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So that's Steve's garage. He passed. My car, the "Australia" 56 Patrician, the other 55 400, and the Willys were Reyman's cars, stored in Steve's garage after Reyman's passing some years earlier. My POCs were Steve and Reyman's daughter Kris.

I recently asked Kris on the status of these; the Willys had been sold, and the other 400 was sold or given to Steve's widow, so it's probably still right there. I really don't have info on the rest as I've not talked to Steve's widow.

If you are interested in the 55 400, the Deluxe, or the hot pink 55 Patrician, I will see if I can get in touch.

Did you know that Willys is properly pronounced Willis? I just learned this a few years ago after pronouncing it Willies all my life.

Willies? That's something else...
But the car is definitely a Willys MB (or another model).

That was just the phonetic pronunciation of the INCORRECT way of saying it. It should be pronounced Willis even though it's spelled Willys. That was a family name and they didn't pronounce it the way we've all gotten used to doing so we've been wrong all these years.

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Yup, from reading the Wikipedia article one time.

If you are still interested in a '56 Executive, this car has been available for a while:
denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/mancos-1956-classic-packard/7835055018.html

Steve

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That’s exactly the car I want, spoke to the seller. We are way too far apart in what a 56 Executive is worth.

Did you also check the one down in LA, I suggested? Looks very decent, on the outside, and is cheaper too. If the mileage is OEM, I would be totally all over that
facebook.com/marketplace/item/676356614888855

Did you look at this one in Pennsylvania? on FB Marketplace.
Blue 1956 Patrician

Those are all beautiful cars. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.