May I correct you on an admittedly trivial error...?
There is no such thing as a 1947 Custom Super Clipper.
For those 1946-7 Packards that had the "356" motor and are thus otherwise absolutely identical, there are only two versions sold by the Packard Motor Car Company. You could buy a SUPER Clipper (which had the cheaper, less luxurious trim of the "junior" Packards ( the " juniors" had the same body shell, butwith the much smaller, slower, less powerful 288 cu. in motor, which, ofcourse, meant a shorter front end - shorter hood, front fenders, etc. ). The front windshield moulding, hand-brake and steering column were painted. These came with a pot-metal chrome script on the upper rear of the front fenders that said "Super Clipper".
The Packard CUSTOM of that era ( again, identical in other respects) had a chrome steering column, fancier "door pulls", "front-to-rear headliner, fancier "kick-panels" for both front and rear, and, of course, that luscious "senior" Packard upholstery ( Laidlaw broadcloth for the seats and that velvet-like rugging material left over from the old days). There were no emblems on the upper rear of the front fenders on the Customs.
And yes, ALL production - all series - had a dash emblem that said " Packard Clipper".
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