1956 Carribean Dash
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How much could one expect to pay for a 1956 Carribean dash, good condition, without gauges.
Posted on: 2021/12/28 21:11
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Awesome information. You really know your stuff!
Posted on: 2021/12/28 22:31
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Just a random musing -- it seems like there are more Caribbeans nowadays don't have the "Custom Made" plaque than those that do. I'm assuming that either the original owners did not install them, or else subsequent owners removed them?
If you're instrument panel shopping, make sure you get one with the gold mesh insert in very good condition, and also a very good dash pad. Both with cost you a pretty penny if they need to be redone.
Posted on: 2021/12/28 23:17
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G'day Herbybug,
![]() But, if your interest extends beyond parts to entire Packards, I invite you to include it/them in the Packard Vehicle Registry.
Posted on: 2021/12/29 0:48
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Owners did not install these plates... dealers did. But the owner had to send in and order the plate. Most owners never bothered. So most Caribbeans never got these "custom made" plates for the glovebox door to begin with. They just were not there in the first place. While a couple may have been removed over the years, it is more work to remove the plate than to just leave it or replace the entire glovebox door. But I highly doubt any significant number went away this way. They were just never there.
Posted on: 2021/12/29 11:26
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Leeedy, I think you'll agree with me that, based on the document below, it was the dealer and not the owner who was to do the mailing. Of course it was all dependent on the owner being offered the plate and then as you say his deciding that he wanted it.
Posted on: 2021/12/29 12:31
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And... surely you know I have that form, Owen. One Caribbean owner I interviewed in the 1970s still had the form... and the dealer gave it to him to decide to mail in. I still have notes. I'm betting he wasn't the only one. Otherwise all of these forms would have remained in the hands of dealers. But as I said... it was the customer, not the dealer who had to want the plate in the first place. The dealer could only order the plate if: 1.) The customer was aware of the plate... 2.) The customer wanted the plate and directed the dealer to order it. And as I said... it was the dealer who did the installing, not the customer.
Posted on: 2021/12/29 13:16
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No such thing really as a "1956 Caribbean dash" since it was the same thing as any senior 1956 Packard with the exception of the Executive. Caribbeans normally had certain colors (unless custom ordered) but even those instrument panel colors were shared with other senior 1956 Packards. Ask any of the folks who have 1956 Parts cars and they ought to be happy to make you a deal.
Posted on: 2021/12/29 13:29
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