'48 had some nice hood ornaments.

"Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull" (RamblinRover) 10/03/2013 at 00:05 • Filed to: None

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NinetyQ > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 00:10

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I think Packard hood ornaments were a bit overdone by that time. It suits the earlier cars though.

I like the Buick hood ornaments of that era, the gunsight ornaments.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > NinetyQ 10/03/2013 at 00:19

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I actually like the non-wagon Packards of the period probably more, and the lines are, I think, the best of any of the Packards. Slight hood ornament overkill, but the rest...

This is the part where I insult the early 50s Buick (sorry)by saying I don't really care for the dip in the body contours on the side. Don't really know why - doesn't seem to gel with the rest to me, but the rest's good.

NinetyQ > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 00:55

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I can see that. I think it works pretty well in person and from a direct side profile (a picture of our '52 is my background on this computer), but from certain angles, it can look a bit out of place.

My original comment was only directed at the hood ornament. The body style of those Packards is nice, but I hear that the really early Packards are really the ones to have. Not that I'd turn down that one you pictured.

But... if we're comparing late '40s Buicks and Packards, I think this makes a pretty convincing argument:

I hope to own one of these someday.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > NinetyQ 10/03/2013 at 01:10

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My "Hope to own one day" of that general class is the refresh ~50 two-door Hudson Commodore. Just... Me Gusta.

NinetyQ > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/03/2013 at 01:33

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Those are great cars too. I'd have to go with a two-tone grey four door '48 Hudson Commodore, myself. That's what my grandpa had back in the day. He tells a story sometimes of racing his buddies on his way back from work. One day he hit some ice and couldn't slow down for a curve in time and ended up putting that thing up on two wheels with his brother in the passenger seat. He says if it was any other car at that time, it would have rolled. But that famous Hudson "step-down" body saved him that night. Gotta have it just for nostalgia.

tapzz > NinetyQ 10/03/2013 at 09:03

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My, since we're doing late '40s envelope body US car pr0n - my favourite! - can I also put a word in for the first generation Lincoln Cosmopolitan:

And, of course, the most extreme of them all: Nash's Airflytes:

Personally, I'm forever vacilating between Ramblin Rover's gorgeous Packard Club Coupe, or the simple pleasures of a '49/'50 Ford club coupe: