To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.

$60,000 - $80,000 USD One of only 750 semi-custom Caribbeans built in the model’s inaugural seasonEquipped with the very rare, sought-after manual transmission with overdriveUnique styling and powertrain to this model yearFormerly owned by noted Packard enthusiast Roger GibbAttractively presented older restoration in superb colors At the 1952 New York International Auto Show, Packard showcased an experimental chopped, channeled, and sectioned two-seater dubbed the Pan American.

It drew enough attention that the following year Packard launched a production version, the Caribbean.

Intended as a response to Cadillac’s limited-production Eldorado, the Richard Teague-styled Caribbean was also a factory “semi-custom,” based upon the production convertible body but highly modified by Mitchell-Bentley of Ionia, Michigan.

Included was a full-leather interior, Motor Wheel Corporation chrome wire wheels, e...