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Re: 1956 Carribbean Convertible 5699-1001
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It would also be interesting to see the markings on the firewall as well. I look forward to hearing about what you learn. With only 276 1956 Packard convertible Caribbean's made, it is a rare car. Is the assumption that this car spent its whole life on the east coast?
Posted on: 2016/7/12 19:12
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Re: 1956 Carribbean Convertible 5699-1001
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I also bought another (a second) 1956 Caribbean like this one in the early 1970s, from very blurry photos. I still have the "1ww" license plates to the car. I had to grin when I saw the statement in the eBay ad for #1001 where these cars could supposedly withstand blows from sledgehammers! I wouldn't try it! Anyway, the first Caribbean I bought looked in almost identical condition and had been left sitting outside (unprotected) near the ocean for perhaps 10-15 years at that point. The seat cushions were so full of water, you could literally press on one and smelly liquid would gush out. Critters were living inside. And there ere scorpions everywhere. Incredibly...never covered, moved or started and wedged under a tree. WHY? How could someone let this beautiful car deteriorate that badly? But there it was. The rear quarters were so bad that they had about the thickness and strength of wet tissue paper. You could actually poke holes through the body with your index finger. The hood had all of the strength and resistance of a couple layers of saltine crackers. I was deeply disappointed when I flew there and finally saw the russssssty Caribbean close up without the blurry photos. But hey- it was a 1956 Caribbean convertible and maybe it could be saved! I quickly got over that fantasy when I called a truck to move the poor car. Since the vehicle was in such a tight place and under a tree, we had no choice but to lift it from the rear in hopes of moving it out where we could perhaps get it onto a flatbed. No sooner did the tow truck guy get a grip on the rear bumper, than we heard this awful groaning metal sound combined with a crunching that sounded like giant Rice Crispies... snap-crackling-popping. Then the coup de gras... on the first try at lifting the whole body came off of the frame and buckled in a cloud of orange dust! And...that was that. By the way, this car only had just over 30,000 miles on it too! So my heart goes out along with a big salute for courage to whomever the new owner is on 1001. I notice that it appeared to be sitting down at all four wheels (the skirts are off of the rear, making it appear to be sitting higher). A torsion-level car down on all four corners...tells me there's a lot that must be going on underneath...I wish the new owner good luck!
Posted on: 2016/7/12 22:45
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Exactly who IS the new owner of this Caribbean? I may have a source for a 56 hood in excellent condition.
Posted on: 2016/7/13 6:12
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1956 Packard Caribbean Convertible
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