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Hi

This surfaced on the AACA Forum, the Last 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible #276 offered on Facebook Marketplace:

facebook.com/marketplace/item/5043570049 ... _code=null&referral_story_type=post

Probably not the best venue to sell such a rare, desirable. historic Packard.

Steve

Wonder why it's for sale. I saw in one of my books that the owner at the time took it to the big celebration (90th anniversary?) in Warren, organized by Terry Martin. The last 56 400 was also there.

Rare sight of that data plate. Now if anyone can find the last Patrician...

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Interesting sale. Agree on not the best place to sell such an automobile. Furthermore...

• Someone has re-done the interior and made the seat cushions dead flat as a board (they were originally contoured).
• Added white windlace at the doors (should be black).
• Suspension is squatted down in the rear (if the leveler is working, then the Caribbean ought to be sitting level)
• Tires appear to be too small radials with skinny whitewalls.
• Factory air decal is oddly wrapped around the air conditioning muffler assembly (when it ought to be on the radiator splash apron). Why?
• Wrong air cleaner decals stuck in wrong position on top of the batwing (instead of down on top of the pots).
• Anti-short protector guard is missing on the voltage regulator.
• And the wildly ginormous huge aprons on that big top boot are so big they even cover the rear ashtrays! (should be wayyyyyyy smaller).
• Gotta love the Concours sign that repeatedly spells Caribbean as "Carribean"...

...and there are other issues...

Hope it ends up in a good home.

The 1999 celebration in Warren, Ohio was the 100th Anniversary of Packard. Terry Martin was just one of the organizers for the event. (It was my proposal in 1988 to The Packard Club that started the ball rolling.) George Hamlin and Art James contributed much to the event as well.

Dr. Alexander brought, not only the Last Convertble, but a 1956 400 and a 1956 Patrician. The Last 1956 400 was brought from Canada.

The last Packard built in Detroit was a Patrician four-door sedan, serial #5682-4775. The car ended up being shipped to the Studebaker-Packard zone office in Atlanta, Georgia, and from there to the dealership in Guntersville, Alabama for final delivery. Its whereabouts today is unknown.