How’s this for an oddity? It’s a 1956 Clipper Custom. For one year only Clipper ceased being a Packard and became a marque in its own right. This was a conscious decision to prevent the entry-level car from damaging Packard’s image as a luxury car brand. But the plug was pulled at the end of the year when Packard’s Detroit factory closed. Only 18,482 Clippers were sold, 8708 being four-door Customs like this.

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