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1948 Packard Ambulance Henney [2213] 
Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2022-09-30 19:34 |
Packard. |
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◊ 2022-09-30 20:29 |
...I would have said Buick .gif ":)") |
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◊ 2022-09-30 20:32 |
Nope, it's the world's first Personal Luxury Car, a decade before the Ford Thunderbird: Link to "i.pinimg.com" This is what Doc Hudson was originally intended to be. Guess they couldn't find an explanation for the cormorant on the hood in an all-vehicle world... -- Last edit: 2022-09-30 20:33:29 |
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◊ 2022-10-01 13:40 |
The Lincoln Continental is generally regarded as the first personal luxury car, actually. There's nothing personal about the Packard, the thing is huge and seats six broad-shouldered people with ease. |
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◊ 2022-10-01 17:27 |
I always found the 48-50s (at least the coupes) much smaller than the whale-sized 46 and 47. Link to "www.hotrodhotline.com" -- Last edit: 2022-10-01 17:28:15 |
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◊ 2022-10-02 11:55 |
In reality they were the same cars only slightly more bulbous; the designers over at Packard added layers of sheetmetal along the sides and over the hood and fenders to make the car appear less dated and more aerodynamic. This was a cost-cutting measure to give the impression of a brand new car, which was a quickly thought up success; but the fastback body was already falling out of fashion by the turn of the decade and as such the 1951 Packard was created from scratch with a ponton body. No car maker other than Kaiser had a brand-new car for the 1951 model year which ensured its success at the time. |
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