For Sale: 1953 Packard Caribbean in St. Louis, Missouri

Stunning, gorgeous and rare, Packard's Caribbean was a belated response to convertibles from Chevrolet's Bel-Air, Ford's Crestline Sunliner and Plymouth's Belvedere. This 1953 Packard was the recipient of a comprehensive nut and bolt restoration and it shows.

Dressed in a rich, Matador Maroon Metallic (code U), the paint and trim are in overall excellent order. The bodywork is straight and solid, the engine bay is very tidy and the battery looks clean. The chrome bumpers are in very good order. A power-operated white top offers a striking contrast to the body color and is in great shape.

This car rolls on BFGoodrich Silvertown wide whitewall tires, size 8.20-15 at all four corners. Each tire is mounted on a Packard chrome wire wheel. The wheels are in excellent order while the tires are in very good condition.

Under the hood is a 327 CID Thunderbolt inline eight-cylinder engine. Backing this motor is a Ultramatic two-speed automatic transmission.

Inside is a Maroon and White leather interior (code 76), which is just as striking as the outside. The front and rear bench seats look fantastic, as does the maroon carpet. A big, two-spoke ivory steering wheel looks great, as do the inner door panels. A column-mounted shift lever and a factory AM radio round out the interior.

The 1953 Caribbean was perhaps Packard's most easily identified car because of its full cutout rear wheel housing and side trim, limited to a chrome band outline that stretched the car's entire length. The band also helped to further delineate the car's wheel openings. A steel continental spare tire was also standard. The hood featured a broad, low leaded-in hood scoop. Bodies for the Caribbean were modified by Mitchell-Bentley Corporation of Ionia, Michigan.

Interiors of the Caribbean were richly upholstered in leather. Most Caribbeans were also generously optioned, although the Ultramatic transmission was optional on the first-year model. A list of optional equipment on other Packard vehicles was standard on the Caribbean that included heater and windshield defroster, power windows, power-adjustable front seat, power steering and "Easamatic" power brakes. Only the signal-seeking radio with antenna and Solex tinted glass were extra-cost items.

If you're after a rare domestic convertible from the heyday of the 1950s, you can't get much rarer than this Packard. This sumptuous droptop can be yours but you have to visit MotoeXotica Classic Cars first. Stop by today!

VIN: NCS105115

This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 64,075 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.

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