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5697 [ 5688 ] Caribbean Hardtop Coupe
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1956 | SERIES: | 56th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 5697 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 5688 | MODEL NAME: | Caribbean Hardtop Coupe |
| VIN NUMBER: | *MISSING* | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Sonoma County, CA | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Fair | OWNER: | HH56 | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | Fresno, CA | OWNED CONDITION: | Excellent | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | 296 | PAINT CODE: | MKN | PAINT NAME: | Dover White / Scottish Heather / Maltese Gray Metallic |
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Red, White leather reversible to gray cloth. | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | |||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 374 (8 cyl, 310 hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | *MISSING* | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | PB Twin Ultra | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | All standard Packard supplied for Caribbean plus installation of factory air from parts car. | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | Had been a daily driver for many years with almost 3K miles. Was very tired and well broken in. The late Steve Williams told me that every weekday morning there would be a long line of cars on a busy no pass 2 lane road and the older gentleman driving the Packard into SF at 4 mph would usually be cause of it. Very large amount of rust found during restoration caused me to make at the time a not very wise decision of replacing instead of repairing but all else original, cleaned, repainted, replated, reworked etc. Next project is now non working factory air repair or probable replacement with a modern unit but keeping the innards hidden or incorporated in existing case so it looks original. | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
MODIFICATIONS: | PI Pump, .060 over, Chrysler 413 pistons | ||||
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