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If the interior is serviceable, then you are miles ahead. The Caribbean was all leather and leather interiors cost big $$. One other aspect of restoration work that has gotten very expensive is chrome and Packard wasn't bashful about using it. I had my bumpers (same as on the Caribbean) re-chromed by North Star plating several years ago. On their current price list having all 12 bumper pieces re-chromed is $5000.

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Terrific information.....

I am attaching pictures. Hope the color (colour) question makes more sense.

Atltee

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Chrome is not too bad. Paint is shot.

How much do they want for it??

Is the top ok?

Send pics of the interior. Especially the front door cards, rockers, and other water intrusion places.

Dont have interior pix yet. I will ask my pal that was with me. He may have captured interior pix.
Door rockers looked good. A tiny spot on bottom front corner of driver door.
It has been ion storage for 15 years......
The white flecks on the car are from the warehouse ceiling insulation flaking off. It does not appear that there is a leak in the roof where the car sits.....

Top was "just replaced" when parked.....15 years ago. He did have a cover on it so the white flakes are not on the top.

top is shown in above pix.
What color do you think this is?

top is shown in above pix.
What color do you think this is?

It looks like all the pieces are there. The windshield appears to be intact-another $1500 item if it needs to be replaced.
My parts book shows colors of tops as black, tan, white and green. I don't think I have ever seen all these colors but if the top is good, go with it!
The cylinder head is wrong for this car. It should have the 359 aluminum head. Many of these were replaced with the 327 head, so it is not uncommon to see this. It looks like this one is not bolted down.
I think the Caribbean should have a flashier color so if it needs a repaint anyway, you can do whatever you want. It kind of depends on the interior color

Tnanks

So the two heads are interchangable....

I am sure the head in the car is correct for the year. Block is damaged (rod) I can swap blocks and still be "correct"?

CAr is about an hour away. I did not get interior pix but know it was dirty but not torn up.

Working on getting some pix.

I would repaint to compiment the interior.....

What price range do you put this car in?