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Randy Berger

Ross tv ad

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This shows a 1955 Senior Packard with 1956 taillights??

youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O98At78cEJA

Posted on: 2013/8/16 9:18

vicpick58

Re: Ross tv ad

Quite a regular

Looks like a 55 400, if you freeze the video you can see that the tail lights are correct for a 55.

56 senior tail lights have the hexagon, 55 tail lights have the "V".

Posted on: 2013/8/16 9:42

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1956 400
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Craig Hendrickson

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Randy, looks like 55 to me ("V", not hexagon).

Cool vid/ad either way!

Craig

Posted on: 2013/8/16 9:43

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Randy Berger

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Yes, it is a 55 - I must not have been completely awake.

Posted on: 2013/8/16 11:17

Mr.Pushbutton

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Two other differences: the trunklid on a '55 has a round "hump" in the middle, as the car in the TV commercial does, and the large chrome molding with the Packard crest in the center is unique to '55s.
'56s have the crest/trunk lock in the center and script on either side of that piece.

Posted on: 2013/8/16 11:23

Guscha

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Quote:

Yes, it is a 55 - I must not have been completely awake.

Randy, one has to be wide awake to catch the Packard in a time frame of 2 seconds!

Posted on: 2013/8/16 12:11

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Randy Berger

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Thanks Guscha, but no excuses!

AND - I said it was a 55. Don't compound my mistake.

Posted on: 2013/8/16 13:01

Let the ride decide

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There should be more of these ads;

This one is a 56

youtu.be/9Y1DPWB3-q4

Posted on: 2013/8/16 13:28

Stewart Ballard

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I believe there is a second commercial from Ross.
I just caught the last two seconds of it one night last week.
It showed a girl sitting on the front of the Packard with her feet on the bumper. The bumper is what caught my eyes. Knew immediately that it was just like mine. Have only seen it that one time.

Posted on: 2013/8/16 18:15

Stewart Ballard