Vehicle Description
Here's your chance to get your hands on something rare, beautiful,
and exceptionally interesting. This 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown
Victoria made up less than 2% of Fairlane production, so you'll
likely never find one again that looks so correct, or so nice.
Finished in its factory-correct Fiesta Red and Colonial White, the
restored paintwork is definitely a product of the flashy 1950s.
Fords were instantly recognizable with their sweeping chrome trim
dividing the two-tone combinations, extending from the headlight
all the way back to the tail. It's easy to distinguish the Crown
Victorias as the highest level of the already top-of-the-line Ford
Fairlanes, because only these have the encompassing brightwork that
visually separates the front and rear passenger compartments. The
total effect of all this chrome, and the optional fender skirts,
give this coupe the lower, wider, and longer feel that everyone in
Detroit strove for back then. Today it takes an exceptionally
straight Ford like this one to wear all of the intricate brightwork
correctly.
The matching two-tone interior appears just like it did the day it
left the Louisville, Kentucky factory in 1956. The seats were
re-covered during restoration so that white vinyl is pure and
pristine. In the highest echelon of Ford coupes, even the rear
seats got the same style treatment, and the roomy bench even has an
armrest for individual luxury. The stylish door panels have a
similar swoopy design to emulate the exterior trim, and it wraps
into the dashboard in a continuous sweep. This was the year of
Ford's Lifeguard safety package, which added some interesting items
like the seatbelts, padded dashboard, and the cool recessed gauge
package. Just from sitting from behind the wheel, everything feels
like a time machine back to the '50s, right down to the
heater/defrost controls. The only exception is an AM/FM radio with
modern digital tuner that fits into the original knob and chrome
trim. There are also auxiliary gauges for oil, water, and power so
you know exactly what's going on in the engine bay at all
times.
The Thunderbird badging on the front fender is no accident. Pop the
hood and you'll find a 292 cubic-inch Ford Y-block V8 motor. That
was an optional powerplant borrowed from Ford's ultimate personal
cruiser, the Thunderbird. It's a not only one of the largest motors
Ford offered back then, but it also came standard with a Holley
four-barrel carburetor to give this coupe the power to be an
anywhere kind of cruiser. This Crown Vic has been so authentic so
far, that you absolutely should expect the same level from the
restoration in the engine bay. The motor wears its correct oil bath
air cleaner, Thunderbird-style valve covers, and a bright red
engine block. This is mated to the optional Ford-O-Matic
three-speed automatic transmission, and the dual exhaust makes a
nice sound as it stylishly exits through two slots in the rear
bumper. It's these kind of luxury touches that keep the Fairlane
Crown Victoria one of the coolest ways aimlessly wander the
boulevard on a Saturday night. Of course when the Sunday car show
comes, you'll be glad this one is on wire wheels with reproduction
whitewalls for the ultimate 1950s tribute.
This is a rare Ford that has been restored to an exceptional level
of quality and even comes with the correct owner's manual. Don't
let something this beautiful slip through your fingers. Call
today!!
