Re: 1952 Patrician - Derham or Henney?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/4/6 19:23:30

Steve, thanks for your thoughts, and what you suggest is entirely plausible. And thanks also for confirming that you also had seen it offered for sale on eBay in that time frame, I was beginning to doubt myself and wondering if it was just the photo that was for sale.

If you reduce a similar side projection of a stock 52 Patrician to a common dimension like hood length or wheel diameter, and then scale the length of the driver's door window pane against the vent window, it's quite apparent that the front door is longer than a sedan door. It has been suggested that this increase might have been to accomodate a side-facing rear jump seat - clearly the wheelbase is too short for conventional jump seats.

I keep hoping someone recognizes the car and comes forward with current info, not only am I interested but so is Robert Neal who is now working on his new book on the 51-54 Packards. In fact that's where all this started - he and I exchanging thoughts, photos, etc. A true coachbuilt 50s Packard is so rare, it's hard to think it's fallen into obscurity.