Yeah, I think of the Marlin as more of a “humpback” than a “fastback”. Kind of like the first generation Panamera.
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As a toddler, I seem to recall a green 51 Chevy fastback sitting in the driveway. Looking from the back reminds me of that.
Actually, the photo is of the second generation on the larger Ambassador chassis. The first generation was on the Rambler chassis:
And the reason for the ‘humpback’ is IDENTICAL to the reason the first generation of the Panamera had the raised roof over the rear seats, according to Wiki. For the Marlin: “However, the roof was raised over the rear passenger area when Abernethy, who was six-foot-four, insisted on being able to sit in the back seat of the design studies.”
The Porsche head insisted on raising the roof over the rear seats of the Panamera so that he could fit according to Car and Driver: “A shock is the roominess of the back-seat area. Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking, a tall and substantial man, had barked about cramped headroom, so design chief Michael Mauer raised the roofline by 0.8 inch. Small as that sounds, it likely accounts for the awkward look to the Panamera’s rear quarters.”
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