1956 Packard Caribbean | Jay Leno's Garage

The innovative torsion bar suspension was a swan song for the Packard company.
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1956 Packard Caribbean | Jay Leno's Garage

[@Henry-sk2dr]

"Gas was between.19 and .25 cents per gallon. ". Sigh. I'm 73 and remember that. Pardon me while I go lay down and have a good 😢.

[@johncoops6897]

As a 60 year old Australian, that Packard is so amazing to me! What a fabulous looking vehicle, absolutely capturing the essence of 1950's America. What a time to be alive!

[@marvwatkins7029]

Packard's swan song. But the right way to go out: with total class. Their abandoned factory in Detroit on the other hand is a pathetic tragedy and a sad symbol and headstone of what was...for Packard and all Detroit. Hope springs eternal.

[@garyduham5482]

As a 73 years old man I just want to say thanks for your way of helping one’s like me to understand how cars work. I enjoy your program so very much. Keep up the good work and may you have many more years of sharing your knowledge with all of us, young and old. God bless.

[@johncarder819]

My father was a "traveling salesman" at that time. He serviced New Mexico and the five surrounding states, running up 80,000 miles a year. He preferred the Lincoln to the Cadillac. He had a standing deal with the Lincoln dealer to trade in his car with 80,000 miles for the new one every fall. The world was a different place back then.

[@snailer06]

When I was in high school in the early '70s, my father drove me east of Rochester, NY on a country road and we came to a farm. We pulled in, and visited with a widow,. She was about retirement age, an associate of his from work. We all talked for a while, and my father mentioned I was a car "buff". At the end of the visit, she said to me, "you probably would enjoy seeing my car in the barn? It's a Packard." I said, "yeah!". In the center of a huge barn stood a cream-colored '55 Caribbean convertible V8. It was a little dusty, but perfectly preserved. They must've only driven it in the summer. I didn't have the nerve to ask if I could see the engine.

[@dgriffin6074]

Speaking of chrome, did you hear about the fellow who LOVED hollandaise sauce; literally, he put it on anything that entered his mouth. His dentist had recently made new upper plates for his mouth , he noticed with dismay that they seemed to be deteriorating far too rapidly; his dentist was also surprised and asked about this gentleman's diet. Dentist: "all the acid in the Hollandaise sauce is destroying your new plate; if you insist on eating all that sauce, I am going to have to make news ones out of CHROME". The patient asked, "why chrome?". The dentist sang his answer, "There's no plate like CHROME for the Hollandaise" (to the tune of There's no place like home for the holidays).

[@majorfrost8206]

In 1969, a great year for car styling, I was 14 and could identify any car on the road, even going back to Nash, Willys, Hudson et al. Today it's a world of beige that looks like a sea of logo. Thanks for showing us what cars used to look like

[@jimengberg3117]

I hope he didn't lose that cushion that blew loose. :)

[@bumsharvest5493]

Jay, that sir, is one beautiful car. America really had their act together.

[@paulg427]

Jay: "Being an old man, I love driving an old man's car!".

[@sickjohnson]

Leave it to Jay to find a way to take all over 3 million of us cruising in such incredibly cool cars every week and teach us some real history.

[@thanksfernuthin]

It's like having a neighbor who's a cool old guy with lots of neat cars and he loves to show them off and tell you all about them. What a treat.

[@manofthehour6856]

This is why I love Jay Leno! He has real understanding, knowledge, and respect for the motorcar. These Packards were outstanding!!!!!

[@joeguzman3558]

Mr Jay Leno is not just collecting cars and motorcycles he's preserving automobile living history, it's a living museum everyone in the world should be very greatfal Jay is doing this for future generations.

[@rayhapes]

How beautiful. So subdued by 50's standard. Its like a tuxedo on wheels in this color.

[@Onemore59]

Jay Leno and his cars. Damn. A complete video history of the most interesting and important vehicles ever built. That is a hell of a legacy. His garage will be one of the most famous and visited museums in the world some day. People will make pilgrimages from all over the world. NYC. Miami. Grand Canyon. Las Vegas. Hollywood. Jay Lenos Garage.

[@Jamie-lw5sy]

Is Jay Leno walking like an old man? I love Jay he's a national treasure, it's sad to see him get old. 😢 All my heroes are getting old or dying.

[@jezuzfreek777]

Jay is the best car enthusiast/collector ever. Some people have larger collections and some have more exotic collections but no one has such a wildly diverse collection.

[@scottimusgarrett15]

The "Caribbean" script on the fenders is so cool. It looks like someone just wrote it out, and they cast it, instead of CAD and CNC. That car, overall, is such a brilliant example of post-war technology and styling, and a excellent example of Packard's swan song. And the tuxedo paint is just the icing on the cake. Thanks, Jay and crew for yet another excellently done episode! I'd love this one as a daily! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