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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: | JT | ||
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 1950s 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. My friend had always wanted a Caribbean, but he wasn't even aware of this car's existence, right in my own hometown - until it "found" him in 1991 He 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. He showed the car a few times locally, but retired it to long-term storage after 1997 due to too many other projects. I very recently acquired it and will continue with some additional mechanical work and a cosmetic restoration, to return her back to the road. | ||||
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