1956 Ford Crown Victoria, available with lots of v8 options

today on what it's like 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria but before getting into all of it I'm Jay welcome to what it's like picture this you just saw a car at a local car show that you'd love to know more information about it so you go on YouTube to get the down low of this groovy car that you just witnessed problem is every title you click on has some cheesy song in the background and it's just a walk around there is no information on the car besides the color of the car featured in the video we feature the classics vintage some Exotics lots of Orphan Cars and Cars that tend to get lost in the shuffle if that sounds like a channel that you will totally dig subscribe and hit the Bell icon next to it to never miss a video this 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria is for sale at Classic Auto Mall what's classic it's only the largest Auto Consignment dealer in the northeastern part of the USA with over 870 cars for sale when recording this episode for more information pricing pictures of this beautiful 56 Fairlane Crown Victoria click the link below after the show 1956 Ford model lineup main line was in the basement followed by custom line in the center Fairlane was at the top Ford offered many different wagon options for 1956 as well as a Truck Line Ford offered the fair Lane in the U.S from 1955 to 1970 55 through 61 as a full-size car and 62 through 70 as a mid-sized car in Seven Generations 1956 falls in the first generation which had a production run from 1955 to 1956. in 1956 the Ford Fairlane could be had in seven body styles two-door Sunliner which was their convertible offering four-door Town sedan two-door Club sedan two-door Victoria hardtop four-door Victoria hardtop two-door Crown Victoria two-door Crown Victoria Skyliner which was an interesting option it was a see-through glass roof I think it was Plexiglas and it was tinted but it was only over the front passengers all right let's look at the differences between the 55 and the 56 the 56 is more or less a carryover body design but there are some changes looking at the 55 on the top 56 on the bottom starting with the front biggest exterior changes were made to the front end design still has the same shape as the 55 with a new Grille parking lights and or turn signals have been redesigned as well as the hood ornament has also been redesigned moving to the side profile the front bumper side profile it's actually not the bumper that's the turn signal indicator wraps around in its rate perpendicular with the wheel Arch where it's not like that on the 55. 56 side trim is wider than the 55 and they also added texture to it there is a chrome piece at the bottom of the rocker panels that extends all the way to the fender skirts in the back very interesting Victoria badging was moved actually then again looking at this again the v-dip was moved to more of the center of the door on the 56. moving to the rear in the rear quarter section textured bits towards the tail fins of the 56 that's not found on the 55 Fairlane Flying V badging on the 56 bigger rings in the center of the tail lights on the 56 exhaust ports in the bumpers on the 56 and not found on the 55. moving to the dash section which is the biggest difference between these two estradiol on the 55 versus a more traditional gauge setup on the 56 but not just the gauges totally different dashboard and steering wheel as well the fit 55 has a two spoke wheel whereas the 56 has a three spoke wheel which design do you like better in the comments section below let's talk specs 198.5 inches long 75.9 inches wide a rise a wheelbase of 115 and a half inches it weighs 3 360 pounds price two thousand four hundred forty dollars which is equivalent to you spending 26 624.44 Cents in a year 2022 total 1956 Ford production was one million 408 478 units of which total Fairlane 665 106 units and of that number Crown Victoria's were 9 209 units I put the Skyliner in here just for Giggles 603 people like to get baked in the sunshine moving on to engine starting in the basement 223 cubic inch displacement in line six 3.7 liter it could make anywhere between 137 to 145 brake horsepower 4200 RPM bore of 3.6 inches and a stroke of 3.6 inches compression eight to one when mated to a three-speed manual transmission 0-60 could be had in 13.4 seconds theoretical top speed 94 miles per hour 14.7 miles to the gallon is the average fuel economy that you can achieve from this engine 272 cubic inch displacement Y block V8 4.5 liters it's good for 173 brake horsepower at 4400 RPM with a compression of eight to one moving on to the 292 y-block V8 4.8 liters it could be had as a 200 horsepower version or a 202 brake horsepower version at 4600 RPM bore of 3.8 inches stroke of 3.3 inches compression 6.4 to 1. Wayne mated to a three-speed manual transmission 0-60 could be had 9.1 seconds theoretical top speed 106 miles per hour while achieving an average fuel economy rating of 12.3 miles to the gallon moving on to the