Re: The 1951 Patrician of Jim L. in OR

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2014/12/23 21:37:32

I'm glad the subject of the trunk handle came up as that is one of the questions I was going to ask in the future. I think I went over every picture in the '51 section of the photo archives trying to see what the correct color was or even if there was a color. Some of the pics look to me like they were left blank.

What I would like is info on the number of trim pieces around the base of the rear seat. Were there two ribbed bands like on the bottom of the door panel or just one? If there are two, are they spaced like they are on the doors?

Also every picture of the interior of a '51 Patrician seems to be the 501 trim: taupe pleated door panel inserts on light wool body and a dark beige instrument panel. I have yet to find one with the 503 like mine: Dark Blue over light beige (a strange combo) with a sort of silver grey dash and window trim.

If I were ordering the car new in '51 I would have gone with the Taupe and Tan interior myself. It looks so much warmer. I'm sort of done in one grey interiors as both my mom's 88 Tempo Sport has grey interior as did my first '95 Lincoln Town Car. I'm burned out on grey but am thinking I should stick with it in this case as, judging from the number of pictures, the 503 treatment looks to be rather rare.

My thanks to O_D, Howard, Larry51 and 51Packard for your help and encouragement.