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| 5647 - Clipper Super Hardtop Coupe | |||
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| SERIES: | 56th | |
| YEAR: | 1956 | ||
| WB: | 122 | ||
| MODEL/CHASSIS: | 5640 | ||
| CARBURETOR: | Carter WGD 2393S | ||
| ENGINE: | 352 | ||
| CYLINDERS: | 8 | ||
| HP: | 240 | ||
| WEIGHT: | 4,035 | ||
| MSRP: | $2,916 | ||
| TOTAL PRODUCTION: | 3,999 | ||
| PASSENGERS: | 6 | ||
| GND VOLTAGE: | -12 | ||
| TIRE SIZE: | 7.60x15 | ||
| General Information: | |||
| Clipper is now formally registered as a separate make for 1956. As such, Packard script plate is eliminated, but later reinstated in production and offered to previous owners as a retrofit. As with 55th Series, Super is the entry-level hardtop in the line-up. Panama designation, however, is dropped. Headlamp bezels are restyled, increasing the appearance of overall length; turn signals relocated from grille to front fender. Front bumper guards are moved outboard; air opening in lower valence is enlarged and also includes a mesh panel. Side trim is restyled to provide a side stripe on two-tone models. Rear fender skirts and rocker panel moldings are optional. Trunk lid is squared off; rear bumper is a completely new design, integrated with new shark-fin taillights, which would remain popular with customizers for decades to come. Torsion-Level suspension continues as an option and was likely factory-installed on all examples of this model, but becomes standard equipment in May of 1956. - BH | |||
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