biggest and baddest engine on offer for Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria 3.12 cubic inch displacement y-block V8 5.1 liters it could make anywhere between 215 to 225 brake horsepower 4600 RPM with a compression rating of 6.421 when mated to a four pneumatic automatic three-speed unit 0-60 could be had in 9.7 seconds theoretical top speed 111 miles per hour while achieving an average fuel economy rating of 11.8 miles to the gallon Ford for 1956 offered three transmission options the three-speed manual Ford omatic automatic which was a three-speed unit or three-speed manual with optional overdrive let's talk styling there is a lot going on a lot of Chrome on this car look at how these come up to a point housing the turn signal indicators look at the grill notice it's like the crest of a wave here it's all kind of coming out towards us over Riders as well as the bumpers how they come back here notice this piece here is separate from the bumper but it also wraps around and connects to the wheel Arch area insignia for the Thunderbird V8 look at the hoods on the headlights the hood is very smooth there isn't any lines anywhere nice hood ornament there with the Ford logo and Fairlane right below it coming around to the side get this nice Chrome piece that swoops down Crown Victoria nice and proud there lots of chrome on this car bright work stainless whatever you want to call it how it comes back this almost looks like a club Coop the way that this is how it comes back here there's a lot of Chrome on this car tons of Chrome I love Ford from this era it it's like farts Bend forward and I get it a lot in the comment section these tail lights are the same tail lights that you find on the Thunderbird they just they used it on everything look at that the exhaust gets ported out through the bumper foreign that's where the gas goes single antenna right there just wanted to show this how this comes off like this very lincoln-esque mirror there comes back and then it tapers back into the body down inside there they got this nice Chrome piece here it continues at the bottom and it goes back here to the fender skirt section also notice how this is all texturized just take a gander at all of the bright work on top also take a gander at how this drip rail is so there is a drip rail but it it starts here and it ends here but then it picks back up back here and it goes the whole way down I always thought that these were open but they're not interesting coming back to this tail section here once again I thought this was all open on this model it's not it's got these like plastic pieces in here look at how this sweeps down how this all wraps around gorgeous design and color just take a look at that door panel this was top of the line and just check out how that's all stainless very nice quality feature there I love this door panel with the two-tone teal and blue I love the Chrome to separate the color arm rest as well as door handle to pull the door shut this is the door handle to get out and this is the window crank for the big window vent window operates like this just like that take a look at this interior it's absolutely gorgeous I don't have a whole lot of space so this is how the uh window operates and it's all trimmed out coming down inside the pedal box down there is the high beam switch this is for the emergency brake handbrake clutch brake gas pedal this is for the left air vent that is right down there that opens and closes the vent nice quality shot there here is what over the hood looks like here is what first person over the hood looks like there is tons of space underneath this steering wheel and the only reason I show that is because if you don't fit in the car you can't drive the car and they're all different and um I wear a size 34 pants so if you're about the same size as me you'll fit and these steering wheel columns they don't telescop a lot of times they don't telescope or tilt and that's why I show that up above sun visors they're a bit on the Slender side there's my hand for reference nice rear view mirror there as well as another sun visor over there for the passenger ashtray is located right there on to the button switches and knobs first off I have to apologize between the color differentiations the GoPro depicted the color as more of a medium blue whereas the Cinematic Canon R6 depicted this as a more of a teal color this car was more teal than it was medium blue but anyway on to the button switches and knobs starting on the left and moving right headlights right below it is the ignition switch just to the right of that left air vent just above that oil pressure amp meter which are lights gas gauge left turn signal indicator speedometer with odometer inside of it right turn signal indicator coolant temperature clock wipers heat and ventilation settings fan speed Notice off is in the center with high above it and low below it overdrive radio on to the gold box test here's our test subject here's my hand for reference here is the glove box in question and it turns out