Re: Was a 1955 Caribbean modified to make a 1956 Caribbean prototype?

Posted by HH56 On 2024/1/12 12:54:53

Another question would be if Leeedy or anyone else would know of any documentation to prove whether the car is a prototype or was a custom job by a dealer. I would think a prototype would have much more of the 56 items than seats and trim but those are the easy and inexpensive items to change a dealer might have done.

Over the years there have been stories of other models that were updated or customized by dealers to show a direction Packard could have gone or in some cases to outfit and move an unsold car by giving it some of the current year styling. The Packard Esquire is an example of a dealer custom job in which a few were made or sold. I believe it was intended to indicate a direction Packard could have gone.