1956 Ford Crown Victoria

1956 Ford Customline Victoria 2 Door Hardtop For 1956, a two door version of the Customline was added to the fleet at Ford, which pumped out nearly 370,000 units that year. As the brochure pointed out, whichever way you look at this new Customline, you see beauty, distinguished, debonair, and desirable! You see Customline's individuality in its gleaming, meshed grille, recessed hood ornament, new wraparound parking lamps and impressive, smart sweep of full wraparound windscreen. For consignment, a 1956 Ford Customline Victoria 2 door hardtop showing 64,378 miles, but the true miles are unknown. As one of the most common and desirable cars of the mid-50's, rivaling even Chevrolet's Tri-Fives, having a Ford that's just a bit different from the rest makes this car worthy of consideration, and this one is a custom example! Exterior Long before the custom touches hit your brain, the Plum Purple paint does, a shade that Elvis and Prince would have likely approved of. The headlight housing leans forward around the inset lights, then sends the body line back where it is quickly interrupted by an iconic body trim piece that starts on the fender and sweeps down in dramatic motion to the door where in then bounces like a ping pong ball straight back along the remaining and sizable length of the car but not without feature faux vents in the back. The elongated rear bumper holds a spare wheel in a chrome and body colored case and the rockers are adorned with side pipes. Both the front window and rear glass wrap around the car and as such, shrink the pillars to create an open greenhouse under a sloping roofline. A custom grille, color matched wheel coverings, wide white walls, and white accent under the cabin present as show worthy, but get close and note cracking paint throughout. Interior White pleated panels dress up the doors along with a die as the window crank handle and both door panels are in nice condition, setting the vibe which continues on the big, split bench up front and wide, white bench in back. Purple carpet breaks the monochromatic coverage of the cabin which continues up front where a white steering wheel front a white dash replete with dice as knobs and a giant version on the column shifter. Black faced gauges look great and purple pinstriping along the white painted dash add a bit of flair. There's an AM/FM/Cassette player under the dash where the footwells are lined in more pleated white vinyl and purple carpeted mats are there to protect the floor. The trunk is similarly dressed and show worthy! Drivetrain A solid white panel lines the underside of the hood over a purple highlighted 292ci V8 with an Edelbrock intake topped by three 2-barrel carburetors. A Ford-O-Matic 3-speed automatic backs the engine up and routes power to the Ford 9 in back. Undercarriage Relatively clean and dry underneath with some typical surface rust and just a drop or two of residual oil. Dual exhaust travels through stock style mufflers on their way to chrome tips out back and drum brakes are employed on all four wheels. Suspension is simply coil springs up front and leaf springs in the back. Drive-Ability This purple cruiser has a bright interior, not just because of the expanses of window acreage, but by the solid white coverage, including the perforated headliner above. We grab the dice and roll the car into drive, finding the 292 accommodating on the test loop and six barrels on top providing enough gas to sustain decent power. 75 series white walls on 15-inch wheels do well to smooth road imperfections and the car tracks straight. We note the wipers are weak and the clock is not working but all other functions operate as intended. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. This car puts the custom in Customline with a wild color inside and out, clean lines, orn