Re: (about to be) The Man Who Owns One - 1955 Packard Patrician
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Congratulations thats a very nice Christmas present!
Posted on: 2016/12/25 11:07
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Re: (about to be) The Man Who Owns One - 1955 Packard Patrician
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It does appear to be a decent car. One of the less commonly seen Patricians with manual windows. The upholstery looks redone and even though the original jacquard style fabric was probably not easily found or was way too expensive for the redo the choice they made still looks quite presentable.
Check for rust in the usual spots -- rocker panels, the corners of wheel wells, front floors at the junction to the angled portion where wet feet would normally land and, in case the trunk lid rubber has leaked, the trough at the extreme rear where the trunk floor meets the vertical panel just below the lid opening. On 55-6 also check around the "eyebrows" just above the headlights. Road slush can get thrown up and sit on a kind of flat shelf. 55 is not quite as bad as the 56 because the eyebrows are shorter and less pointed but still vulnerable.
Posted on: 2016/12/25 11:37
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Looks to be a nice Patrician, exercise all the advice given. I seem to recall this car was discussed here at one time when it was determined it has a '55 Clipper 320 c.i. engine. Check the engine number when you inspect it. The engine serial numbers by series are in the Model Info section, best to take them along in notes. Steve
Posted on: 2016/12/25 13:29
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oh, very interesting. I wonder why someone would put a Clipper engine in it.
Posted on: 2016/12/25 13:57
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Pictures of the engine bay show the correct ivory color but I can't see if it has the proper embossing on the valve coves.
Posted on: 2016/12/25 14:13
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Hi Trevor K
Probably the Patrician 352 engine either needed a rebuild or was damaged or 'sick' and the Clipper 320 was readily available, cheap and ready to install. You shouldn't dismiss buying it because of this, just make your deal taking this into account, if it checks out to be so. Most likely, you'd notice little difference in drivability, might not be quite the 'hot rod' at the stoplight but that's not why one buys a Packard anyway. Make sure you check the engine series serial number, don't depend on my memory, I may not be correct, could be confusing this '55 Patrician with another one. Steve
Posted on: 2016/12/25 14:15
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Posted on: 2016/12/25 14:22
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I'll definitely check it out, thanks
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Posted on: 2016/12/25 14:22
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@ Guscha I was just reading that, but I thought they concluded that due to the casting number it was a 352 not a 320.
Posted on: 2016/12/25 14:26
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