mfg Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Why was Raymond Loewy's 'upswept ducktail' Avanti decklid (per his original design sketches) eliminated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TED DIMON Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Probably because it was too expensive to implement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted August 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, TED DIMON said: Probably because it was too expensive to implement. Yes, there's no doubt it would have added to the car's cost.....however, that isn't the true reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Because of alignment issues (similar to the discussions about the tail and reverse lights)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 15 hours ago, r1lark said: Because of alignment issues (similar to the discussions about the tail and reverse lights)? Possibly, but that isn't the published reason for its elimination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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