postwar Coachbuilt Packards

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/10/28 12:31:45

The thread on the Monte Carlos and other Packard factory creations was so interesting to me and others and got such good participation, let me start another but this time I'll just broach the subject and see what photos and info others come up with. Let's stick to the postwar coachbuilt cars (though they are less coachbuilt than just gussied up factory bodies except for the 47 Clipper convertible sedans), all by Derham. I'll identify a few and let's see how good we are at filling in with pictures and information. (1) two 1947 Custom Super Clipper convertible sedans on extended wheelbases, (2) a 1950 Custom 8 sedan, (3) a 1951 or 52 formal Patrician, (4) several 1953 and 1954 Patrician formal sedans and formal limousines, and (5) the 1955 or 1956 Patrician formal. There are pictures that I know of of all except the last, though it has been seen by at least one PAC member (not me). Are there others? Let's leave the Packard Esquire for a separate thread as it really was a dealer creation.