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American won the first-place trophy for the most outstanding design at the show. It was an effort to restore the glamour of the
Packard name and got the attention of executives at Packard, who ordered Henney to build five more Pan Americans to display at auto shows in the United States and abroad.
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to replace the
Packard V8 it was using in its Hudson and Nash models. While Arbib was effective to "balance conflicting objectives and present an acceptable finish products," the production 1956 Hudson has been viewed as "badly-compromised styling."
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in New York City in 1939 after taking industrial-design courses and also serving as vice president of his graduating class. His first job was working as a consultant to the
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schemes as part of a "bolder design." Arbib's main design theme was to use a "V" form throughout the car, which he dubbed V-Line styling.
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Making Waves: Michigan's Boat-Building Industry, 1865-2000
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Richard H. Arbib: 1917-1995 Visionary American Designer
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Restoration and history of 1955 Century Coronado 20'
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794:"An Interview with Richard Arbib"
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