Re: Packard "Ivory" & interior color?

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2015/1/12 10:55:42

Somewhere on this site are the sales brochures, parts list, and info about the interior options. Takes some leg work. But what isn't around/couldn't find is the chart as to what combos they offered with the seat cloth or were available/sold. So you have to go to pictures, etc. I saw one "ivory" '48 or 49 sedan for sale about a year ago in CA and it had the plaid vinyl seats. Do not know if ext. color was orig. Another in NJ had the brown tweed which seemed to be prevalent based on the number of pictures I saw.
I even asked one car dealer to take an interior shot for me. You can also go to the PAC roster keepers, but unless they have or know of one like yours, it wasn't as helpful as I expected.
Some of the common interior items like the knobs, escutcheons, etc are "ivory" so it matches with a lot of colors and the "wood grain". I was told but never verified the 23 headliners were one color but that didn't seem to be the case nor matched the cloths. Good luck. It'll come down to cost, taste, and preference unless you have swatches to match.