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Image Mod - 1941 Continental Berline on 138 WB


Mahoning63

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Indeed there was, thanks for posting. It was called the Custom and road on a 138 inch wheelbase which was 13 inches longer than the standard Zephyr and Continental wheelbase. This is what I used to graft the Continental's styling onto. New tooled parts would have included a roof extension and rear doors, the fronts being trimmed back versions of the coupe.

Your image got me to thinking about what the reverse might have looked like... grafting the Custom's decklid and rear roofline onto the 125 inch Zephyr. Here's a possibility, with no allowance made for full roll down rear windows or strength and packaging of the rear doors' hidden hinges. This body style would have been perfectly in keeping with the trends of the day, which were moving away from Edsel's beloved fastback styling and towards a more defined trunk. New tooled parts versus the Custom would have again included a roof section and rear doors.

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Holiday explorations of what was possible on the long wheelbase melding the Custom's rear doors with the 125 inch wheelbase Coupe's body styling. First image doesn't seem to work, second is not much better. Third plays up Art Deco and might have dazzled at the Oscars. Fourth seems to make the most sense because it focuses on the Coupe's flowing, racy beltline and demands no new tooling, only extra bracing.

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