1956 Ford Crown Victoria, available with lots of v8 options 

Rock around the Clock, Bill Haley and the Comets.

Beautiful car, one of my favorites from the mid 50's.

The 56 Crown Vicky Skyliner is my "if I ever hit the Lotto car". I've loved these since I was a young boy and first saw one. A red and white 2-tone. As it passed us I said "dad get one of those" he said "son we'd all fry under that glass roof". IMO the Crown Victoria is one of the most beautiful cars designed during the 50's.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (without the Crown brightwork) was my family car growing up (black & red) - replaced in the 60's with a Ford Frontenac (known in the USA as the Ford Falcon - which featured a more boring grill), This new car was complemented in '64 with an Austin Countryman woody, so both mom and dad would have their own car...my mom got the Fromtenac. Even though the Vic was a less "bling encrusted' version of the Crown Vic, it remains my favourite car from my past. Nice to see you feature her more bespeckled sister-model. Excellent video as always Jay.

Colour is stunning what ever is ,what a treat ! The white in the interior , and the chrome ! Wow , priceless

Beautiful Crown Vic!

A very pretty car. Typical 50s era Ford styling. The chrome trim is not excessive compared to other makes.

Jay….I am totally with you on the rear window mechanism engineering! That is quite complex. On a side note…I find myself mesmerized by how you so gently caress the lines of the car….but now I understand that, after seeing the short video of your carpentry skills! True artisan 👍

Jay, thanks for the side by side of the 55 and 56. I knew the side treatments were different, however, never noticed that the “V” landed in a different location! Those were very popular in the day. My aunt had red/white 55 Fairlane coupe and a family friend had red/white 56 Victoria 4dr hardtop. Another aunt had 2dr lt green/dark green coustomline. My folks had the 56 Mercury 2dr persimmon/white Nice coverage buddy.

A very nice 56 - Very nice. On the difference in steering wheel, differences. 56 was Fords "safety year" Hence the "Deep Dish" steering wheel (moving the steering shaft further away from the driver and optional seat belts. Ford came to the conclusion by the end of the model year, "Safety doesn't sell" So any talk of "safety" was dropped in the ads in 57.

I said it before and say it again " your attention to Detail is amazing. Keep up the good work "

The 56 Instrument panel was much more modern and better looking than the 55. It is beautifully lit at night. The speedo, all gauges, radio and heater controls are all lit. In addition, the switches for lights, wipers, ignition, lighter and left air were all backlit, the words would glow white at night. In automatics, the quadrant was also lit. I had a 56 two door Fairlane Victoria, beautiful in Bermuda blue, (deeper blue close to the exterior shots), and Colonial white. Dad had a Customline two door sedan in black with a white roof and overdrive. Interestingly, it was built with the pickup I-6 engine, he had to order parts for a 56 F100 to get the right parts. My favorite, though, would be the Customline Victoria, (1:10), as the two-tone with white starting at the side center of the headlight instead of the top center makes the car look longer and lower.

When you said "power poop" I about spit my drink out!! You added some comic relief! I work for Ford Motor Company and I always appreciate seeing it's history told. Nice job on this beautiful '56 Fairlane! Love it when I learn about all the detailing that went into these classic cars. The rear window was a "wow moment"...... very unique!

This 56 is one of the prettiest cars ever ! Great colour. How much I wonder 🤔. Beautiful. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

That chrome is crazy! What a beautiful car.

Classic chrome lines and the two-tone colours really are a buzz, perhaps the nicest combination I have seen? Oh boy, the green plexiglass chicken roaster feature. Perfect for a sunny winter's day, where the air conditioning would come into its own. The sickly green skin tones it gave the people in the front, were all worth it, as it made even the people who arrived on the Mayflower appear alien. Over all, I prefer the 56 both in exterior and interior styling. The classic Falcon engine in straight 6 format was used as a carry over base engine in Australia, growing to 4.1 litres, all culminating in the fabulous Barra engine, which while still based on the inline 6, had a DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder and many other modern upgrades. This, in its lightweight trim, was a superior engine to the Coyote V8, and so was de-tuned, to keep the V8 the favoured option, even though it under steered due to its heavier weight. The Barra with a change to forged titanium con rods could safely and happily develop an output of 1000HP. Unfortunately, as they were of local production in the Geelong engine plant, once Ford Australia shut down, they were no longer available. Oh, Jay, what is it with the 10 volt batteries? You have shown a few 50s cars with this feature. I should also note, that as I am now aware that you work with wood, arguable an amorphous material when facing steel tools, you have a lot of insight into shapes and visual texture. Well done, now you just need to sing to it.

My grandmother had a '56 Crown Victoria, light blue and white, very nice car, remember riding in it. After a minor accident, she sold it. Don't think she wanted to drive after that. Suppose she could have had it repaired, she developed Dementia not too many years after. Rather slowly, she passed in the mid late '70's.

Now, that is an excellent looking Ford. Thanks for highlighting this 1956 car, Jay.

