Description:
Interior Color:Maroon and White Leather
Exterior Color:Matador Maroon
Description: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. Note: Please see full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
MotoExotica.com is a licensed bonded dealer through the state of Missouri. We have been in business since 1987 selling high end, special interest, pre-owned and exotic vehicles. We have owned just about every exotic and luxury car known to man; such as ISO Grifo to Jaguar XKE, Lamborghini Countach and Rolls Royce.
We have a brick and mortar 30,000 sq. ft. building on 5 acres in St. Louis, MO to serve you; we like to sell our cars the same way as we would like to purchase them, fairly and honestly. We ask for a nominal $500.00 credit card deposit and give you a 7 day grace period to inspect the car. If you find the car not to your liking we will refund your deposit with no questions asked should you get here and not like the vehicle.
We all know that the financial times right now are tough. With the stock market being so volatile and investments becoming less valuable, many people are turning to the classic car market to invest their money. Putting your money into a hard asset that you can enjoy everyday is becoming a very popular option, especially now when the marketplace is lower then it’s been in many years. We invite you to put your money into a vehicle that is fun to own and brings back memories of when you were younger.
With the increase in turnover has come the increased need of fine automobiles. We are constantly looking for exceptional cars and travel the country coast to coast in search of the rare and unusual. We find our cars through individuals like yourselves as well as classic car and dealer auctions. We do not purchase vehicles that we would not be proud to own ourselves.
