None of the new FORDS look anything like that! Just beautiful, great color, beautiful design, One of the best looking fords ever made, that and the 55-57 T birds.
BEAUTIFUL!!!! You would thing the manufacturers would have learned their lesson on the glass tops, but they returned with those glass T-Tops and were just as hot as the old Fords were. Thanks for the ride.
I'm an old Ford guy, and this is one of my favorites. That COLOR!! Plus the restoration looks top notch, from what we could see of it. I'm certain it's a hot box, unlivable in my neck of the woods, Houston. But kept out of the sun on hot days that would be a KICK to drive.
I been driving since I was about 11 first on Dads lap then Dads 1941 Chevy 11/2 ton truck, Dad signed for license when I was 15 permit 6 months then @15 and a half had operators license,I still drive 2 Feet😊 Btw never took dr ed but I have prevented many accidents.Not trying to start pissing contest guys my Wife took dr ed I quit school like an idiot&had it rough for about 20 yrs,then got lucky w own buis,a Transmission shop😊
I had one , and yes , hotter than hell on a clear day , you'd cook even on some over cast days , mine came with a curtain the pulled out from the ceiling chrome and zipped along the sides and across the top , inside , it helped a little , but not much , however , was interesting to watch the snow blow over the roof in the winter , I loved the car
What an amazing vehicle. Love the door window and how it is set back from the leading edge of the door. That color is about as good as I have seen..... very 50s. This was built with style in mind versus the cars today that are more or less wedges... low in the front, high in the back.
Absolutely gorgeous two tone color scheme inside and out. With the exception of the use of warning indicators instead of oil pressure and temperature gauges I feel that Ford for 1956 was on a par with Mercury especially with that plexiglass roof. Beautiful stainless steel brightwork also.
I had a red and white '56 Vicky Hardtop back in the early '70s. It had the "312" T-Bird motor in it and ran very well. I sold it to a guy in Spokane WA who had a collection of Vicky's in a building downtown. I also had a '54 "Glass Top" as we called them back then. There was another guy in Spokane who had a '54 Glass Top that also had the Glass Hood for it....it was a dealer option to show off the "new" overhead valve "272" V8s that had just come out. It was very rare and GORGEOUS
Can't disagree. Back when cars had CHARACTER. Not just Fords, but all of em. I understand fully the necessity of the sameo-sameo look of today's cars. But I don't have to like it.
I liked my 56 Ford fairlane. It had the first 12 volt electrical system, an alternator,padded dash and a collapsable steering wheel. No seat belts. The biggest problem for northerners was rust and corrosion of the non treated metal.
My Dad had a 55 Crown Victoria, we live in Canada, the rockers rusted out in 8 years. Other than that the car was the best thing on wheels, what a beauty. Canadian Ford products were all the same as the US cars, especially the colours. The only difference in Canadian cars was that they made the Mercury line, just the same as fords, but more chrome and more money. I have a 1956 Mercury Pickup, an M100. Stopped production on Mercury trucks in 1968. The original colour of my truck was the same green as your car. Hope you've still got your beauty.
The 56 Ford was a car of beauty, some say the 57 was a pinnacle but for me its 59, the three years of the retractable will end up the most collectable Ford of the 50s...
I owned a 56 Meteor two post with a 272 cu.in. automatic.It was white top,hood,trunk,and black sides with a red streak in the middle.My brother inlaw brought a 54 ford back from Ohio with a 1/2 glass roof in it and a 272 cu.in. auto.In canada they still had flat heads in 54. 55 was the first year for overhead v8 in canada.
I have owned two 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliners (glass-top). One was raven black with snowshoe white, the other was tropical rose and snowshoe white. Both had a zippered fabric shade that lowered the temperature inside if needed. Very few 55 or 56 Fords had air-conditioning. I thought that Ford only built 1,997 in '55 and 606 in '56, so they are extremely rare. I really like the fact that your Skyliner is STOCK, without the crazy customizing that is so frequently seen. NICE CAR!
I'm glad people like him and Jay Leno get these cars cuz they will respect them and get in the care that they need rather than somebody wants to cut it up and put hydraulics on it and bouncing up and down
I had a 1956 Ford Club sedan gray&black a 312 T bird engine automatic trans went out switched over 3 on flr w Foxcraft shifter,had that old 4 barrel on it
Chevy gets the praise as the cars of the 50's with the 55-57. But I think Ford had the better looking cars in 55 and 56. No contest, Chevy won the design war in 57 IMHO.
1957 Ford's out sold Chevy and other car makes with their New Body design and Several Engines options the 312 Super Charge E Code engine being the top with lots of safety from Ford's safety campaign. Others car makes just want to sell you a good lookin death trap. While Ford Motor Co. was always ahead of the game with innovation. You can find Chevrolet or any other make showing you how they car conducting crash tests with studies from safety Institute at Cornell University
Wow! Nice! In 1973 I was at a wrecking yard in Wilmington California. I was there buying parts for my 56' Ford Customline .Parked in the corner of the yard was a super clean 56' Ford transparent top . I asked how much? The reply was $150.00 with no motor . I didn't have the cash!
