Re: 56 Patrician bought off ebay

Posted by BH On 2010/7/5 10:44:34

Randy -

Since this SPEC code is in the same position where a trim set number normally appears on the few production orders that I've seen, I would agree that this a code for a special interior.

Perhaps, then, we should consider "REQ. 209" together. I wonder if this is a reference to the request for a special interior trim. Note that trim sets 90 and 290 are the two Caribbean interiors available for '56 with Vermillion (orange) leather. Might there have been other cars with the interior combo used in your Patrician special, such that the factory assigned a trim set "209"?

I have no idea what the "/TL CR EQ/" notation means, but suspect it has something to do with shipping, rather than build. CR was only an option for Clipper Deluxe and Super models (with small hub caps, rather than full wheel covers), and I've never seen any reference to an EQ option code.