Re: 1956 Clipper Deluxe

Posted by Brian Wilson On 2020/4/14 5:52:55

Hello Dave

That's interesting.

I guess you can tell from the numbers that your engines were produced in late 1956. Even though they are stamped at the back, do they contain the VN or can they somehow be linked to that?

It appears from that factory note that as early as 1955, Packard knew which engines were going into export cars. I wonder if that's correct though, given the other anomalies? There's certainly no evidence of it in my car. In fact, you probably noticed that nobody ever bothered to stamp the trim or paint code on my VN plate. I just happen to know what they were. Guess you've been wrestling with these sorts of questions for a long time!

Do you have the car which goes with your Patrician engine?

Where was your Caribbean manufactured? In South Bend?

Brian