Re: 1955 Caribbean Manual Trans.

Posted by Kevin AZ On 2009/11/22 20:06:27

Prior to buying my 400 in 1999 I spied a '55 Caribbean in Prescott AZ. I was in the market so to speak, but with few dollars in the pocket, I passed on the '55 Carib that had a 3-speed manual transmission. The car was going for about 17k as I recall and the original owner had moved from Detroit to AZ for health reasons. At the time the man was quite old, and he was also selling a '55 Clipper HT & a '41 120 sedan also. A friend purchased the 120 sight unseen and I don't know what ever happened to the convertible. I took lots of pictures (35mm) at the time, and each time I see them today I kick myself hard in the a__! Reference the transmission, the story was that it was a factory replacement! The man was so frustrated with the TU that he returned the car to the factory and they installed the dependable manual unit for him.

That and a dollar buys us a cup of Joe.

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