Here is an advertisement that I have from an October, 1948 "Life" magazine. It is for a beautiful new 4-door, cream-colored 1949 8 cylinder Packard sedan. In those days it was more common to use full-color paintings to illustrate and advertise an automobile. Here the artist seems to be Malcolm Brindle, undoubtedly from Packard's art department.Â
The stylish man wearing the fedora hat and fashionable long overcoat seems to be placing his poison-pen letter in the mailbox. Although he is wearing a coat, it seems all the windows on his Packard are rolled down. Plus, that is a pretty narrow street, just wide enough for one car, and I hope it is a one-way and no vehicle is coming the other way !
"Bathtub Packards" were some-what of a failure but the public eagerly embraced the newly-tooled 1951 models (sadly, as we all know...it was too little, too late ). The "bathtub" body-styles that seem to work best were the fastbacks & convertibles.
I thought all of the post-war Packard's looked great, including the four-door automobiles. Each of the three "real" editions that were released were solid, attractive cars and it is unfortunate that something like the Predictor show car couldn't have pointed to a brighter continuing future.
You fellas all hit my initial thoughts perfectly. Like Bob, I was not a fan of the inverted-bathtub cars back in the day. As a young boy I saw a lot of these Packards. Didn't even care for the bathtub Porsche 356 Speedster. But as I grew and memories lengthened, I learned to love them. And, good grief Chris, that two-tone fastback and blue-grey drop top would have left my mouth agape back then or now - OMG-Gorgeous!! I want both in any scale diecast metal!!
@perrone1 Tony, in 1/43 scale I have two convertibles from Motor City, one top up and one with top down. The four door is represented by Brooklin and the fast back by Neo. The woody wagons are also included by Goldvarg, and Brooklin in white metal. The fast back is also represented by BOS in 1/18 scale.
@perrone1 Tony, in 1/43 scale I have two convertibles from Motor City, one top up and one with top down. The four door is represented by Brooklin and the fast back by Neo. The woody wagons are also included by Goldvarg, and Brooklin in white metal. The fast back is also represented by BOS in 1/18 scale.
THANK YOU Bob!! I will, at the very least, seek out the Motor City models first. Yee Haw!
 "Like Bob, I was not a fan of the inverted-bathtub cars back in the day. As a young boy I saw a lot of these Packards. Didn't even care for the bathtub Porsche 356 Speedster. But as I grew and memories lengthened, I learned to love them."Â
This was also my experience relative to the bath tub look, Tony.
 "Like Bob, I was not a fan of the inverted-bathtub cars back in the day. As a young boy I saw a lot of these Packards. Didn't even care for the bathtub Porsche 356 Speedster. But as I grew and memories lengthened, I learned to love them."Â
This was also my experience relative to the bath tub look, Tony.
Although it took me some years to appreciate the bathtub look, I took, right away, to the 1925 Model T Ford Coupe, known as the "Shower" car. OK, OK, I know it was called the telephone booth, but that didn't fit my scenario of this thread:
 "Like Bob, I was not a fan of the inverted-bathtub cars back in the day. As a young boy I saw a lot of these Packards. Didn't even care for the bathtub Porsche 356 Speedster. But as I grew and memories lengthened, I learned to love them."Â
This was also my experience relative to the bath tub look, Tony.
Although it took me some years to appreciate the bathtub look, I took, right away, to the 1925 Model T Ford Coupe, known as the "Shower" car. OK, OK, I know it was called the telephone booth, but that didn't fit my scenario of this thread:
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LOL!! "Hello caller...this is the operator...please insert 2 pennies in the coin slot and I will connect you.....also will you turn off the shower...I can barely hear you"!
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