Vehicle Description
A great looking and perfect color combination Ford Thunderbird with
the Continental Kit. The best looking contrast of Black on White
with the proper white wall tires. This Thunderbird has been around
our local area for several decades. Previous ownership includes a
local mechanic and owner of a nearby Ford Dealership. The
Thunderbird features the upgraded 312 V8 engine, automatic
transmission, AM radio, heater/defrost, power steering, and
Continental Kit. A black rayon canvas soft top is tucked behind the
seat and a hard top is included with the sale. A long driving video
can be seen here on our You Tube Channel
https://youtu.be/ibFYHNi_LIs Please contact us with any additional
questions regarding this Thunderbird.Ford Thunderbird Model
Information from Hagerty:For the Ford Thunderbird's sophomore year
of 1956, various style changes took place, with the ultimate goal
of adding room in the trunk. This was, after all, an upscale luxury
cruiser (as opposed to the Corvette's sports car positioning), and
there was a good chance the two occupants may be traveling with
luggage to their destination.The added trunk space was achieved my
moving the spare wheel to the outside, in its own very stylish
container. Additionally, the exhaust outlets, once integrated into
the rear fascia on the 1955 model, were now worked into very subtle
outlets on the corners of the rear bumper.The addition of 'porthole
windows' for the 1956 Thunderbird improved rearward visibility and
added one of the T-Bird's signature styling cues. This was a
no-cost option.To improve cabin ventilation, small air vents were
added behind the front wheels, which made for another functional
component that became a signature stylish touch.V-8 power continued
to be standard for the '56 T-Bird, with the 292 cid Y-Block sending
202 horsepower to the rear wheels though either a 3-speed manual or
a Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission.For 1956, Ford added an
optional 312 cid version of the Y-Block V-8. This engine put out
260 horsepower with the manual transmission, or 225 horsepower with
the Ford-O-Matic. There was a third transmission option - an
overdrive transmission with planetary gear-sets. With this
transmission, output was just 215 horsepower.Production volume for
the 1956 Ford Thunderbird was 15,631 units, which was the lowest of
the first three years of the T-Bird, but still well more than three
times higher than the Corvette at the time.
