Re: 1953 Caribbean Prototype

Posted by Tubster On 2017/3/10 11:11:14

Kelvin, it is my turn to apologize. I had forgotten about the wording on the invitation to register the car. The registration asks what my plans for the car are, I picked the one I thought was the only one that said resale. I DO NOT plan on restoring this car. I may yet try and get in running.

The chrome pieces from on top of the quarter panels are in the trunk. At some point they were removed and the holes crudely filled in.

You mentioned the build sheet. This is not the first time I have heard this and probably won't be the last. My car came out of a barn and to call it a mouse palace would be a major understatement. I just have no faith that it is on top of the glove box. To climb through the car to get to the glove box is surely worthy of a tetnis shot.

May I suggest getting a copy of Leon Dixon's book The untold story of Detroits Secret Concept Car Builder and a copy of Packard 1951 To 1954, by Robert J. Neal both books have both answered questions for me as well as posed more questions.