Re: Resurrecting my 56’ Patrician
Posted by packardsix1939 On 2023/11/5 19:37:07
To confirm what HH56 noted, black was a common color scheme for Packards and was probably offered every year they were built. It was a very popular color, especially prior to WWII. I've seen a number of solid black Packards and even had a couple, like my 1951 200 Club Sedan which I owned in the early 1990's. See picture below. Unfortunately, I did not take a picture of the ID plate, but as I recall, it indicated "X" for color scheme, which meant Black on the color charts.
I was going to restore this car, but the poor thing was almost rusted in half. I sold it to a collector in Pennsylvania and he did restore it. It came out great, but he decided to paint it metallic grey as he really didn't like black. Go figure.
Note that in this photo, the paint on the car is factory original. It had come from the estate of the original owner and had never had any restoration work done to it. But after a number of years of outdoor storage, it had deteriorated to the point where a full restoration was the only option if the car was to be saved.
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I was going to restore this car, but the poor thing was almost rusted in half. I sold it to a collector in Pennsylvania and he did restore it. It came out great, but he decided to paint it metallic grey as he really didn't like black. Go figure.
Note that in this photo, the paint on the car is factory original. It had come from the estate of the original owner and had never had any restoration work done to it. But after a number of years of outdoor storage, it had deteriorated to the point where a full restoration was the only option if the car was to be saved.
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