Packard Caribbean Convertible, 1955
Chassis No.: 55881120 • Exterior: White/Green/black • Body: Convertible • Car has been started in the last two weeks • May still need mechanical and fuel system maintenance • Car has not been driven • Needs a carburetor rebuild • Leaks from the bowl gasket • Packard?s mid-Fifties Halo car • Tri-tone Moonstone, Jade and Emerald paint • 352/275 HP dual inline 4-barrel V-8 • Twin Ultra-Matic automatic transmission • Power steering • Chromed wire wheels • Wide Whitewall tires • Fender skirts • Tri-tone Green and White interior • Power windows and top, twin power antennas • Push button radio, in-dash clock • Torsion Ride suspension designed by ex-Hudson engineer William D. Allison • Originally inspired by the Packard Pan-American show car • Dramatic new design by noted industrial and automotive designer Richard Teaugue • Wraparound windshield, egg crate grille, prominent V badges denoting the V-8 engine • Hooded headlights, Cathedral tail lights • Dual exhaust outlets in rear bumper • Triple body side trim spears, lower stone guards 352/275 HP, 1 of 500 Produced https://www.mecum.com/lots/207179/1955-packard-caribbean-convertible/