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2652 [ 2606 ] Packard Patrician Touring Sedan
| Model Information | |||||
| YEAR: | 1953 | SERIES: | 26th | ||
| MODEL BODY: | 2652 | MODEL CHASSIS: | 2606 | MODEL NAME: | Packard Patrician Touring Sedan |
| VIN NUMBER: | 2652-3149 | THEFT NUMBER: | *MISSING* | BRIGGS/OTHER NUM: | *MISSING* |
| General Information | |||||
| STATUS: | Current Owner | STATUS DATE: | |||
| ACQUIRED WHERE: | Buffalo NY | ACQUIRED DATE: | |||
ACQUIRED CONDITION: | Fair | OWNER: | Stephen Houseknecht | ||
OWNED LOCATION: | Buffalo NY | OWNED CONDITION: | Fair | ||
| ORG DEALERSHIP: | DELIVERED DATE: | ||||
| Interior Information | Exterior Information | ||||
INTERIOR CODE: | 801 | PAINT CODE: | X | PAINT NAME: | Black |
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Seats camel and tan wool broadcloth with Wilton claret carpet. Headliner tan. Brown goatskin grain painted dash and door trim. Left seats and carpet water damaged when left front and rear windows lost hydraulic pressure. Right side of interior is good. No rodent damage. | EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION: | Car garaged for twenty nine years under custom canvas tarp. Water and humidity damage from a leaking garage roof. | ||
| Drivetrain Information | |||||
ENGINE: | 327 (8 cyl, 180 hp) | ENGINE SERIAL: | L601296 | ||
| TRANSMISSION: | Ultramatic | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
OPTIONAL EQUIPTMENT: | 1953 Formal Sedan by Derham. Car is unmolested time capsule. Everything is original. | ||||
VEHICLE HISTORY/ PROJECT STATUS: | Please see the Derham project blog. I bought the car from the wife of the late second owner whose mother was a sister to the Packard brothers. This was his motivation to collect Packards. To this day, his wife (who is a cousin to one of the founding Trico families) doesn't know how many Packards he actually owned. She is aware of three, they kept the Derham as "it was the most fun to drive". Found much of original delivery info (Feb 23, 1953) in glove drawer and there is correspondence between second owner and Robert Turnquist discussing collectability of the Derham. Also have hand written reply from Enos Derham regarding the Formal car conversion for the factory. Transmission was removed, rebuilt and replaced in early 6's so the drive line is original. Last driven June 1981 after fresh NYS Inspection and put away. Car has spent its entire existence in Buffalo. | ||||
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