Re: 1952 Patrician - Derham or Henney?

Posted by BH On 2012/4/6 13:59:21

I'm no expert on coachbuilt Packards, but not so sure I'd make that connection to Henney based solely on their 53-54 Corporate Limousine and Executive Sedan models. Those bodies look to be made from the front of a stock four-door sedan and the rear of a club sedan, with the rear door fabricated from a coupe front door and the front window frame of a sedan rear door to get that big rectangular side window opening. You'll see similar approach taken with limo conversions of countless brands in later years.

The car in question does appear to have custom-built doors based on the conventional front and rear four-door sedan units, but stretched. Yet, the roof and backlight (rear window) appear to have treatment similar to what was used on the 53 Derham - that is, some sort of cap, with entire roof covered in osme sort of fabric/vinyl/etc.