that this one's got Vintage Air and that's where they decided to put the Vintage Air Conditioning uh unit that's what all of this is getting into the rear seat so that folds forward like that and that's how much space you have to get back there which isn't a whole lot but we're gonna get back there here's what the view looks like from the back let's take a gander at the greenhouse real quick look at all of the bright work like holy cow like it just looks so incredible in here this is the fanciest Ford I've ever been in just wow look at it it's it's nice so nice and the pillars aren't that big what's really interesting is this center pillar here is bigger than the rear pillar back here it's all it's the biggest pillar in here because if you look up there it's not that big but right there it's absolutely huge that is what the rear looks like that's what rear visibility looks like from the rear seat nice big shelf there with aftermarket stereo speakers check out that this has a center armrest which can be folded back up inside the seat if you want it to be look at how these seats are designed and how they come down right there in the center that's very interesting so Creature Comforts there is a coat hook there dome light there which is operatable from the switch everything that is found on the driver's side is also on the passenger side armrest ashtray Windows do go down coat hook foreign arm rest window oh man look at that how cool is that and it goes all the way down I never knew that is so cool the only thing is is that you can't really crank the window like normal otherwise your arm your hand gets stuck down here and it gets pinched and it doesn't feel that great but just look at that that's so cool who who would have thought putting windows up and down would be fun it it's just the engineering that goes into it they just don't do stuff like that anymore could you imagine how long it would take to engineer a window like that to make it go down and up numerous times all the time right and correct is what I look like in the rear seat I got enough Headroom now my knees that's something totally different this is this is how much knee space I have it's kind of sort of negative the person in the front would have to move the seat up a little bit better also check out the profile of the seat so the seat is very upright in the in the back goes down drastically in the back consequently leaves your knees shooting up it feels like I'm squatting in this seat like squatting to take a power poop or something I don't understand what Ford's issue was why they couldn't couldn't design nice seats in the 50s they did it in the 30s I don't understand why seats have such profile where it's just it's uncomfortable to sit in it's not uncomfortable in the front it's uncomfortable in the back coming through the under the hood section the hood release is right inside here and you pull it towards towards the left and that release is the hood isn't a second it grabbed the second catch you have to hold that that's the hard thing to do to hold that as you pick up on it that is all the higher the hood goes so we've got oil bath air cleaner Master cylinders right there non-power assisted later it's got two belts two belt pulley system heater it's got the Slender battery there on to the pros and cons we are getting all of these pros and cons from The Complete Book of collectible cars Blue Chip Auto investment 70 years from 1930 to 2000 by Richard M langworth in the auto editors of consumer guide on the positive side clean colorful styling good performance solidly built though assembly quality sometimes lags especially with the 55s has become a hot collector item over the last decade appreciation still looks good despite having a Fine Design it's generally overshadowed by the 55 and 56 Chevys generally not as fast either prices have escalated and thus they are hard to find at bargain prices now all right now it's time for Name That Tune first person to give me both the name of the song and band first one to do both correctly will have their comment pinned to the top of the comment section [Music] thank you all so much for coming out and watching this if you'd like to get in touch with me shoot me a comment in the comment section below I read and answer all comments posted I don't do that for self-worth or anything I just do that to let you know that you're not talking to nobody I I read everything we have a Facebook group that correlates with this YouTube channel if you're interested the link will be in the description as well as my email address if you don't have Facebook you can contact me that way so if I catch you on here on email or on Facebook just know I appreciate all the support here are some scenes for our next episode 1949 Chevy style line Deluxe that's what's coming up next on what it's like and until that time toodaloo hey you what's your name I have never seen you in here oh my name uh Griffin yeah yeah that's Peter Griffin oh crap

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Published: Tue Jan 31 2023