Re: 56 Caribbean 1147

Posted by BH On 2007/8/10 12:13:59

Robert,

Trunk detail on that car is not quite correct, and I have yet to see a fully-authentic trunk lining set repro'd for these 56th Series cars.

The pattern on the material used in that Carib skips a row and column - something an owner might not notice if they only had a small scrap of original material from their '56 Packard. I believe Joel (packards1) pointed that out, at Perrysburg this year, and told me that pattern was used in Mustang of the 60s.

A few years ago, Randy Berger announced that he had found a supply of the original Burtex material - in the correct pattern. I was skeptical, but he sent me a scrap and it exactly matched the the original trunk lining in my Patrician sedan and Carib H/T. However, that inventory appears to have since been exhausted.

Also, the original lining sets in my cars does not have contrasting binding.

As many '56s as I have seen with incorrect lining, and in this day and age of digital imaging and printing, you would think that someone would have repro'd the material and sets by now.

Of course, money is always an issue - on both the supply and dmenad side fo the equation