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Hello, as some of you have seen my cars for sale posts I have a 55 Caribbean Convert, a 55 Patrician 4 door and a 56 Four Hundred. I have located a windshield among extra parts but do not know which car the now deceased owner purchased it for. Are they interchangeable or have markings for me to see to identify? Thanks in advance for any help

Simply post a picture of it. Also, measure the height of the glass in the center of the car.

Generally Hardtops (400, HT Carribean, etc) and Convertibles use the same windshield, and all others use the Sedan windshield, which is the taller of the two.

It could also be back glass of which I think there were 4 different styles for V8 cars

From what Randy had told me the 55 56 Caribbean used a different windshield than other models . Parts book lists different number for 5588 ,5699 models clear heat absorbent and blue heat absorbent. other models are all different numbers. They are hard to locate

I have two windshields for 1956 and was told that they were the same for all models. Not true in 1951-1954 but I am not sure for 1955-1956.

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Oooooo! Sorry... but this is just not true. I have owned several Caribbeans over the years and a gaggle of other Packards.

1955 and 1956 Caribbean [i]convertible windshields are shorter/different from other Packards of the same time period. This ought to be common knowledge after all these years. So I am surprised to see that people don't know this fact.

I supplied the windshield for the restoration of 1956 Caribbean 5699-1001. I can assure you the convertible windshield is indeed different...AND furthermore, the hardtop and convertible do NOT share the same windshield– no matter how many rumors may claim so. Nor is there a different size for the sedan.

The only differences for the non-convertible 1955-1956 Packards are the tint or no tint and shading.

Let's please, please correct this notion.

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