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Interesting video and observations. Only a couple of Packards, but some other nice cars made an appearance. I noted that most of the cars were sporting blackwall tires...I counted maybe 15 with whitewall.

Congrats! Your hard work paid off. Now time to enjoy it and drive. Throw in some small projects here and there to improve it.

That's a beautiful car.

-Kevin

It's a beautiful car. One that wouldn't take much to get it looking and running fantastic. If I had the room, time, and money I would take it. But no space currently, no time, and money is needed elsewhere.

Have you tried any local clubs? Packard Club regions? I think it's just a matter of getting the word out. Someone is looking for a good car and just needs to know where this one is.

-Kevin

1956 400, Tangier Red and Dover White. Looks to be in excellent condition. Red, white, black interior, engine compartment looks nice, dual antennas. Price seems to be fair considering how nice the car is.
$18,900

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185489885340?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337836973&customid=542806&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

Nice bling! Lol!

How many kids total are you needing belts for? If you did 3 belts in the rear, you could use two of them for car seats and one for another kid. You could also do 3 belts in the front.

I did 2 in the front and 2 in the back. I've fit the whole family (7) in the car, with the younger kids buckled and everyone else unstrapped. Not up to modern safety standards, but given that these cars didn't have belts at all originally it's at least an improvement. I don't drive the car fast, and the roads around us are light traffic and country.

If you do 3 buckles in the front or the back, you will need to provide additional support where the mounting bolts for middle and outer belts mount to the body. Otherwise you could pull the mounting bolts through the sheet metal in an accident.

Todd - I forgot to mention that for belts look at Retrobelt. That's what I used in my car and they work great. Not hard to install and they are very functional. I didn't start taking my kids around in the car until I had those installed. I went with two belts in the back seat, but probably should have gone for three.

-Kevin

That's a nice car to start from. Lots of things to like about it...the pink repaint looks nicely done, the chrome and stainless trim is not too rough, and the interior is really not bad at all.

The white leather/vinyl on the interior will clean up a bit with some ZEP All-Around Oxy Cleaner. It won't fix any cracks, but it will help to get the dirt and stains off. The worn black vinyl on the door panels can be fixed relatively easily by an upholstery place. The cloth on the seats looks great.

The headliner has been replaced with an incorrect cloth one. I believe it should be a white vinyl. SMS Auto Fabrics can make one up for you easily and they aren't that expensive. They can be installed DIY with some patience and guidance, or pay an upholstery shop to do it for you. Replacing it is up to you. What you have is serviceable. Put the stainless trim back on the inside and it will dress it up nicely.

All the things you asked in your original post have been covered by others. Don't get discouraged. You have a great car to start from. It's 100 times better than what I started with.

-Kevin

TCP Global had Polaris Blue on their website a while back and I know that at least one car was painted with it. Should be somewhere on this site or the Packard Club forums. Can't remember where I saw it. It was a 53 or 54 Caribbean. Color looked right to me.

I couldn't find the color on the website right now, but I'm sure a call to them would clear it up. At some point I'd like to have my car painted back to the original Polaris Blue, so I'm interested in what you find.

-Kevin

I want these so bad, but there is just no way I can take on another project right now. Someone is going to get a fantastic set of cars to work with.

-Kevin