Re: 1953 Caribbean Prototype

Posted by jfrom@kanter On 2016/1/18 12:03:43

The photo of the Caribbean quarter panel is the same as all 53 Caribs. The car started life with a body shell of a regular 51-54 convertible, it was extended by using the last 20" or so of a 51-3 senior car, a 300 or 400 sedan.
If you look inside the trunk you will see the end of the junior fender with the oval cutout for the tail lamp. There is a dead space between that surface and the inside of the senior car tail lamp mounting.

The fenders were extended in order to have the continental kit "built in" rather than hanging off the back.

Due to the need for a top well it was necessary to shorten the trunk lid, this was done on all 51-55 convertibles and those trunks are all interchangeable except for the holes to mount the scripts, emblem surrounds etc.

There is nothing mysterious about these cars.