For Sale: 1955 Packard Clipper Constellation 2dr Hardtop - $17,000 - North Tonawanda, NY (Buffalo) - Not Mine - Still Available, Price Reduced to $14,900: 12-10-2023:

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1955 Packard Clipper Constellation 2dr Hardtop - $17,000 - North Tonawanda, NY (Buffalo) - Still Available, Price Reduced to $14,900: 12-10-2023: See New Link Below:

1955 Packard Clipper for sale by owner - North Tonawanda, NY - craigslist
Seller's Description:

1955 Packard Clipper Custom "Constellation" 2-Door Hardtop. Seldom seen rare mid-fifties Packard. Great shape, Spent most of its life in Southern California according to previous title info. No rot or rust thru anywhere. Outstanding condition chrome bumpers and trim. Beautiful interior!  Packard clipper 352 Cu. In. V8 engine that runs well, Automatic Transmission.  Effortless Power Steering and Power Brakes.  Packard's Innovative "Torsion-Level Ride" self-adjusting suspension works perfectly!
Factory AM radio and power antenna are both still working!  Many new parts including new fuel tank, fuel pump & carburetor. New water pump. New Brake master cylinder and power booster, all new brakes and hardware.  Newer wide white wall original style bias tires. Needs a vacuum wiper motor and minor tune-up tweaking to perfect mechanically.  odometer: 64000

Contact: (716) 4-eighty-4-two-9-7
Copy and paste in your email: 455147c47bf434be9c0d817fece9761d@sale.craigslist.org

I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1955 Packard Clipper Constellation 2dr Hardtop.
The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975, Edited by John Gunnell states 6,672 1955 Packard Clipper Constellation 2dr Hardtops built.

Note: Resources to support Packard ownership and enjoyment through clubs, service technical advice and parts support are readily available and robust, among the best for independent make cars.  

Edited December 12, 2023 by 58L-Y8
Still Available, Price Reduced to $14,900: 12-10-2023: Crossed out the dead CL link. (see edit history)

[kingrudy]

Very beautiful colors on this car, I believe that this will make the new buyer very happy, needs very little to be your every day driver.  I wish that this was a 400 with matching interior, that would be killer.  GLWTS

[John_S_in_Penna]

The car looks nice and deserves an appreciative home.

Its 2-tone paint lines would identify it a block away.

 

13 hours ago, kingrudy said:

I wish that this was a 400...

In scanning car-for-sale ads, I do not come upon

1955 Clippers very often.  The regular Packards

are seen much more frequently.  So many cars have

slid into obscurity while collectors favored the more

glamorous models.  This is one case where the seller's

description of "seldom seen and rare" is accurate.

 

Edited October 10, 2023 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[7th Son]

A nice looking car...but I have a couple of questions:

1. Is the air cleaner shown a stock Packard item? Sure looks like a Cadillac or Oldsmobile item of about the same time period.
2. The gas filler tube appears to fill into the bottom half of the gas tank. If that's the case, how do you get a full tank of gas? Maybe i'm seeing it wrong.

[Gary_Ash]

1 hour ago, 7th Son said:

The gas filler tube appears to fill into the bottom half of the gas tank. If that's the case, how do you get a full tank of gas? Maybe i'm seeing it wrong.

Look again:  there is a vent tube that goes over the frame rail and up beside the filler pipe.

[The 55er]

I believe that GM Olds/Cadillac style batwing air cleaner would be correct for Packards that came with Rochester 4-bbl carburetors, I have seen that same air cleaner on a number of 1955-1956 era Packards. Maybe an expert can confirm. 

[bryankazmer]

1 minute ago, The 55er said:

I believe that GM Olds/Cadillac style batwing air cleaner would be correct for Packards that came with Rochester 4-bbl carburetors, I have seen that same air cleaner on a number of 1955-1956 era Packards. Maybe an expert can confirm. 

I think you're right.  The Eldorado and Caribbean dual carb versions are almost the same in appearance and interchange.

[John_S_in_Penna]

Have you ever noticed that mid-1950's cars have

graceful lines and almost happy-looking faces?

That may sound silly, but I think it speaks to the

spirit of the times.  In addition to mere technical

knowledge, a designer must have a calm

and elevated thought to produce beauty and grace.

 

For some of today's cars, designers make them

scowling and aggressive.  Have they lost the purer,

higher sense of design?  They need to take more

inspiration from the timeless excellence of the past--

and that's one reason we preserve such excellence!

 

On 10/9/2023 at 8:47 PM, 58L-Y8 said:

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2023 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[58L-Y8]

Still Available, Price Reduced to $14,900: 12-10-2023:

1955 Packard Clipper for sale by owner - North Tonawanda, NY - craigslist
Contact: (716) 4-eighty-4-two-9-7
Copy and paste in your email: 857ac50417543341b72e2cc397944008@sale.craigslist.org

[Brooklyn Beer]

On 10/30/2023 at 7:35 AM, John_S_in_Penna said:

Have you ever noticed that mid-1950's cars have

graceful lines and almost happy-looking faces?

That may sound silly, but I think it speaks to the

spirit of the times.  In addition to mere technical

knowledge, a designer must have a calm

and elevated thought to produce beauty and grace.

 

For some of today's cars, designers make them

scowling and aggressive.  Have they lost the purer,

higher sense of design?  They need to take more

inspiration from the timeless excellence of the past--

and that's one reason we preserve such excellence!

 

 

All the jap cars of today look like angry fish to me. Scowling carp.