Wow! That is the crown jewel of the 21st Series Clippers! A 2106/2125 club sedan with that marvelous 356, long hood and fastback plus elegant, high quality interior, it has it all.

We'll all be following your progress as you get this gem restored. Good luck.

Stev

A '47 Custom Super Clipper, project:
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/newberry-springs-1947-packard/7393861895.html

A '50 Super Deluxe, ready to enjoy:
https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/burlington-1950-packard/7389171711.html

A '52 200, project or parts, cheap:
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/d/fort-collins-1952-packard/7389404557.html

A '35 120, partially completed project:
https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/barberton-packard-1935/7389388737.html

Steve

Added 10-16-2021
A '55 400, drivable project:
https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/livingston-1955-packard-400-coupe/7392967269.html

A '55 Clipper Super Panama, ready to enjoy:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/d/lacey-1955-packard-super-panama/7390167028.html

Added 10-19-2021
A '55 Patrician & 400 project and parts:
https://hanford.craigslist.org/cto/d/hanford-packard-1955-patrician-touring/7395964436.html

A '55 Patrician, enjoy while you improve it:
https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/conowingo-1955-packard-patrician/7393378621.html

Two '53's, Cavalier & Patricin, parts or ambitious project:
https://martinsburg.craigslist.org/cto/d/halltown-1953-packard-pair/7396000741.html

Sorry for the late notice, this just came to my attention:
https://www.proxibid.com/59-1929-Packard-Car/lotInformation/64176008

Spare engine transmission and miscellaneous parts:
https://www.proxibid.com/248-Packard-8-Cylinder-Engine-Transmission-Radiator-Starter-Misc/lotInformation/64175923

The general auction listing:
https://www.proxibid.com/MacFadden-Sons-Inc/Awesome-Albany-County-Estate-Auction/event-catalog/207971

If you buy it, please tell us about it.

Steve

Less than a week...the gravitational fields wax stronger daily...

This Kansas estate sale includes a rough 1946 Packard Clipper straight 8cyl. Has has trim in trunk. $900"
https://lawrence.craigslist.org/cto/d/lawrence-classic-car-estate-sale/7384341195.html

A '56 Clipper Super Ross has listed, good project start:
https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/parkton-price-cut-1956-packard-clipper/7384450224.html

A '49 Eight 23rd Series sedan, project:
https://youngstown.craigslist.org/cto/d/hubbard-1949-packard-super/7379985240.html

A '37 115 coupe, great restoration, not inexpensive:
https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/cto/d/sherborn-1937-packard-115-sport-coupe/7383810463.html

A '39 Six sedan, ready to enjoy:
https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/salisbury-solid-1939-packard-1700/7379701062.html

Steve

Mike:

Congratulations on becoming that handsome '53 Caribbean's next steward. Glad too you were able to keep your '53 Clipper Deluxe in the family.

The 359 should give the '53 Caribbean lots of 'pep' with stick shift and overdrive. Ultramatic is nice and smooth if a tad 'leisurely' which is what buyers expected of an automatic transmission then. I enjoy my '53 Clipper Deluxe so equipped but plan on my next Packard being stick with overdrive.

Good luck with your new Caribbean, we'll all be interested to see your progress with it.

Steve

The H-Series twelve in the 1936-'48 Lincoln-Zephyr, Custom and Continental were a badly underdeveloped powerplant barely up to the job. As cited, very poor crankcase ventilation in addition to cooling problems caused by the exhaust runners through the water jackets between the cylinders resulted in hot spots on cylinder walls and excessive heat transferred into the cooling system. The fans was mounted on the front of the crankshaft where it was ineffective in the upper areas of the radiator. The cooling issues were the motivation for E.T. Gregorie to mock-up a low shrouded grille opening for cooling testing. The favorable results lead to 1938 Lincoln-Zephyr low, horizontal grille configuration.

The other major factor that lead to engine problems was the ways in which they were driven. It was a essentially a short-stroke configuration in the long-stroke era coupled with being upper medium-priced and luxury cars. How were those folks who bought such cars used to driving? By using the massive torque at low rpms the straight eight developed to drive the cars almost as if they had an automatic transmission. Many weren't adroit at clutch/gear shifting coordination, which long stroke/high torque engines would tolerate when lugged.

The H-Series twelve had to be kept rev'd up to develop much of any torque which folks in that price segment weren't used to practicing. When they drove as they had after trading a Packard/Buick/Chrysler in for a Lincoln-Zephyr, it wasn't long before the functional issues developed.

Edsel Ford was Lincoln's President but Old Henry held the purse-strings when it came to major expenditures. Edsel had to fight to get any investment in the Lincoln Division. Once the engine proved to be problematic, no real efforts were mounted to correct those issues. Edsel had to make do with what he had. His development of the Zephyr and Continental saved the Lincoln brand from demise, even if it was with very compromised products.

Thanks for reading my latest diatribe.
Steve

A '39 120 convertible coupe, sidemounts, ready to enjoy, not inexpensive:
https://racine.craigslist.org/cto/d/lake-geneva-1939-packard-120/7378335374.html

A '53 Clipper Deluxe touring sedan, also very nice, ready to enjoy:
https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/cto/d/menomonie-1953-packard-clipper-deluxe/7377580575.html

Here is the AACA Forum posting of the '53 Clipper Deluxe with photos:
https://forums.aaca.org/topic/368133-for-sale-1953-packard-clipper-deluxe-very-nice-paint-and-chrome-menomonie-wi-not-mine/?tab=comments#comment-2268298

Steve

A '48 Super Eight, 33K miles noted, driver condition:
https://topeka.craigslist.org/cto/d/topeka-1948-packard/7372165035.html

A '55 Clipper sedan, fine condition throughout, ready to enjoy, not inexpensive:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/clearwater-1955-packard-clipper-4dr/7369518497.html

A '57 Clipper town sedan, power steering, brakes and windows, solid project start, pricey:
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/hillsdale-antique-1957-packard-clipper/7372873567.html

An extremely rough '57 Clipper parts car:
https://eastnc.craigslist.org/cto/d/greenville-57-packard-town-clipper/7361879320.html

Steve

Not only is the 'Dietrich' custom body tag in the wrong location but running a couple screws through the cloisonne is really a class act.

That body is a mass of telltales, the wide B-pillar is another: not a feature of the Murray convertible sedan body, its too narrow to have been from a phaeton.

I hope this examination keeps a potential buyer making a terribly costly mistake.

Steve