Loewy Custom!

[mfg]

What major styling feature did Raymond Loewy's customized 1959 Cadillac show car have in common with the 1963 Studebaker Avanti?

[Nelson]

None…..I hope.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

No straight lines?  (Other than something like this I agree with Nelson.)

--Dwight

[mfg]

1 hour ago, Nelson said:

None…..I hope.

Ha ha,!!

[mfg]

1 hour ago, Dwight FitzSimons said:

No straight lines?  (Other than something like this I agree with Nelson.)

--Dwight

Nope not lack of straight lines!

HINT!   What design feature did Lowey's custom Cadillac LACK that the Studebaker Avanti also LACKED?

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[r1lark]

It lacked FINS!! 

[mfg]

1 hour ago, r1lark said:

It lacked FINS!! 

That's true...but not really what I'm looking for......

HINT...I think I'll ......?...... some hotdogs for lunch!

[Nelson]

Maybe no grill?

Edited December 30, 2022 by Nelson

[mfg]

2 hours ago, Nelson said:

Maybe no grill?

You've got it!.....

I think R.L. was quite proud of that!

[Dwight FitzSimons]

But, apparently responding to customer input, Studebaker added a grille after production started.  I remember the local dealer (Foley Motors) stating that.  But, Carl Foley could make up some BS at times, too.

--Dwight

[mfg]

19 minutes ago, Dwight FitzSimons said:

But, apparently responding to customer input, Studebaker added a grille after production started.  I remember the local dealer (Foley Motors) stating that.  But, Carl Foley could make up some BS at times, too.

--Dwight

I know what you mean...however I think what Lowey had in mind was....no grill between the headlights, as was traditional.