint them. This Packard, for example, could be accurate because it looked this way in 1939, but not in 1937.

No provenance given on this blue! and gold Packard:  https://hymanltd.com/vehicles/5014-1934-packard-eight-coupe/

@karl, great sleuthing, Karl! The description calls the car a survivor, even though it has been repainted. I'm inclined to think those are the original colors. Boy! You have to look hard to see that Blue. Once you do, it is stunning!!

There wasn't a Packard dealer that wouldn't take an order for a custom color from a customer in the height of the depression in 1930. Had John K. been around back then, we would probably would have seen them in Turquoise/ Pink

@bob-jackman, LOL! Perhaps it would be more common today!!

Posted by: @bob-jackman

Packard dealer that wouldn't take an order for a custom color from a customer in the height of the depression in 1930.

Yes, another good point. A sale was a sale regardless of taste!   😀 

"Screaming yellow?  No problem at all sir.  May I suggest Amber & Orange peel, or how about Sunny Orange & Silver, or perhaps Purple Haze might suffice. Allow me to present the other 5,316 color options available to you good sir."

Posted by: @karl

blue! and gold

Yep! Blue & gold..... well, it fooled me. But that's a nice combo too. 😀