Re: 1956 Caribbean under seat heater

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2021/4/1 18:42:54

Ole did not own 5699-1001 but he was supervising its restoration here in NJ on behalf of the owner in Scandinavia. I supplied some parts, followed it from purchase, and could post some photos of it.

As purchased by Ole's friend the car would even be a marginal parts car and it will be more of a reconstruction than a restoration, little of the original was salvageable. The motor, windshield frame, folding top bows, some of the cowl, the VN plate, seat frames, and some other parts will be saved, much of the rest coming from a 1956 400 donor car. If it weren't 5699-1001 it would have been scrapped 20 years earlier when it appeared for sale at the 1999 Packard Centennial, it was even at that time nearly a derelict.