Automotive History Online
Automotive History Online
Motor Car Company
1953
26th series
The Factory introductions were made Nov. 28, 1952. The model run brought production of 87,730 some 40,000 less than James Vance had hoped to sell. Ranking Packard 14th among automakers in industry sales. A unique Packard Balboa show car was constructed this year and put on exhibit on August 31, 1953. It was based on the Caribbean body with a reverse sloping fiberglass roof and roll down rear window. Air Conditioning, not offered since 1942, was released as a $625.00 option (for Four Models) on July 1, 1953. The first two were installed in two White House fleet cars on May 19, 1953. The Patrician is listed as an Milestone car.
1953 Packard Patrician 400 - New York City
1953 Packard Patrician 400
1953 Packard Patrician 400
1953 Packard Caribbean convertible
1 of 750 built
1953 Packard Caribbean convertible
1 of 750 built
1953 Packard Cavalier Convertible
1953 Packard Cavalier Convertible
1953 Packard Mayfair
1953 Packard Cavalier Sedan
1953 Packard Cavalier sedan
1953 Packard Clipper Deluxe
1953 Packard Clipper Deluxe
1953 Packard Clipper Deluxe
1953 Packard Clipper
Custom Bodied Cars
1953 Packard formal sedan by Derham
1 of 25 built
1953 Packard Executive sedan- body by Henney
1 of 100 built
1953 Packard Executive sedan- body by Henney
1 of 100 built
1953 Packard Executive sedan- body by Henney
1 of 100 built
1953 Packard Balboa-X Concept
designed by Richard Teague (Packard Concepts)
1953 Packard Balboa-X Concept
designed by Richard Teague (Packard Concepts)
Factory Number's
| Packard 2600 Series | |||||
| Clipper / Clipper | Deluxe | ||||
| Series | Body/Style | Body Type | Factory | Shipping | Production |
| Number | Number | & Seating | Price | Weight | Total |
| Clipper Special | |||||
| 2601 | 2692 | 4-dr Sed-6P | $2588.00 | 3715 | 23,126 |
| 2601 | 2695 | 2-dr Clb Sed-6P | $2534.00 | 3685 | 6,370 |
| 2601 | 2697 | 2-dr Sptster-6P | $2795.00 | 3685 | 3,671 |
| Clipper Deluxe | |||||
| 2611 | 2662 | 4-dr Sed-6P | $2735.00 | 3745 | 26,037 |
| 2611 | 2665 | 2-dr Clb Sed-6P | $2681.00 | 3705 | 4,678 |
| Cavalier | |||||
| 2602 | 2672 | 4-dr Sed-6P | $3234.00 | 3975 | 10,799 |
| Mayfair Hardtop | |||||
| 2631 | 2677 | 2-dr HT Cpe-6P | $3278.00 | 3905 | 5,150 |
| Cavalier Convertible | |||||
| 2631 | 2679 | 2-dr Conv-6P | $3234.00 | 3960 | 1,518 |
| Caribbean Convertible | |||||
| 2631 | 2678 | 2-dr Cus Conv-6P | $5210.00 | 4110 | 750 |
| Patrician | |||||
| 2606 | 2652 | 4-dr Sed-6P | $3735.00 | 4190 | 7,456 |
| 2606 | 2653 | 4-dr Derham Fml-6P | $6531.00 | 4335 | 25 |
| Henney Corporate | |||||
| 2626 | 2651 | 4-dr Exec Sed-8P | $6900.00 | 4650 | 100 |
| 2626 | 2650 | 4-dr Corp Limo-8P | $7100.00 | 4720 | 50 |
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