1953 Packard Carribean Convertible The 53 Packard is all there : Power top. brakes . windows. seeking am radio. 327 CID straight 8. automatic trans. elsey Hayes wire wheels with continental kit. Clear ill. clear title. previous owner had her for over 4 years & she was sold to me through 'world wide auction's: from the Burt Collection. Add the input from the same collector car. quipment & color recently SOLD for in excess of $125K Sarasota . Florida Introduced as part pf the Packard Cavalier model range. he1953 Caribbean was perhaps Packard's most easily identified car because of its full cutout rear wheel housing and side trim . imited to a chrome band outline that stretched the entire length of the car. 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 . ow leaded- in hood scoop. Bodies for the Caribbean were modified by Mitchell-Bentley Corporation of Iona . ichigan. Available "advertised colors for the car were limited to Polaris Blue. ulf Green Metallic. aroon Metallic or Sahara Sand. However. a mere handful of special-ordered cars were built in Ivory or Black. Interiors of the Caribbean were richly upholstered in Leather. Most Caribbean's were also generously optioned. lthough the Ultramatic transmission and power windows were optional cost items on the first year model. A total of 750 Caribbeans were built for the first model year. nd these cars are highly sought after as collector cars in the current collectible automobile market. ***$2k deposit due within 2 days of winning Bid***Balance due within 4 business day's. For more information call402-932-0639 Thank you for considering purchasing a vehicle listed by Buyers Choice Market Place. Below are our terms of sale to protect all parties. By submitting an offer. clicking the buy it now button. or accepting an offer you agree to the following terms. Buyers will contact the seller within 48 hours of auction ending to confirm payment and transport arrangements. If you do not contact the seller within 48 hours. we reserve the right to seek financial reimbursement for the time and fees incurred and may open a nonpaying bidder case. The seller must receive full payment within 7 days unless other approved arrangements are made. Ask all questions before bidding. Buyers Choice Marketing is a third party marketing service and is not responsible for any accidental misrepresentation of any vehicle for sale due to typographical error or undisclosed flaws. Buyers Choice is advertising this vehicle for a private seller. We make every attempt to represent vehicles accurately. nbsp;and strongly recommend a vehicle inspection prior to bidding and/or purchasing any vehicle on the Internet. This vehicle is sold as is. We cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies in the presentation and description of the vehicles we are marketing for private sellers. Please address all of your questions or concerns regarding this vehicle before you place a bid. Auctions containing errors will be re-listed with corrected information. We also reserve the right to end an auction at our discretion. All vehicles are advertised in other venues; therefore they may be subject to prior sale. We will terminate all auctions as soon as we are notified a sale. On Apr-27-15 at 11:22:50 PDT. seller added the following information: Update This 53 Packard ran & drove & I have documents going back to former owners that will go with SALE. Currently MY Nationally recognized Insurance Carrier can double the Value I have currently which is $ 60 K to $ 120K after a Total Refresh of this Collector Car for less than a $1k annually for Full Coverage Garaged with same driver back ground that I have. In addition doing the #'S on the Packard here In Texas securing the Hides. op. efresh. otor . lectrical. omponents . chrome & Brakes. uspension. rame. ody & paint. tc Etc I am @ $40 K on high side with me. doing Removal & sublet to my individual professionals. This is the moment on this collector Car DO NOT LET IT GO TO SOME ELSE !!! On Apr-30-15 at 08:04:47 PDT. seller added the following information: Historic Automotive Group Index (HAG) jumped 39% in 2013 and posted gains of 395% over the last 10 years.