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G'day Mart-Emmenes,
 to PackardInfo.According to the Packard Dealership listing here on Site, there are two dealer records in Cuba. J. Ulloa & Company J. Ulloa y Cia. Not much info and, could be one and the same dealer? And, if by happenchance you have Packard I invite you to include it in the Packard Owner's Registry.
Posted on: 2015/9/9 19:56
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/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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Hi Mart-Emmenes, welcome to PackardInfo.com.
Quote: ... could be one and the same dealer? ... More likely than not with view to the variety of represented brands. "...In 1931, of the 20 makes of automobiles for sale, many did not depend on an individual dealer for each and every brand. Packard, Hudson and Essex cars, as well as White trucks, were sold by one dealer, J.Ulloa & Co...." source: "El Automovil de Cuba" on hemmings.com
Posted on: 2015/9/9 20:38
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Thank you, Ozstatman! Yes, both listings are for the same company - the one with the Havana "Prado" street address most likely being an earlier, circa 1920s location and the "53 Paseo de Marti" address most likely a later location I just got back from Cuba in June and probably wont be visiting Cuba again until sometime next spring but when I'm in Havana I'll definitely search out those addresses and see if any signs of a former Packard dealership and showroom remain at those location and get some photos.
I don't own a Packard myself - I wish I did. My closest connection to the marque is my now 85 year-old dad, who in 1950, bought an - 'extremely rare in Canada due to Canada's war effort starting in 1939, almost three years before that of the the US and thus officially not supposed to have been imported or sold here'- 1942-model Packard Clipper. The car was supposedly bought new by a doctor in 1942, which may explain how it came to be legally imported despite government war-time regulations banning new cars sales to most other civilians. The doctor appare4ntly died suddenly in 1945 and his still almost new car then sat untouched in a garage for 5 more years until my dad found it and purchased for just 150 dollars sometime around 1950. He still some photos of that car taken in 1950 or '51` that Ill try to get scanned and post. I'm still curious about how many if any '55 and '56 Caribbeans may have been shipped new to Cuba.if anybody has that information.
Posted on: 2015/9/9 21:34
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...I'm still curious about how many if any '55 and '56 Caribbeans may have been shipped new to Cuba.if anybody has that information. Dave (Owen_Dyneto) -> once mentioned: Quote: ...There is a table of exports by year in the Kimes-edited book...
Posted on: 2015/9/9 21:49
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Reviewing the 56 Caribbean convertible listing does not show any shipped to Cuba. You might try contacting the Studebaker National Museum to see if any 56 Packards were shipped.
http://tappinn.com/view/page/p/112755
Posted on: 2015/9/9 21:50
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Looking forward to seeing Photos of your Dad's Clipper.
Another avenue you could try for info on Cuban dealers is that of the Dealerships & Factory Branches Forum on the PAC website.
Posted on: 2015/9/9 22:40
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/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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My records in 1956 don't show any deliveries to Cuba. One did go to Dominican Republic and several to Mexico. But nothing listed for delivery in Cuba.
Will check my 1955 records later. Remember that back in those days there was a ferry line that ran back and forth to Cuba from Florida and you could take your car with you-as many American visitors did. So even if a Caribbean ended up in Fidel's country, it might very well have not been delivered there originally. It would be nice to know the serial number of the 1954 Caribbean that is there. Oh... and since we're on the subject of Packards and Cuba and since there is mention of the old buildings still being intact (hmmm)... what ever happened to the Packard Hotel there and what does it look like today? The address was 51 Prado Blvd, Havana. I have attached a photo of how it looked in the 1950s. Attach file:  (33.60 KB)
Posted on: 2015/9/10 13:13
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J. Ulloa y Cia, Paseo de Marti, 53 Moderno in Havana was Packard's distributor in Cuba for many years, at least back into the mid-30s and perhaps earlier.
Posted on: 2015/9/10 14:50
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Take a look at the photo of the Hotel Packard in Havana, Cuba I just posted...whatever happened to it?
Posted on: 2015/9/12 13:23
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