Re: Model Info Pages
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/1/9 21:49:16
Yes, the standard 53 and 54 lwb cars were converted from Patrician sedans by Henney. As I recall, 150 in 1953, and 100 in 1954, divided between executive sedan (no divider window) and limousine. W/o looking it up, I believe all 4 variants were 149 inch wb and had jump seats.
The 1954 Salesman's Data book gives pictures and data on the two lwb cars that year, but doesn't mention anything about factory-optioned Derham treatments on either the standard or lwb cars. But such things were normally covered in letters to dealers.
PS - George Hamlin has owned at least one std factory lwb 54 and one Derham version and has published a few articles on them years back in TPC. I'll give him a phone call and see what I can learn, but I suspect that Packard commissioned Derham to make several of the Patrician sedans and lwb cars on spec., that would have been absolutely consistent with Nance's efforts to upgrade the senior line (like finally making the Caribbean a senior car).
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