Re: The Stripper Clipper (1955 Panama)

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2014/7/29 22:24:30

Nice blog. This is a very interesting car to me. I've thought long and hard about what kind of '55 I'd like, and really the Panama (with TL suspension) came close to the top of the list. It's probably the lightest of them all, and it's a 2-door!!! It looks mighty fine with the windows down in the pic you posted. The P.S. is a great idea. I don't know how you'll do it, but, at least on my '54, the P.S. comes with a little quicker steering gear, and supposedly a little shorter turning radius. To tell the truth, I don't know how it could have a longer turning radius than it does!

If you go to a dual MC, you might go power on the brakes, too, eh?

The 3-on-the-tree is especially nice on the pre-Twin Ultramatic cars. In fact, the "book" value of my '54 is higher with the 3-speed OD than with the automatic. I didn't catch if yours also had OD. It's really nice for highway cruising, and comes with real "grunt" gears in the rear end. Tire chirps abound!

It's nice you've got a driveable car that looks decent. That makes all the difference in the world as you work on it. Good luck!