I think I would rather have this car in a 4 door Victoria. While the chrome is lovely to look at, it overwhelms in back seat out view and definitely inhibits the driver’s view. If I may offer a suggestion, you should find a car style glossary, it would help you in your description and understanding. 🤓👍

Debut of padded dash, deep dish steering wheel, seat belts and safety door locks in Fords. Public was upset. “This must mean Fords are unsafe “. This was the time when it was believed that it was safer to smash through the windshield in a crash rather than be trapped by seatbelts in a burning car. Ask people over 75 about this belief.

So beautiful and the colour is awesome.

Nice car! Unmolested. Aftermarket air conditioning very professionally done which usually isn’t the case.

Hi, my name is Alex and I am totally blind and I enjoy listening to your videos. You do a good job of describing things in the first video that I’ve watched from you about the ninth of this video. Actually, I am going to subscribe to you because I enjoy your contact. Keep up the good work love, old cars I love cars I love to touch them and feel every aspect of them. I love the steering wheels from oh the 50s on up into the 80s and then they started getting crappy but you know love to work keep it up man.

I would love to see a 58 ford in a future video. Or better yet, a 58 Oldsmobile in a future video.

I agree with your frustration with the poorly positioned seats. I think at this point the emphasis was on form over function, when it came to seat design. The styling with the two tone colors and chrome, was artistic and breathtakingly beautiful; but an ergonomic engineer should have been consulted. We see some of form over function today with crazy aerodynamic styling on SUVs that might make the vehicles look modern and sleek on the outside but make the view to the back claustrophobic and tunnel-like inside. And regarding seats, the Japanese designed cars invariably have a full power front seat only for the driver, with very limited adjustments for the passenger… which is why I haven’t been interested in buying one with my 92 year old dad unable to tolerate a manual seat.

In my humble opinion the 56 Crown Vic eclipses the 55 offering a lot. Out of all Ford cars, I think that the 56 Ford Crown Vic, and the 40 coupe were Fords most beautiful cars they ever made. The only thing a disliked about this car was the gauge cluster. I hate idiot lights. I dont know why Ford went on the cheap with lights instead of gauges, but maybe the engineers reasoning was that for the average driving public, the person would not know what it meant if the oil pressure gauge needle was reading very low. Great job on this gorgeous car Jay!!

Best looking car Ford ever made

Thanks Jay. I’m not a big fan of Fords but this one with its paint job and chrome work was really pretty. My son in law’s surname is Teal and we bonded over Family Guy. Great work and a thumbs up from across the pond in the UK.

Great video!!!! 👍👍

The mainline looks cool. Usually we see the top models all decked out with chrome side trim, but the simple "Basement" versions that were light on chrome on the sides and few on body styles look better. Revell made a 1/32nd scale 1955 model of the Ford that came with figures. Sometimes they re-released it, but now that Atlantis has the old molds, I hope to see it re-relesed in the future. AMT made a 1/25th scale of the Crown Victoria that you can build Stock, Custom or Racing. You can also cut the roof open and add in the glass top. Sadly, I don't have an unboxing video for the 1956, but I am going to release one for the 1955 sometime in the future. Keep up the great work Justin! These videos really help me in my model car builds.

Just a great vibe just lookin at these fairlanes

5:32 Funny that you mention the 292 getting on average 12 mpg cause my buddy’s 292 with an aftermarket 4 barrel Holley carb gets on average 14 mpg! We even squeezed 15 out of it one week after taking it on a roadtrip to LA and back to Orange County. This thing just loves the freeway!

The differences between the 55 and 56 are subtle, but it seems like every difference is an improvement. Ironically I like the "blue" more than the teal. It's a shame cars don't come in colors like that anymore.

Wow thank you so much beautiful

The looks of the 55 and 56 are nearly the same. I like the 55 for the dashboard so I'm partial to that. That 55 had a one year only (round) push button radio. 55 was the last year for the 6 volt system, 56 was 12.

55/56 and 66 are the most beautiful full sized Fords

"Power Poop"? YOWZA! As a matter of fact.... nevermind. I dig the 55 more but if my choice was this or a 55 Caddy, I'd be driving a Ford. Very clean lines

Ford has always produced some really beautiful, clean, elegant looking designs IMO. They really bejeweled this one, the only real minus, looks like the backseat space, but then I would only be riding the front seat anyway. I really like the models that followed in '57 and '58 also. Cool video 😎 and impression!

Bravo Jay, Bravo!

Nice car, I like the colors.

The instrument panel is vastly superior in the'56, IMHO. years ago, I had a friend with a 'beautiful pink and white '56 Crown Victoria that he drove fearlessly through the vehicular mayhem of Pittsburgh traffic and their infamous potholes. Well, he was a bus driver, so he was hard to scare on the road. That car was so cool, like riding around in a fabulous fifties Ford flamingo. "Power poop." I am deceased, and there's Diet Coke all over my table. And my NY Times crossword puzzle. You booger.

Another good one!

That is a nice car especially with the 312 Y-block but that alternator is definitely not factory equipment.

You know, Jay, one thing I am noticing with all the American cars, is the exposed screw heads. Where some manufacturers might have hidden them elsewhere by design, or recessed the screws and fitted a plug over the heads, they are just proud and bold, flapping in the breeze.