Oh boy! Am I ever envious! The '55-56 Fords were some of the most handsomely designed cars ever. To own a clear top Crown Vicky is a wonderful privilege. You are indeed a lucky man. And to own several others! I'd love to own just one. And to think these cars were available to the average man back in the day. Take good care of her. Garaging and babying her in every way imaginable. The lines and style of this car were so great, Ford decided to duplicate it in its T-bird, only on a smaller scale.
I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining but I would have enjoyed a full walk around view. That rear bumper/spare tire mount looked pretty (from the little I was able to catch). Sweet ride, thank you for the video ...
The chrome rectangle behind the front wheel is aftermarket. The wheels are probably Kelsey Hayes wires that were an option on some early '60's T-Birds. The spotlights are aftermarket I think. They were not super uncommon back then, but two of them is kind of overkill. The front bumper rail is also aftermarket I think. This car would be better off without the crap. Power steering was an option, but it probably would have been noted on the steering wheel hub (not sure). Built in air conditioning was available but I don't see the vents. Ford branded hang on units were available I think, or aftermarket and boy could this car use AC! Also power windows and seat were available, but the windows on this one are manual. It's odd that a high priced Crown plus plastic roof model would be ordered without all the options but there it is.
J Johnson. not riding the breaks. Went to a training class for emergency vehicle driving - ambulance, police vehicles and rescue -- was taught the two foot method. left foot hovers over the break. able to stop quicker.
Dear Chuck Derer: If I ever see you approach on the street, I promise I will throw myself in front of your car, just to make you stop and see this car from the nearest distance. Beautiful.
De los autos mas hermosos de ford EL CELEBRE FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1956; ese techo transparente le da un toque unico; muy por encima del bel air del mismo ano
+Darrell Ross When I took my Police Pursuit driving course the instructors had zero issues with using the left foot for braking. They said better and faster fine control using the left foot to brake thus leaving the right foot immediately ready for the gas. I'm 70 now and continue to drive the same way.
I personally don't see any issue with it. If you can use your left foot with no issues go for it. I have a few left handed/footed friends who do it : )
I only use my left foot to brake when I drive my 57 Chevy. The car has always had this tendency for the idle to slow down at a stop light, and to keep her from stalling out or hesitating off the line, I have to hold the break with the left foot and GENTLY press the accelerator to hold the idle where it should be so the car gets out of it's own way. It's almost like driving clutch, giving yourself a little gas and letting up on the clutch or brake in this case. But for modern cars, I have no reason to do it. I can understand why the DMV would fail people because I have driven behind those idiots who are constantly braking every 20 yards! They are a hazard!
The type is a Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner. The roof wasn't very popular in the US because of the heat, as they said, so most of the unsold cars where exported to Sweden and as the normal Crown Victoria was popular they all sold out fast. There are still a lot of them around here. So due to the colder climate, it's not surprising this car came from Canada. Here is a picture from the Swedish Ford 54-56 club. More than 10 Skyliners in the same picture! www.ford54-55-56.se/images/050.JPG
Auto Trader Classics Magazine ?, I use to see these magazines on magazine racks with older cars for sale everywhere in the country, usually had the soft newspaper type pages in it, many cars were never restored and original.
It was called a Skyliner. First moon roof. In 1957 the first retractable hard roof convertible. I wonder if Ford is still collecting royalties on these items. I bet it would get a company through a financial depression.
I don't mean to start a debate, but... Two-foot driving is mildly dangerous because if you accidentally press the brake just enough to trigger the brake lights, it will confuse the drivers following you. This may also cause unnecessary wear on the brakes if its enough pressure on the pedal to push the pads against the discs/drums. Two-foot driving may also make it more difficult to adjust to driving a clutch.
I usually use the left foot on the clutch, so i do the same when i drive automatic. It has worked fine for 30+ years. I wrote this really slow so it won´t be a problem for yuo to read. Have a nice day.
He should know better than to drive with both feet not only do you inadvertently trigger the brake lights so nobody behind you can tell wtf you are doing but it wears the brakes prematurely and if aren't riding the brakes your left foots likely farther away than the right
My buddy has a 1956 Crown Vic but it don't have the plastic roof or the ugly bumper rails that are in this car ! they look like the hand rails off a boat!
Sure i got it, very familier with heel/toe, doin a lot of miles in my days. When i drive my classic Cadillac i only use the right foot, when i drive my truck (Volvo car hauler) i´m forced to use the left for the clutch and that habit went with me in the small cars as well. I feel rally unconfortable using the left for braking. Lets end it here, you say potato i say petado etc lets call the whole thing off (but it´s still safer driving onefooted, old folks fuck it up trying to brake on the gas)
Very r are!! 54to 56 crown club association out bryton Ohio , national headquarters , when coming tocouncil bluffs , iowa. Convention show & event!!!???