In the years following World War II, the automotive market combined a heady mixture of seemingly insatiable design with the anticipation of the new designs that were yet to come.

Although Packard did not have the resources of the big three, the company was in many ways in better shape as the pre-war Clipper had been a clean-sheet design, and was easily one of the most modern cars on the market.

Nonetheless, if the Clipper had a failing, it was in the limited variety of body styles available: a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan.

The author had the opportunity to speak directly with several of the individuals involved in this project, from Mr.

John E.

Morgan’s original conception of the design through the completion of the car as it is today.

Mr.

Morgan’s ambition was to create the sporting automobile that Packard never did.

As a result, he located an excellent original Packard Clipper sedan, and embarked upon an ambitious project to design and build the car illustrated here.
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