Re: 1956 Caribbean
Posted by Leeedy On 2023/11/21 0:23:23
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Packard Filip wrote:
I have seen the condition of 1001's body in person, and I am also forced to deal with it in a way. Instead of getting the trunk lid that came with 1210 I'm left with the trunk lids for 1001 and the 400 donor to combine into one that's good condition somehow.
It's relieving to know that the engine parts that have gone missing aren't on 1001's engine without either me or the current owner of 1001 knowing though.
I will have to hope that the previous owner of all three manages to find whatever he has misplaced, especially since it should've been a part of what my friend paid for.. and what I'll be paying for soon enough.
Check back in this thread. I posted a fairly recent photo earlier in this same thread of 5699-1001 chassis and engine. At that time, the chassis including engine was completely restored with the exceptions I noted in this thread.
I personally knew both Ole Book and Mats, the gentleman who bought the car from Ole. I even provided Ole with parts for 5699-1001, including a windshield. This was while 1001 was still in the USA.
Mats lives in Sweden and was considering selling 5699-1001 several months back when he contacted me.
I do not know who had 5699-1210 (another white/orange/black car) and I don't know about the owner's medical issues and storage issues, etc. All unknown to me.
However, here is what I can tell you about 5699-1210. Without looking up my records, I believe it was delivered new in the state of Ohio of USA.
The last photos I have of this car were taken outside of the USA (I believe in Rotterdam) in 2013 and outdoors. Whoever said it was disassembled is mistaken since it was intact as a whole automobile at least by 2013.
At that time, the engine had been demoted down to an odd 2-barrel carburetor (not 4 barrel). The oil canister and breather cap had been chrome plated in years previous. There was no air cleaner. The chrome valve rocker covers looked decent and there were Packard factory countermeasure spark plug wire looms in place. The engine compartment overall was in poor and rusty and neglected condition, despite the shiny valve covers. But the engine was definitely intact at that time. The car was also listed for sale on eBay at one time.
The convertible top fabric was completely missing. However, the Naples Orange interior actually looked fairly decent.
The exterior of the vehicle had original MTV paint looking worn but serviceable. However the front of the hood and front fenders were beginning to show serious rust. It was equipped with twin exterior rearview mirrors and thin-line whitewall tires.
Aside from what I described here, everything else looked pretty much intact. There was even a spare tire in the trunk. And yes, the decklid looked very solid. So perhaps someone decided to swap it to 1001, from what you are saying here.
I have personal records on ALL Caribbeans. I have saved information on these cars and every one I encountered since I was growing up in Detroit the 1950s. My lists are not the same as club listings.
What is most important if you want me to assist you: I need to see photos of what you have and what is going on with these cars. This is necessary to make sense out of all this.
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