1956 sales brochure for Clipper automobiles

Clipper was a stand alone make of automobile produced by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation in 1955-1956 for the 1956 model year only. Clipper was aimed at the middle price field of American automobiles which included Dodge, Oldsmobile, and Mercury. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... The model year of a product is a number used to describe approximately when a product was produced. ...

While first used as a an upscale model name beginning in 1941, attempts by Packard (and later Studebaker-Packard Corporation) President James Nance to spin off the Clipper name as a stand alone make began in the early 1950s when the Clipper name was used on Packard's least expensive line of automobiles. Nance believed that as a Packard model, the Packard Clipper was diluting Packard’s standing as a luxury automobile marque. Packard was a United States based brand of automobile originally known as the Ohio Automobile Co. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...

Clippers began receiving unique trim and rear quarter panels in 1954, and when Packard introduced its heavily redesigned model in 1955, the Clipper retained its older rear sheet metal while receiving two-tone combinations that were unique to its models. For model year 1956, when the Clipper was a stand alone make, the vehicles received new rear sheet metal and tail light treatments. Clipper’s logo was a ship's wheel. Clippers were sold through Packard dealers and some Studebaker dealers. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Studebakers Lazy S logo designed by Raymond Loewy was used from the 1950s until 1966 Studebaker was a United States wagon and automobile manufacturer that was incorporated on February 16, 1852. ...

Following the closure of Packard's Detroit, Michigan factory in 1956, the Clipper marque was discontinued, although the Clipper name was applied to 1957 Packards built at Studebaker's South Bend, Indiana factory. City motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) City nicknames: The Motor City and Motown Location in the state of Michigan Founded July 24, 1701 County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 370. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... South Bend is a city located in St. ...

Also see: Packard Clipper

Clipper Models 1956 & Production

• Clipper Deluxe
  • 4dr Sedan (5,715)
• Clipper Super
  • 4dr Sedan (5,173)
  • 2dr Constellation hard-top (3,999)
• Clipper Custom
  • 4dr Sedan (2,219)
  • 2dr Constellation hard-top (1,466)

Total Clipper production for 1956: 18,572 (excludes exports, if any)

References

• Maloney, James H. (1994). Studebaker Cars. Crestline Books. ISBN 087938-884-6.

• Langworth, Richard (1979). Studebaker, the Postwar Years. Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-87938-058-6.

• Gunnell, John, Editor (1987). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Kraus Publications. ISBN 0-87341-096-3.