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Hello All,
I am new to the forum here and have landed here as I on Saturday bought a 1955 Packard Clipper Deluxe.

To say it's in Poor condition would be too kind but I have a good imagination to see what it can be.
It's being delivered tonight and I've cleared a space out in the garage for it.

My experience with older cars is that I owned a 67 Mustang fastback back 15 yrs ago, but sold it when I got married.

I now have 4 year old twin boys and hope that this car will be an activity we can work on together. Now, that's IF this one can stay out of the scrap yard. Frankly I'm not sure exactly what I'll find after I clean it up.

I hope to use this site to learn the finer points of Packards and tips and tricks on how/what to do to fix mine up.

Pictures to come when I get it in.

Thanks and let me know any info you may have that can point me in the right direction!

Dan

Congratulations. Once you get the car home and settled, post some pictures and numbers. Just about all the significant pieces of Packard documentation remaining are posted in the literature section. If some information is missing, undoubtedly someone on the forum can probably tell you just about anything else you want to know.

Welcome Dan. Glad to have you on board. A lot of helpful Packard folks here who will try to give you all the tips and pointers for your Clipper.
An Aussie will be along shortly to ask you for a favor.
Humor him as he is a good fellow.
You probably want to drop the oil pan and clean it out and clean the screen on the oil pump before you try to fire it up. This is a good precaution and can let you know how the bottom end looks.

Thanks Guys for your notes. I appreciate the welcome.

Looking around at the forums I suspect that when I do get the project started I'll start up a better forum post under the 'Project' tab to make sure it's in the right spot.

Looking forward to talking more with all of you in this community!

Quote:G'day Dan,
to PackardInfo. I'm the "guilty as charged" Aussie Randy referred to. How can you humour me? Why, by including your '55 Clipper Deluxe in the Packard Owner's Registry here on PackardInfo! Plenty of knowledgeable, experienced and friendly Packard people here to help with your Packard queries and questions.

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Be sure to familiarize yourself with the site features listed in the Main Menu, which always appear on the left side of the page - lotsa good info there.

However, you might want to, first, look for relevant topics in the FAQ forum - also listed, at left as Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Welcome to Packard!

I joined almost two years ago when I decided to quit messing around and fulfill a childhood dream and get one. That one turned out to be two. I found this group the same time - as matter of fact, it was this group that gave me the incentive to go ahead and take the plunge. More to the point, it was through a member that I found my '55.

This group has helped me beyond measure; not to mention saved money by not making expensive mistakes. Packard had their own way of doing things - and if any group knows how to navigate those way, this is it.

Good luck with your '55 Clipper. One of the best things about these cars I've found is the amazing availability of parts of all kinds and at pretty reasonable cost.

OK, I got it in tonight and got the driver side door open. The Paint code is either 3G or BG.... The B/3 is stamped right up against the T of the word Paint.

According to what I find on this site there is no 3 so I'm going to go with it being BG which would be Tourmaline/Moonstone.

Trim is 13.

Will add it to the registry tomorrow.

Scrap yard, no way! Anything can be saved...., just look up my project blog. Although I have a family history, I just can't imagine selling this fine automobile for scrap. I WILL have a '55 Clipper, (eventually). But the wife says that mine has to be a little further along, (like done, HA). Enjoy, and on with the pictures!!