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Hmmm interesting. I would have never expected a brown interior.

Kev, I've got quite a few pictures of the interior of a restored 53 Derham, can't recall who gave me the photos so I'm reluctant to post them, but the interior is the same color combo. Also the same interior in the 53 Derham that I unfortunately did not buy back in the 60s. One of the nifty little touches is a leather or leatherette background fascia on the dash gauge panel.

Dear Joe,

I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your Formal. A friend of mine just finished restoring his late father's 1953 Austin Healy 100 series for the same reason (he was lucky the car wasn't crushed).Is your Formal by any chance the Formal that Owen_Dyneto mentioned earlier at Nyack NY?

I will pass your request and interest on to the owner of the Formal and see what she says. The plan at this point is for me to check the mechanicals and hopefully start the car. I also plan to clean up the car before doing the portraits of the car for eBay. And believe me, I have had the Packard bug for years so I want to start it and hear it run. Maybe even drive it around the block and over to the Ostendorf Packard Agency on Main St where it was purchased new.

The history of the car is in the thread. Two owners and both in Buffalo where the car was originally purchased and the car has been garaged since 1982 when it was last registered.

I will let you know what she decides. Thank you for your interest.

Quote:G'day Joe,
to PackardInfo and sorry to hear about the demise of your '53 Derham, most unfortunate.

When you do acquire another Packard could you please include it in the Packard Owner's Registry here, together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it?

hello again, thanks for your response and attention regarding the derham,looking to hear from you again soon. thanks to all the caring packard enthusiasts also responding.