111 Book: The Henney Motor Company—A Complete History Author: Thomas A. McPherson; Published 2009 Background The excerpt from this book discusses the 1953 Packard Monte Carlos and not the Monte Carlos from 1949. However, the technique that Henney and Arbib used to build the cars - including the finished red and white twotone paint— was nearly identical to the approach used to build the 1949 Monte Carlos. In fact, they once again built two new Monte Carlo cars for 1953. As reported by the author McPherson, two 1952 Packards were sent to Henney for conversion. They upgraded the 1952 Packards to having 1953 features which included trim changes, taillight updated and body/design modifications—just like the 1949 Packard Monte Carlos built by Henney earlier. Excerpt From Book “While Packard was deciding on a course of action for the Pan American, they had Arbib busily engaged in another project. Delighted with the higher profile the Pan American concept had created for the brand, Packard sent Henney two 1952 Mayfair two-door hardtops in September. These vehicles were equipped with 1953 style bumpers, headlamp bezels, body side moldings, grilles and deck lid ornamentation. The result of Arbib’s design efforts for these cars was the Henney-built 1953 Packard Monte Carlo coupes. The interesting Monte Carlos had wire wheels, exterior mounted spare tires and hood scoops like the Pan American, but the body speedline was significantly altered and the roofs were reworked to give a semitown car appearance with removable, fabric-covered, solid panels over the driver’s compartment. The design of the taillamps was altered and the vehicles were given a distinctive red and white two-tone paint finish with matching custom interiors. Beginning in May of 1953, Packard proudly exhibited the Monte Carlos around the country as an example of what the public could expect in way of innovation and luxury from Packard in the future.”
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