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5697 [ 5688 ] Caribbean Hardtop Coupe
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1956 | SERIES: | 56th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 5697 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 5688 | MODEL NAME: | Caribbean Hardtop Coupe |
| VIN NUMBER: | 5697-1135 | THEFT NUMBER: | D31736 | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Greenville, PA | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Original Survivor | OWNER: | BH | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | Greenville, PA | OWNED CONDITION: | Original Survivor | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | 296 | PAINT CODE: | MKN | PAINT NAME: | Dover White Scottish Heather Maltese Gray Metallic |
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Seats upholstered
in red/heather
(with
dark gray band)
and white leather
reversible to gray
cloth (with
red/heather band)
and white leather;
dark
gray instrument
panel and carpet. | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Unrestored
original, but
white paint is
badly
checked from
being stored under
a tarp in AZ for
several years. | ||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 374 (8 Cyl, 310 Hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | 5697-1135 | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | Twin Ultramatic | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | Solex Glass with Shaded Windshield (SF) Twin Traction Safety Differential (PL) That list doesn't seem like much, but just about anything that was optional on any other Packard came standard this model. Side-view mirrors are incorrect, but will be replaced by authentic originals. | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | Originally delivered, new, in Grand Rapids, MI, this car somehow wound up in Arizona in the late 195s and remained in the hands of the same owner for over three decades. However, after 1977, it spent most of its time under a waterproof car cover, which was not good for the original factory paint. In the late 1980s, the owner decided to relocate to his hometown in Pennsylvania, but when he couldn't get his asking price for the car, he had it trailered back East, in hopes of restoring it. I had always wanted a Caribbean, but I wasn't even aware of this car's existence, right in my own hometown - until it "found" me in 1991 (a whole 'nuther story). I bought the car in 1992, without haggling on price. It took a lot of buffing, cleaning and detailing to make the car presentable, and a little mechanical work made it roadworthy, for awhile. I showed the car a few times locally, but retired it to long-term storage after 1997 due to too many other projects. Eventually, it will get some additional mechanical work and a cosmetic resto. | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
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