1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible

edited by David Barth, 3 March 2009.
Courtesy The Automobile Driving Museum in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Photos were taken in January 2009.

The 1955 series was a major redesign using the 1951 dies by stylist Richard Teague. Some of the changes included:

• Tail lights
• Wrap-around front windshield
• Grill
• Interior
• Dash
• Torsion Level Suspension (standard for Senior models and optional for Clippers)
• New V-8 Engine

This car was Packard’s attempt to regain some of the luxury market from Cadillac, but it was too little, too late to turn the company around.

Body Style: Caribbean convertible
Factory Price: $5,932
Production: 500 Packard Caribbean models
Weight: 4,755 lbs.
Engine: V-8
Horsepower: 275 at 4,600 rpm
Displacement: 352 cubic inches
Wheelbase: 127 inches
Transmission: 3 speed standard (considered rare for this model)
Brakes: 4 wheel hydraulic