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My '56 Patrician is also a single tone Maltese Grey model and came from the factory that way. Cheers, John
Posted on: 2016/12/14 4:01
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That single color red is outstanding, and I had never even seen a single color V8 Packard. Imagine a 400 in single color "Goddess Gold" with that wide aluminum stripe! Makes me now itch to find a '55 or '56 that needs a paint job!
Steve
Posted on: 2016/12/31 16:52
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Single color Patricians are not all that uncommon.
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Mine original. Scottish Heather.
1980s acrylic enamel top rear. Fenders hood. 1980s acrylic lacquer. Nason paint. Pic july 2016 when i got car on road again after 20 years. Attach file:  (257.11 KB)
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Do you mean that this black 400 was originally scottish heather??
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yes
Think you can see it on hood and door Attach file: (285.02 KB) (219.97 KB)
Posted on: 2017/1/1 14:07
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Quote:
First, there were lots of V8 Four Hundreds and Patricians made in a solid single color. This is nowhere near as unusual as people seem to be thinking today. I had both a solid Corsican Black Patrician and a solid Roman Copper 56 Patrician (with factory air). I knew of at least two 1956 and one 1955 Patricians in solid dark metallic blue and several all-black Four Hundreds. One 1956 Corsican Black Four Hundred was an original California car with factory air. I believe it still exists today. I knew of a solid Maltese Gray 1956 Patrician that lived in the San Fernando Valley in SoCal for many years. And I knew of a solid Flamingo 1956 Patrician also in SoCal in the 1970s. No idea where these cars are today. There were also several 1955 and 1956 Caribbeans done in solid colors. I know of a 1956 Caribbean in solid Corsican Black that just recently sold. The cars I've mentioned here were factory paints only-no re-paint jobs. There was also a 1956 Caribbean convertible that lived in Southern California that had ribbed trim back to the tail lights and up to the antennae instead of a painted middle stripe. It was not listed that way in the factory records but I knew the original owner and he ordered the car that way-new. An interesting look (all of the ribbing ran horizontal). Finally, regarding the mention of "gold" color "with wide aluminum stripe"... actually the ribbed inserts on production cars were stainless steel-at least ones I have removed over the years were. However there were at least two 1956 Packards-one a Patrician and the other a Four Hundred done in all gold trim. I know one of these cars was solid black. And... the ribbed trim was made of gold anodized aluminum. I still have a piece of this trim in my collection today. And from time to time, gold pieces turn up for sale in recent years-sometimes with wild stories attached... and people wondering.
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I have seen lots of singe color pat's.
My two 56 pats are factory painted and door tagged Corsican Black, and the other Norwegian Forrest Green. Both Chrome Reynolds Wrap, Trim, and Gold Scripts that really pop.
Posted on: 2017/1/1 18:54
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