5682 - Patrician Touring Sedan

SERIES:

56th

YEAR:

1956

WB:

127

MODEL/CHASSIS:

5680

CARBURETOR:

Rochester 4GC 7008610

ENGINE:

374

CYLINDERS:

8

HP:

290

WEIGHT:

4,255

MSRP:

$4,160

TOTAL PRODUCTION:

3,775

PASSENGERS:

6

GND VOLTAGE:

-12

TIRE SIZE:

8.00x15

Hood bird streamlined to the max; just below, a crest replaces the letters formerly used with 55th Series. Front fender headlamp brows are extended forward, increasing the appearance of overall length. Grille is restyled with larger openings, backed up by a mesh panel that was initially made of chrome-plated steel, but Packard quickly switched to a gold-anodized aluminum material to keep up with Cadillac. Front bumper guards are moved outboard; air opening in lower valence is enlarged and also includes a mesh panel. Ribbed stainless side trim (aka - Reynolds Wrap) is extended all the way to the taillight; new gas door molding features a concealed finger cove. Window finish moldings are eliminated from top of sedan doors and center pillars, in favor of a wider molding for the roof drip rail. Brushed stainless side roof trim and corresponding sheet metal gusset allow for a more streamlined roof pillar; former circle-vee ornament replaced with a crest here. Fender skirts and lower body moldings are standard. Trunk lid is squared off, and circle-vee ornamentation replaces former trunk handle. V-shaped ornaments on taillights replaced by a hexagonal red reflex All exterior script plates are now gold-plated. New electric door locks available with electric (power) window lifts, but on sedans only. Torsion-Level suspension is still an option, but with 100% installation in actual production; it officially becomes standard equipment in May of 1956. - BH