Re: V8 Parts Guy from Duluth Minnesota area

Posted by HH56 On 2014/8/1 8:42:37

I am not sure how you can tell it is a 56 over a 55 except maybe the eyebrows.

If they are senior cars and stock, a few other ways to tell from a distance or a quick glance:

55 had PACKARD spelled on hood, 56 did not have the name but had a crest on the hood
55 had the side "reynolds wrap" stop at the vertical chrome molding in front of quarter panel. 56 carried it all the way back to tail light.
55 tail lights had gold Vees below the lens and 56 had the red hexagons.
55 trunk lid was rounded in the center and handle and decoration was a long horizontal chrome piece. 56 lid was squared and had a large gold circle with the Vee and crest as the handle .