1955 Packard Caribbean

Perhaps one of our most beautiful cars, this 1955 Packard represented nearly the end of the line for Packard.  The Caribbean was a last desperate attempt to save the Packard Motor Company.  And 1955 promised to be a major turning point for Packard history, at least on paper, with a bold new 1955 Packard Caribbean amongst its lineup.  Instead of short and chunky Buick rivals, Packard now had long and glitzy Cadillac competitors. For the first time, a Caribbean could look an Eldo in the eye and beat it in a drag race.

Packard had a new product to sell: high performance.  A 1954 Caribbean would amble up to 60 mph in 15 seconds and break loose like any other car on washboard roads.  The 1955 hit 60 mph from rest in 11.5 seconds and almost floated over the worst possible surfaces, including railroad tracks.  With its stunning three-tone paint scheme and its futuristic load-leveling ride (which was accomplished with torsion bars) it was a sight to behold in 1955, but not many people actually saw one as only 500 were ever made. 

Packard did well in 1955, but not well enough.  At 55,000 units for the whole company, model year production was almost twice that of 1954, but little more than half the 1953 total.  Virtually handmade, these cars were expensive to manufacture and Packard had long since lost its luster with the American public.  Soon, Packard was out of business. 

The Burt Collection acquired this car 5 years ago as a major restoration project.  Taking two years to complete, every nut, bolt and screw has been refinished and restored on this car. 

Color: White

Body: Convertible

Transmission: Automatic

Engine: V8

Top Speed: coming soon

Horsepower: 275

Condition: Fully Restored

Car’s History: coming soon

Claim to Fame: coming soon

Mileage: coming soon

Price: Please inquire