Great Uncle Larry's 1955 Caribbean 5588 MDF 92
Posted by ZeroCool On 2020/11/27 2:35:02
Hello everyone. I'm new to being a Packard owner, and have been lurking on the site over the past few years.
The short story of me becoming the owner of this old girl, is that I inherited her from the first owner, my great uncle, indirectly. He was the last to use it as a daily driver. He parked it in his garage in 1961 eight years before his death in 1969. It later passed to my Mother after his wife passed, and then to my Father, and now to me.
This car was purchased in Louisville Kentucky by my great uncle. The 1955 Caribbean was a rather special car in its time. This one was actually part of the first Pegasus Day Parade in 1956 preceding Derby Day held at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville.
My Great uncle owned several brick yards in the Louisville area, and this Caribbean became a brick salesman's car. The trunk still has sample bricks and some business correspondence in it.
This last October, I moved the Caribbean from Louisville to Jacksonville Florida with the intent to restore her to her former glory and participate in a parade again. I have my eyes set on something like the Veteran's day parade with beauty queens sitting atop the back seat waving to the crowds.
The car is 99.7% complete. She is missing the ignition switch and lock, the glovebox lock, and the rear fender skirts. (does that sound like 0.3%?) She needs lots of care an cleaning. She will need to be woken up slowly and carefully. All of her systems will need to be gone through completely.
In the time I have been following the site, I have seen an abundant of knowledge and advice on Packard's and how to keep them on the road. I will try to absorb as much of this as possible before asking for advice myself. This site/community is a real asset that I will rely on.
The attached picture of my Great Uncle Larry and his car as it is now after the trip to Florida.
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The short story of me becoming the owner of this old girl, is that I inherited her from the first owner, my great uncle, indirectly. He was the last to use it as a daily driver. He parked it in his garage in 1961 eight years before his death in 1969. It later passed to my Mother after his wife passed, and then to my Father, and now to me.
This car was purchased in Louisville Kentucky by my great uncle. The 1955 Caribbean was a rather special car in its time. This one was actually part of the first Pegasus Day Parade in 1956 preceding Derby Day held at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville.
My Great uncle owned several brick yards in the Louisville area, and this Caribbean became a brick salesman's car. The trunk still has sample bricks and some business correspondence in it.
This last October, I moved the Caribbean from Louisville to Jacksonville Florida with the intent to restore her to her former glory and participate in a parade again. I have my eyes set on something like the Veteran's day parade with beauty queens sitting atop the back seat waving to the crowds.
The car is 99.7% complete. She is missing the ignition switch and lock, the glovebox lock, and the rear fender skirts. (does that sound like 0.3%?) She needs lots of care an cleaning. She will need to be woken up slowly and carefully. All of her systems will need to be gone through completely.
In the time I have been following the site, I have seen an abundant of knowledge and advice on Packard's and how to keep them on the road. I will try to absorb as much of this as possible before asking for advice myself. This site/community is a real asset that I will rely on.
The attached picture of my Great Uncle Larry and his car as it is now after the trip to Florida.
Attach file:
(245.84 KB)
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