Re: 1955 Clipper Panama

Posted by BH On 2008/8/24 19:03:33

I doubt if that's a factory job. Emerald Green is Code C and Citrine is Code P, but I can't find a CP (or PC) two-tone listed on any of the supplier paint charts.

Yet, Studebaker actually offered a yellow-green two-tone scheme in that year, which some owners have called "Lymon" (a term coined by the marketers of the Sprite soft drink).

Of course, examples abound where Packard would do what a customer demanded (with enough persistence) to make the sale, but when they wouldn't, some dealers would. After all these years, it could simply be a repaint done to someone's personal tastes. The proof will be in the paint code on the serial number palte on the drivers door hinge pillar.

Regardless, when it's your name on the title, you can paint your car any color you want, but know that most people prefer colors as used by the factory for that year and model.