Landman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I read that Henney built a special club sedan in 1953 for the Prime Minister of Canada. It was supposed to have wire wheels, padded roof, blind quarters, continental spare and maple wood trim. Has anyone ever seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I know Vincent Massey the Governor General of Canada had a loaded 54 Packard Patrician. I saw this car last summer unfortunately it was in a badly deteriorated condition.The story about the club sedan with wire wheels, continental and maple trim sounds like a load of bull to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Sounds like bunk to me too, but if you drop off the continental kit, and there are no quarters to be blinded, and have someone later add the chrome wire wheels its sounds like an ordinary (if I could call it ordinary!) 53 Derham formal sedan of which perhaps 25(?) were made, and there are several of them around, and the 54 Derhams as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) The black car is a 53 Formal, original body by Briggs, customized by Derham - no Henney involvement. Wire spoke wheels not part of the original package. Is this along the lines you were speaking of? These Derhamized Patricians were offered in 52,53 and 54. Also there were about 60 long-wheel-base models in 1953 and 100+ in 54 by Henney (7 pass sedans and limos, modified from Briggs Patrician bodies), and at least one was customized by Derham (see photo). Edited January 22, 2011 by Owen_Dyneto (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landman Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks guys,I have found where I read about that Henney 53 with the maplewood trim, it was on page 102 of THE PACKARD, 1942-1962 by Nathaniel T. Dawes. I was just curious whether it actually existed and whether it could still be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 It's been many years since I've read the Dawes book, just when back and read that information on page 102. Don't know if that car still exists, but if it does it's a well-kept secret, never heard anything of it, nor ever seen a photo or heard anyone discuss it. Probably a lost bit of history. Possibly a search of Canadian newspapers of the time might surface a picture of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 A friend came into my shop today and was toting a 1951 henny hearse model car in the original box.Said they only made them 1 year.Great shape, but he dosen't want to sell it. He was just teasing me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I guess your friend meant they only made the model one year? The made the Henney hearses/ambulances and combi vehicles thru 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yep, made the model only one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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