1955 Patrician
1955 Patrician
The Patrician was the top of the line 4-dr sedan offered by Packard in 1955. The one owned by the Webmaster is #640 out of 9,127 produced. It is equipped with the 352 V-8 with Rochester 4GC carb producing 260hp@4600rpm. It has the Twin-Ultramatic and Torsion-Level suspension, It also has power steering and power brakes. All of aforementined were standard on that model. It's options included four-way power front seats, power windows, under front seat heater (removed) windshield washer (removed), and hi-lo rear view mirror. It is an original car ("survivor") which has been well maintained and repainted about 10 years ago. The Webmaster found it through an Internet ad liquidating a collectors fleet.
1955 Patrician
Notice the "WHOWNS1" personalized license plate. For those non-Packard web surfers, it's a varient on Packard's long standing advertising slogan, "Ask The Man Who Owns One". This Patrician is now equipped with Coker brand wide white walls for an authentic 1950s-era look.
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