General Information
Body Number
Body numbers were not assigned sequentially to the Serial Number, and ranged, according to the
original production orders, from 1 to 4063. The number appears under the hood on a plate on the
passenger side of the firewall.
The model symbol 56J, and the body
symbol K7 appear on the top line. The
numeric Body Number is on the next line
and consists of from 1 to 4 characters.
The breakdown for this system is as follows:
• 56 = Model year
• “J” = Engine, in this case, the Packard 352 cubic inch V8 engine
• “K” = Hard Top body style (5 Passenger)
• “7" = A further breakdown of the Hard Top style, used for the 1955 President Speedster,
the 1956 Flight Hawk Hardtop (export only), the 1956 Sky Hawk, and the 1956 -1958
Golden Hawk.
Last Update - July 2, 2018
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