Re: Interior Packard 54 Clipper Deluxe - Original or Update Question

Posted by Ross On 2009/8/23 21:59:45

The front of the parts book lists some interesting interiors for your 5492 under the "leather trimmed cars": three combos of light/dark in green, grey, or blue in genuine leather. (Trim codes 5-6-7)

Also available were trim codes 25, 26, and 27 which were combos of light/dark in green, grey, and blue in "imitation leather" that is vinyl!

Probably no one knows what these looked like but if you did your seats in the same basic style as they are, with dark bottoms, and a light colored cap on the backrest you would be very close. The dark color should match the color and grain on the bottom of your door panels.

Even genuine leather trimmed cars got leatherette door panels, just like the convertibles and hardtops. If you agonize with the parts book long enough you may be able to tease out if the headliner was then cloth or vinyl. I am pretty sure that "leather trimmed cars" got vinyl headliners. In 55 and 56 many Patricians had leather seats with cloth inserts and those all got vinyl headliners.

So you could do your interior on the cheap and still be 100% correct. I'm going to do my 50 Super sedan in all red vinyl and leather and according to the parts book it will be correct