AndrewD
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Tailfin overload
We associate tailfins with American cars of the 1950's and early 1960's. The inspiration was apparently jet planes that emerged at the time and of course the interest in science fiction and futurism.
I know nothing about this car, but it certainly caught my eye. And we have seen some great American designs in recent posts. I assume it is based on a Cadillac, but hopefully you can enlighten me. Do we want to see fins reappear?
Andrew
Tailfin overload
We associate tailfins with American cars of the 1950's and early 1960's. The inspiration was apparently jet planes that emerged at the time and of course the interest in science fiction and futurism. I know nothing about this car, but it certainly caught ...
Beautiful lines ...
Pedestrian safety all the way as long as the pedestrians don't fly over the car :-) ... can't imagine this being possible on new cars ... unfortunately :-( ... . But this was a car worthy in the former topic about exhausts ... WOW !!!!! Filip
Paint it red................
..............and it's ready for the remake of Christine. :) Jokes apart, that's a very nice car, I like it that low. Thanks for sharing. Vte :)
Thank you Andrew for giving us these great photographs....
explaining in a picturesque way the definition of "Bling Bling"...:):):). This is Disney World and some of the farms which gave the USA the baby boomers generation! :):): Cheers Francois
The Packard is...
The Packard is a right-hand drive, I would think made or modified for Australia, while the Cadillac is left-hand drive. Very interesting, and cool paint jobs. Thanks! : )
Packard Clipper 'Eight' Coupe
Well picked. And your reward are some additional photos, Chaser. The Packard Clipper was introduced in 1941 but the war interrupted production until 1946. The car is powered by a 5830cc straight 8 cylinder engine producing 125bhp. The design of this 1947 ...
Definitely Cadillac 56 or 57 Eldorado Biarritz
Used to look more like this (above) or could, if hacked up a bit more, look like this: I love fins. Cazalea Pics from the web ...
Thanks for the detailing, Mike ...
... it is good to know what I was looking at. And it is interesting to see how the fins softened in the 1970's. Andrew
