Weird Cars Thread

[Harmonie]

Packard Hawk 1958


The front "eyes" (lights) and "teeth" (bumper) remind me a cartoon

 

[mhardy6647]

Re: "teeth" -- if (??) the post above is referring to those fetching chrome protuberances...
Those are Dagmars

Taken from the physique of the actress personality Dagmar.

My parents' 1955 Buick Special convertible had an impressive set of Dagmars.

 

[Blumlein 88]

Packard Hawk 1958


The front "eyes" (lights) and "teeth" (bumper) remind me a cartoon

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It is a Studebaker Hawk.

This grew out of what I thought was an attractive car in the 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupe designed by Raymond Loewy. The Hawk is sort of that car with then fashionable tail fins and the pointy rocket like bumpers which also were fashionable in the late 1950's.

 

[Harmonie]

It is a Studebaker Hawk.

This grew out of what I thought was an attractive car in the 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupe designed by Raymond Loewy. The Hawk is sort of that car with then fashionable tail fins and the pointy rocket like bumpers which also were fashionable in the late 1950's.

Raymond Loewy was one of my favourite designers and did great ad's

 

[mhardy6647]

Studebaker made and sold some remarkable and nigh-on revolutionarily styled vehicles -- the Avanti (1963) being my personal fave.
Even after the demise of the Studebaker brand in the US, the Avanti lived on for quite a while.

I think Studebakers have gotten some airplay in this thread already, but I am happy to do another shout-out and get an excuse to post an image of one.

As a postscript, the is a nice looking, restored Hawk that lives in our town (or maybe the next town over)... I don't think I have a photo of it, though (but I will check!).

 

[Doodski]

Packard Hawk 1958


The front "eyes" (lights) and "teeth" (bumper) remind me a cartoon

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The front at this angle looks like a haddock, a big rockfish or perhaps a whale shark inhaling something. Gorgeous car.

 

[Juhazi]

It is a Studebaker Hawk.
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Ford Anglia

 

[Harmonie]

Studebaker made and sold some remarkable and nigh-on revolutionarily styled vehicles -- the Avanti (1963) being my personal fave.
Even after the demise of the Studebaker brand in the US, the Avanti lived on for quite a while.

I think Studebakers have gotten some airplay in this thread already, but I am happy to do another shout-out and get an excuse to post an image of one.

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As a postscript, the is a nice looking, restored Hawk that lives in our town (or maybe the next town over)... I don't think I have a photo of it, though (but I will check!).

If I'm not mistaken, the Avanti was designed by Raymond Loewy ?

 

[mhardy6647]

If I'm not mistaken, the Avanti was designed by Raymond Loewy ?

I think so (??) -- I didn't check (obviously).
He was a master of industrial design, that is certain.

 

[Blumlein 88]

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/studebaker-avanti-history-photos/

Yes, Raymond Loewy did the Avanti. It actually was a rush job and he only had 6 weeks from start to finish on it.

 

[Martin]

Has someone been mirroring photos, or do they build both 'handed' versions?

Nissan did build handed versions. One for domestic and other RHD markets and another for the US and other LHD markets. Tooling must have been expensive.

Martin

 

[Martin]

Love the Studebaker Hawk and Avanti. I had to scroll through the thread to make sure nobody posted my absolutely favorite weird car, the Citroen SM:

I had the opportunity to drive one owned by a Citroen mechanic once and it drove like nothing else. I would love to own one.

Martin

 

[Blumlein 88]

Love the Studebaker Hawk and Avanti. I had to scroll through the thread to make sure nobody posted my absolutely favorite weird car, the Citroen SM:

I had the opportunity to drive one owned by a Citroen mechanic once and it drove like nothing else. I would love to own one.

Martin

Never had the pleasure to drive one, but have ridden in a few that were taxis in France. Definitely a different kind of ride to them.

 

[Wes]

Jay Leno's Garage has a good Youtube on the very interesting SM.

also, there's this
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[Harmonie]

Either this thread or one alike, we did post many SM's this one included :

 

[Harmonie]

There is a whole bunch of them near CDG airport

 

[Harmonie]

Subaru 360 1958

Cute no ?

 

[Wombat]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/worl...hit-streets-in-2023/ar-BB1fhg6q?ocid=msedgntp

 

[Harmonie]

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https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/worl...hit-streets-in-2023/ar-BB1fhg6q?ocid=msedgntp

Is this legal ?

EV SUV<< >> 830-horsepower
Sounds like distorting the essence of EV

 

[somebodyelse]

Is this legal ?

EV SUV<< >> 830-horsepower
Sounds like distorting the essence of EV

In a country where rolling coal is legal why wouldn't it be?

I guess it depends what you think the essence of EV is. Is it something super-efficient like the Aptera (which started out with an ICE)?

VW going out breaking lap records with the iD.R?

Or just electric versions of what's come before, which seems to be what most of the major manufacturers are doing. In most of its civilian uses the Hummer was unnecessary and inefficient, so continuing the tradition in an electric version isn't much of a surprise. Tesla's 'ludicrous mode' power output isn't far off that, in an outwardly more sensible vehicle.