I think black may be original and sure looks good to me too. Right or wrong, others must agree with us.
In addition to what appears to be black stripes in illustrations in the 54 Clipper owners manual and in the sales brochure there are a few of what appear to be original 54 Clipper photos in the archive that also appear to have that piece of trim with black fill.
Packard also used black striping on many pieces of trim found on 55-6 models so maybe that piece was a precursor to the later styling cues.
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