Blue- Yea !! Just a lucky guess.

The fiberglass used on this one piece body was reported to be 1 inch thick.. Had to be a heavy car. But so cool..


This is the 1954 Packard Panther Daytona Roadster (Concept car). Quite different with the hood scoop, eyebrows over headlights, vent windows & the rear fins & rear body lines, rear Caddy style bumper, plus the removable hard top.


1954 Packard Panther Daytona Roadster

 

What a beauty. Looks like a giant T-bird...john

 

And that was a year before Ford introduced the T Bird.

 

Packard was a hot ticket in the day.. John- The Daytona Roadster does look kinda like a oversized 57 Bird. I prefer the Panther convertible, but would like to add the hard top.. But the front end on either still reminds me of a cat fish.. LOL

Blue- Yep, 1 year before the 1955 baby bird. 1955 & '56 baby birds came factory with the continental spare tire out back, cause the trunk was too small. For 1957 GM stretched the bird to accommodate the spare. So model year 1957 is the longest baby bird.

And GM was already using fiberglass for the first '53 Vette. Prototyping it in & before 1952.


Looking at the rear of this 1954 Daytona, I think maybe:
1) Caddy shared the rear bumper styling for 1954, & 55 Caddys.
2) Chevy took the big fin idea for the '57 Chevy
3) Chevy copied the Trunk Spears idea for the 1958 Vette.



So, who has the next mystery ride to put up ?

 

Try this one, being that I like Panels. Should be easy, I just thought it was cool !

 

John- Good one, So sharp, I'd love to have it. I really like Panels as well.. So let's see if a 1953 Pontiac Sedan Delivery hits the target..

PS: I'm also a bit of a Pontiac fan having had a few long ago.

 

You Got It !
Pontiac produced deliveries until 1953 in the U.S. and until 1958 in Canada based on the Pontiac Pathfinder. Sedan delivery models were usually produced in small quantities of 200 or less, for example 449 Canadian Pontiac sedan deliveries were built in 1958.

 

Here's a couple more...

 

 

John- Thanks for the schooling. I didn't know they were so rare. They are Beautiful tho..

Closest & oldest Pontiac I had was a 1955 Star Chief, but it was kinda rough. Loved Chief Pontiac on the hood ornament tho.