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  • 1956 Packard convertible, three-quarter rear right elevation view, top folded

    1956 Packard convertible, three-quarter rear right elevation view, top folded

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard convertible, three-quarter rear right elevation view, top folded . Inscribed on photo back: dual electronically operated, antennas complete the jet age styling of the new 1956 Packard Caribbean convertible, which goes on display with other Packard models in dealerships across the country Thursday, November 3, the cathedral type tail lamps that have become a Packard styling identification incorporate hexagon shaped, reflector type…

  • 1956 Packard sedan, right side view, parked on drive

    1956 Packard sedan, right side view, parked on drive

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard 2-door sedan, right side view, dual white sidewall tires, redesigned emblem, parked on drive.

  • 1956 Packard Clipper, woman behind wheel, woman standing at front of car

    1956 Packard Clipper, woman behind wheel, woman standing at front of car

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard Clipper, nine-tenths left side view, woman behind wheel, woman standing at front of car. Inscribed on photo back: Clipper super series panama hardtop for 1956, a high torque V-8 engine , developing 240-horsepower, makes this 1956 Clipper hardtop model one of the most alert and agile performers on the road, when teamed with ultramatic transmission, this powerful V-8 engine endows in the all new Clipper series of cars for 1956 maxi…

  • Sparks fly as part of a 1956 Packard is being welded

    Sparks fly as part of a 1956 Packard is being welded

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of sparks flying as two welding machines work on part of a 1956 Packard, male worker with safety goggles on stands to rear right of machines. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production, Conner Avenue facility, 1956 model year.

  • 1956 Packard caribbean body on assembly line

    1956 Packard caribbean body on assembly line

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard body on assembly line, three-quarter rear view, two workers on either side of body, no chassis or front end. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production line, Conner Avenue facility, dropping/fitting hypolon top onto 1956 Packard caribbean fifty-sixth series, hardtop, 6-person (body type # 5697).

  • 1956 Packard bodies on assembly line

    1956 Packard bodies on assembly line

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of 1956 Packard bodies on assembly line, three-quarter front view, hood raised, workers assembling parts, front ends and seats hanging on overhead track. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production line, Conner Avenue facility, 1956 Packard clipper custom models, fifty-sixth series.

  • 1956 Packard metal bodies on assembly line, entering spraying tunnel

    1956 Packard metal bodies on assembly line, entering spraying tunnel

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of 1956 Packard metal bodies on assembly line, three-quarter rear view, going into large spraying tunnel, workers prepping bodies. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production line, Conner Avenue facility, 1956 Packards fifty-sixth series, (first) four hundred hardtop, (second) clipper hardtop.

  • 1956 Packard sedan, woman behind wheel, two women standing at front of car

    1956 Packard sedan, woman behind wheel, two women standing at front of car

    8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1956 Packard sedan, left side view, woman behind wheel, two women standing at front of car, parked in driveway. Inscribed on photo back: this new Packard 400 model offers elegant and stately styling and an improved torsion bar suspension system, the ride and comfort advance pioneered on American cars by Packard in 1955 models, for 1956 new Packards offer two major engineering advances that will be auto industry firsts, an electrically activat…