MarrsCars Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I found this old Panhard ad image on Flickr, can anyone tell me if this Daimler Double Six-style low roof line is actually how this Panhard was produced or is this another case of artistic license to make the car seem sexier in print? If this is legit, it's one heck of a design. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 The method of using cheat lines in a sketch or rendering to give a customer a meaningful understanding of what the car to be built for him will actually look like is explained by Hugo Pfau in his book The Custom Body Era. I just checked the aggregative book sites, and you can buy yourself a copy right now for US$ 30-40. This book is very good value. If you have trouble finding copy, contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) While the practice is well known, it looks like that in this case the drawing may be fairly accurate... except for the squishing of the trunk. Edited June 25, 2013 by West Peterson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 A little of both probably. European cars were built lower than American cars, and artists exaggerated the length and lowness further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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