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Somebody buy this car from this twit. "similar to a 55 56 chevy sedan' YEEEEESSHH!!!!!! Aside from that it looks to be a truely great looking car, even the sore thumb tail lights are all intact. Current bid is around $900+ and he says he has a low reserve. He wants at least $1K down at end of auction so I would say his reserve is above that. This would be a great car for a beginner. If not for current circumstances I might be tempted. It in the NYC area.

ALK

Thanks you guys, I will pull them and send them on. I appreciate your time.

Hi Ross

Nice looking '56 President Classic! How about a couple pictures of it? They were the basis for the '57 Clipper Town Sedans. The '57 President Classic gave up it's nicer interior, moulded-in door and folding rear seat center armrests to the '57 Packard.

When the '56 Studebaker restyle was in the works by Vince Gardner, I suspect one of the parameters laid out by Nance to get rid of the unfortunate "droopy p---s" look of the '53-'55 sedans was to impart a familial look with the Clippers and Packards. It was a big aesthetic improvement over the previous cars.....at least for my taste.

Steve

Quote:Spencer,

A great sentiment but what this? Others here have "donated" parts and as a "quid pro quo" the recipients of the parts donated have in turn made a donation to PackardInfo. A win-win-win situation! Donation button is at bottom of right side column of this page under Recent Photos..

Tim,

Thanks..will do and report back.

RT

Dear Rob:

Okay the carburetor is good, and it has plenty of gas. Given 1940 is a Carter unit main jet boiling should not be a problem.

The manual states the correct way to start the car when hot is to floorboard the gas pedal and crank until it starts. In other places Packard explicitly stated that extended cranking occasionally will be required.

To isolate the problem you can buy a spark tester from NAPA and check the ignition when hot. It should easily produce in excess of 20kv.

Next is a compression test. You should have at least 100psi for easy starting when hot.

Ray,
for including your '56 Executive Hardtop Coupe in the Packard Owner's Registry.

Alrighty then, I will get that bezel shipped out to you.

Awesome! A visor would look great on your PackPatty. I had been toying with the idea of putting a visor on mine. I saw it one day with the sun visors down in the car, and it gave it that look like it had one. I've always like the external sun visors.

-GearRat

Bravo! and thank you.

Thank you all. I have used both the Hagerty and NADA guides and feel confident I know the real value of my car. She has not been modified but has had a new coat of paint at some point in her past. My greatest concern is for the trunk liner. It is original but in poor condition. It appears as if the oil change pan was left in the trunk on a trip to the garage. Lots of oil staining.

I am interested in a correct replacement of the trunk liner. Any ideas where to acquire this?

Kevin, I already have plans for a company function on saturday, otherwise I would be tempted to drive up to Tucson. What do you think of running radial tires? I have a complete set of bias ply tires that acentuate ever ongilation in the road. It can be a bit disconcerting. Am considering a spare set of wheels with DOT approved radials for running on the interstate. Any ideas?

Otherwise I would not change a thing. Everything works, including the vacuum operated windshield wipers. Amazing! I could not be happier save a small incontinence of transmission fluid. That is to be expected, I suspect she needs a new gasket. The fluid looks good though.

Ray