Re: Richter's '53 Caribbean

Posted by Caribbeandude On 2015/3/30 23:44:15

that additional thickness in the frame was for structural soundness and integrity for the convertibles, the 51 through 56 Packard convertibles were very structurally sound cars due to this additional thickness. Remember that the 52/53 Monte Carlo show cars had cut roofs and greatly flexed (with doors coming open ) when going over railroad tracks due to the use of a non-convertible frame. The Packard engineers added beefed up the convertible frames for a reason