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Re: 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop Value
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G'day Bio,
 to PackardInfo.Even though you intend to sell your '56 Caribbean Hardtop Coupe, I invite you to include it for posterities sake, in PackardInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry. Pease advise when the car is sold and the Registry entry can be marked accordingly.
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Mal
/o[]o\ ====  Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this?  Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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Re: 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop Value
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The Caribbean hardtops are indeed fantastic looking cars. The problem with an original car, though, is that the roofs rusted badly. Based on your photos, it appears that your car has suffered that problem. It is not my intention to bash your car, but knowledgable buyers will recognize that. The added value of the low miles and original owner will be greatly offset by the roof problem. At least some of the restorations of these cars entailed cutting the roof off of a parts-car 400 and replacing the whole top.
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1930 Packard Speedster Eight boattail (SOLD) 1940 Packard 1808 w/Factory Air (SOLD) 1947 Chrysler Town and Country sedan 1970 Camaro RS 1936 Cord phaeton packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4307&forum=10 aaca.org/ |
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Good catch! So, we also need more up-close pictures to determine what's going on with the roof 
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Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the input and help. I will send along more photos when the weather cooperates and I can pull the Packard out of the garage.
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Re: 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop Value
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Rusting of the metal under vinyl top coverings became common once the cars got some years on them. The vinyl tops were very popular in the 1960s, and they held up very well in this area for a number of years, but it's now common to find rust issues. Many GM cars of the 60's with stainless steel trim around the rear windows, with or without vinyl tops, are also prone to rust- out where the body metal touches the stainless trim. This seems to affect the rear window area most often.
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Re: 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop Value
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There has never been a more true statement. The vinyl Packard used at that time apparently didn't stay waterproof long and that along with water getting blown in under the covering where it is cemented at the front allowed the felt pad under the cover to get saturated with water which it held onto quite well. My car roof was rusted out in places across the front and was only attached by a tiny thread at one of the A pillars plus being full of pinholes in other areas.
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I own hardtop #1061 which is also an MES (Dover White, Danube Blue, Roman Copper) car with trim 292. Headliner in mine is white and seems to be the original as it looks "old". The previous owner of the car had to have the entire roof replaced with one from a 400 due to the rust problem. He then put a non-original vinyl top on it. This replacement roof is solid.
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Pete, I don't see your Caribbean hardtop in the registry. Is it there under a different name?
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