1956 PACKARD EXECUTIVE, THE LAST TRUE PACKARD

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FOR THE LAST YEAR OF PACKARD BEFORE THEY WERE STUDEBAKERIZED, HAD 4 MODELS. AT THE BOTTOM WAS THE EXECUTIVE, AS THIS EXAMPLE SHOWN, PATRICIAN, 400 HUNDRED, AND CARIBBEAN. EACH MODEL IS RARE FOR NOT MANY LAST YEAR PACKARDS SOLD. THIS 2-DOOR HARDTOP COUPE IS ONE OF 1031 MADE. PACKARD HAD 3 ENGINE OFFERINGS. ALL WERE V-8'S, EXECUTIVES HAD THE 352 CID, 275 HP, PATRICIAN AND 400 HUNDREDS HAD THE 374 CID ENGINE, 290 HP, AND THE CARIBBEAN HAD THE 374 CID WITH 310 HORSES. PAINT FINISHES COULD BE ONE SOLID COLOR, 2-TONE, OR EVEN TRI-TONING. STYLING FOR THE '56 CHANGE LITTLE FROM THE '55, BUT PERSONALLY, I LOVE THE SYMETRY OF THESE LAST PACKARDS. FEATURES INCLUDE THE EGG CRATE GRILLE, SLANTED "EYEBROWS" OVER THE HEADLIGHTS, CATHEDRAL TAIL LIGHTS, AND THE 6 BUTTON POD THAT CONTROLLED THE TWIN ULTRAMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRICALLY. THE SUGGESTED PRICE OF THIS PACKARD WAS $3560, AND THIS CAR WAS HEAVY AT 4185 LBS. PACKARD HAD A WINNER WITH THIS FINAL TRUE PRODUCT. TOO BAD STUDEBAKER SPOILED IT. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR VIEWING THIS BEAUTIFUL LAST PACKARD.

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Car, show, 22, 001

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