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1954 Patrician with Factory Air Conditioning. Seems complete and in good condition.
sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/napa-1954 ... ard-patricia-ac-car/7083510025.html
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I'm just not understanding why the 1951-1954 Packard Automobiles are shown such disrespect? Can someone enlighten me please. The only comment Dolores made when we were shopping for a Packard...I wanted a 1929 or so and she a 1949-50. She said 'The 51-54 cars look too much like Chevys'. As you might expect, our 1949 'Miss Prudence' is just what Dolores wanted! She is a good girl! Go figure! Ernie in Arizona
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Caretaker of the 1949-288 Deluxe Touring Sedan
'Miss Prudence' and the 1931 Model A Ford Tudor 'Miss Princess' 
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while she may be a bit hard on the design, I'd phrase it as the 51-54 shape being less distinctive from other vehicles'.
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The description on the '54 Patrician says "kept inside".. Sure...! Look at all the leaves stuck in the rear bumper in photo #4....
Posted on: 2020/3/22 11:13
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It obviously was one of those greenhouses full of ficus trees.
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What's curious about denigrating comments about the Contour-style body architecture its by and large in the same idiom as the '49 Ford: a fully-integrated envelope format. GM wouldn't arrive their fully-enveloped body until the 1954 Oldsmobile 88 and Buick Specials and Centurys.
Ford are nicknamed 'shoebox' Fords by the rod and custom community. Steve
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The only fault I find with the 51-54 Packards is the grille is too heavy for my taste and the dashboards too plain. However, compared to GM I think the Packards looked great. Chevrolet was the only GM product not over styled, fussy, and garish. As for the 49 Ford I always liked it. It was functional and professional. Originally it was offered to Studebaker who played parsimonious corporate and lost it to Ford.
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Lots of car here, If I didn't need 7 shots to get the taste out of my mouth....
$2500 car, realistically.(If the motor is not junk) hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/p ... iJE6LgT2BVDufL_goBes44Um96EAM9mdok0
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Interestingly, the top of the listing indicates that it is in Glendale, CA but farther down the tiny description (which says nothing specific about the car) says it's in Minnesota but that it has a Wisconsin title!
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