My Parents had the Fairlane 2 Door Sedan with the 312 V8 3 speed manual with overdrive.

Coool car. A neighbor in Colorado had a 56 Skyliner, it came with an insulated vinyl tarp that you could snap in under the clear plexiglass portion of the top if you didn't want to roast inside in hot weather. It had been the new car his folks had at their wedding in May of '56. Plexiglass was still in good shape after 22 years, but can become brittle in dry climates & quality replacements are expen$ive.

Nice looking car.

Nice job! I'm partial to the 1955 as my dad bought a new 1955 Fairlane Sunliner in June of 1955. Torch red over snowshoe white. I like the '56 steering wheel better, but the dash on the '55 is unique with the round radio and heater controls as well as the "see through" speedometer. I like the safety features available on the '56, including the deep dish steering wheel and stronger door latches. The 12 volt electrical system was a better feature on the '56 as well. However, the outside trim, grille and hood ornament are nicer on the '55.

Definitely my favourite shade of blue. I wonder how it would look on a Lexus? Also, as you've said the colour is wrong, well it is the wrong colour I like. Further, the magnificent basket handle roof feature is just great as a styling touch. It would be the first thing to go, if it were built today. But as you noticed, its size makes it a roll bar of sorts.

Nice Vic, but I kind of lost a little bit of wood because of those HIDEOUS speaker grills on the kick panels package tray. Ya think that the previous owner could have found a couple of plain metal ones and just painted them to match the vinyl.🙄 It's nice that they added A/C, but there again... Why not find some period dash vents? Another really nice video!

Another great video, although i miss the listing on the engine specs about the torque such an I-6 or V8 were able to produce back then. Will it make a comeback in future videos? Just wondering. Keep up the great work.

muito lindo, parabéns.

1956 Ford was also the first car to offer seatbelts. Lee Iacocca did that.

Back in the old days we would call a car like this "gaudy", meaning showy and excessively over done. The chrome is blinding, LOL. Can you imagine what it would cost today to restore this car and re-chrome all those parts? More money than I got.......

Yes, it's a neat car alright. A difference that you didn't notice is that the 56 steering wheel is dished, and the 55 isn't. That probably implies a different steering column too. There was something really weird in the numbers you quoted. Compression of 8:1 on the 272 sounds correct, but 6.4 on the 292 and 312? I don't believe that one! Cheers.

The '66 Olds Toronado was a magnificent machine. Pretty much the only wrong-wheel-drive car I would consider owning.

Interior has much more chrome than stock, also car does have power brakes, the unit is mounted on the fender

"Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets

I like the 1955 model the best because it’s has a little less chrome but not to little

LOL! At the end of the video, I thought you were making fun of Jimmy Stewart.

Ground-breaking design! 1955 was the beginning of the happy Fords; nothing attracts patrons like a big chrome smile. Chevy took notice. 1956 was the start of 12V NEGATIVE GROUND electrical. Would be required for higher compression engines in the works and Neg ground better common sense to the average person, though electrons actually travel from negative to positive.

My thinking on the Ford rear seats, is that is a total compromise to the roofline styling. If they made the roof longer, the rear seat room would be vastly improved, but the proportions would be so wrong.

that 56 ford does have power brakes the booster is on the left inner fender

The crown Vic. does nt get enough love as far as Im concerned . I submit its styling is on par with the 57 Chevy.

Jay we got the customline In Australia 🇦🇺

Ford, much later on, got rid of the secondary catch, which wasn't the best idea, I knew a fellow whose recent purchase of a large Ford two-tone station wagon, suddenly had the bonnet/hood, blow open while he was driving at 60 mph, completely blocking his front view. Ford blamed him, and he had to buy a new one.

except for the speakers on the package tray , it would have been perfect

Have You did a 57 Ford Skyliner where the Hardtop goes into the Trunk

It does not have vintage air, if it did it would come out of the dash top. Also those are bumper guards, not overrider bars which this car does not have.

Ford had admirably the lowest fins in the industry during the 50's..so went into the 60's in good shape. They made up for it in chrome though in this model.😆 I wonder how many Skyliners are left ..you wouldn't want to get in one without air .

Power Poop!! Oh, Jay, Jay, Jay.....! 😁

First 12 volt car 1956

I liked the '55 exterior better, but the interior of the '56 was far superior.

i have a problem with one of your comments, i am a retired professional transmission rebuilder. the (ford o matic) was a 2 speed not a 3 speed. the 3 speed was a (cruise o matic),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Starting in the 1950s car quality starred to drastically decline.

Oh to die fir car ! Those days are gone.

I’m looking forward to the Styleline video … I’ve gotta say, I liked the ‘49-‘50 Fleetlines more than I did the venerable ‘55-‘57 Chevys. I found that aero-fastback design to be futuristic and elegant. Even today, I find those cars to be extremely attractive. The biggest downside was that the 216 engine was quite slow, and the more powerful 235 was only offered with a powerglide 2-speed automatic, which zapped much of the 235’s zip. Regardless, the powerglide was very popular with women of the day …

i have always liked the 55 better,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Crown Victorian was nice car to build Low Riders of. Here is my old -56 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uXCevCWyR-8.html

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