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5688 - Caribbean Convertible Coupe #5699
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1956 | SERIES: | 56th | ||
| BODY STYLE: | 5699 | MODEL: | 5688 | MODEL NAME: | Caribbean Convertible Coupe |
| VIN NUMBER: | 5699-1202 | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | OTHER ID NUMBERS: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Pflugerville TX / Mankato MN | ACQUIRED DATE: | 05/27/2025 | ||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Original Survivor | OWNER: | 55Packardconv | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | Ferndale MI | OWNED CONDITION: | Original Survivor | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | Marley Motors, Hillsgrove (Warwick) RI | DELIVERED DATE: | |||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | --- | PAINT CODE: | - | PAINT NAME: | PPV, But Car Was Painted PVP |
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Special factory order of all-black leather on seats and black door panels, with the reverse side of the cushions being white leather upper, vermillion accent
stripe, and bouclé cloth. Top
bows were painted black at the factory. | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Car has the original black top, but rear window curtain has been replaced.
Upper and lower body is Jamaican Yellow, the middle accent color is Corsican Black.
Paint and chrome are almost completely original and in very good Survivor condition. | ||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 374 (8 Cyl, 310 Hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | 5699-1202 | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | Twin Ultramatic, Ordered Wo Pushbuttons | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | Special order interior, pushbutton delete. Only factory built Caribbean convertible in Jamaican Yellow | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | Delivered new to Marley Motors, 1776 Post Road, Hillsgrove (Warwick), Rhode Island. Car was a special order and was owned by Robert Lippit Knight. The Knight family was prominent in textiles and created the Fruit of the Loom brand in the 1800s. Later descendents were active in politics and public service. The car was sold around 1992 to a Dr. Lippmann in suburban Minneapolis. He continued to conserve the car's originality, while enjoying it in the summers with his family at their vacation home in Wisconsin. As of its purchase by me in 2025, it only needs new tires and a rebuilt Treadle-Vac to be fully roadworthy. | ||||
| Vehicle Modifications | |||||
MODIFICATIONS: | None | ||||
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