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5588 [ 5580 ] Caribbean Convertible Coupe
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1955 | SERIES: | 55th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 5588 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 5580 | MODEL NAME: | Caribbean Convertible Coupe |
| VIN NUMBER: | 5588-1109 | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Detroit, MI | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Poor | OWNER: | Kevin | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | MI | OWNED CONDITION: | Poor | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | PAINT CODE: | MAC | PAINT NAME: | White Jade / Jade / Emerald Metallic | |
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | White leather facings, light green sides, with a dark
green accent | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Standard Caribbean tri-tone | ||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 352 (8 cyl, 275 hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | 5588-1109 | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | Twin Ultratragic | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | Just the usual Caribbean stuff... | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | My very first car! Sold in Detroit, where it remained through four owners, until my father bought it for me in 1973. As a Michigan car, it was and is quite rusty! It ran, after a fashion, but it definitely did not stop! I played with the car for the next two years, but then went off to college, then life just sort of happened, and the car was just one of those projects that I never got around to. Maybe I'll have more time in retirement... | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
MODIFICATIONS: | Due to water and freezing damage, a previous owner replaced the engine and transmission with units from a 1956 Clipper Custom. The original Caribbean block and Caribbean-specific torque converter were lost at that time.  | ||||
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