1956 Packard Predictor

Crowds were awestruck by the Packard Predictor dream car as it revolved on a turntable during the 1956 Chicago Auto Show. Painted pearlescent white, the ultra-modern 2-door hardtop featured hidden headlights, wrap around and wrap over windshield, retractable roof panels, see-through tail fins, and exhaust ports in the rear bumper. Predictor was equipped with torsion-level suspension, a 300 horsepower, 374-cubic-inch Packard V-8, and an Ultra-matic transmission with electronic push-button control. Though only 4.6 ft. high, Predictor was 18.5 ft long.

source: www.chicagoautoshow.com

The Packard Pedictor was a show car built to tour automotive shows in 1956 and display possible future Packard styling. It was built on a stretched 122-ich Clipper chasis and was powered by a 352-cid V-8. the idea was thought up by William Schmidt approved by Packard president James Nance and designed by Richard Teague. The orginal name for the concept was the Packard Projector. The vehicle had a very long, low and wide body and was noted for its minimal use of chrome and push-button controls.

source: wikicars.org