1956 Ford Customline hardtop

[Nick in Fayetteville]

Does any one know how rare this car might be? I have seen a ton of Customlines and owned one, but until now haven't seen a two door hardtop. Thanks for any info or help...

 

[55Brodie]

Introduced mid-year 1956

33,000 and change production I believe.

 

[Bleach]

They were a bit rarer than the Fairlane hardtops at about 33,000 made. My wife's grandfather had one.

 

[raceron1120]

There are a few around here: FB member Customline Vicky has a very nice one:

Here's another one - FB member Bob Love's:

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[JohnSunliner]

Wow, they sure have nice lines and look GOOD!

 

[52merc]

better looking than a fairlane

 

[Milt/Las Vegas]

better looking than a fairlane

There's no comparison a fairlane is much better looking.A 56 fairlane is one of my favorites.

 

[raceron1120]

There's no comparison a fairlane is much better looking.A 56 fairlane is one of my favorites.

Mine too.

 

[Gerry]

If any one is interested I have a daily driver that I would like to sell. Not a perfect car but a great driver...$12,000

 

[dullchrome]

If any one is interested I have a daily driver that I would like to sell. Not a perfect car but a great driver...$12,000

Pics?

 

[Gerry]

PICS. I am not at home and trying to do this remotely. Will be back home in about 2 weeks.
please send me an e mail and I will send them directly.
gerynviv@pacbell.net

 

[phat rat]

An acquaintance of mine used the Customline trim on his Crown Vic. Really looks great

 

[zoegrant]

any chance of seeing a picture of that car ?....a crown vic with Customline trim must look incredible....John

 

[LOWRIDER]

I had a 56 Meteor Crown Vic way back. Along with the extra chrome trim on the rear 1/4's, the front fender trim ended like the Customline trim. IMO the car looked waaay better than the American version. One car I wish I still had or at least some pics of it.

 

[Motorhead6]

Well it certainly is striking. Didn't know there was such a thing as a Meteor Crown Victoria.

 

[56 Fairlane]

Sorry to be hi-jacking your thread Nick but just wanted to add that there were only 151 Meteor Crown Victorias built in 1955. 1956 was a little bit more popular with 206. Rare even here in Canada. Beautiful cars.

 

[LOWRIDER]

That blue/white Meteor CV pic posted by Motorhead6 is exactly the colors of the one I had. Like so many others I had to sell it when I got drafted. I might add that I grew up in Detroit & bought the car from a Canadian where I worked. When I went through US Customs to declare it the guy I talked to lived just down the block. Went through no problems.

 

[1936ford64]

The cheap 1956 Ford hard top is a beautiful car and is far more rare than the type of people that bought them

 

[Fortunateson]

Bringing this thread back from the dead. How rare is a "56 Meteor Rideau Victoria? Any on this site?

 

[s55mercury66]

Concerning the Meteor Rideau question, I don't know how many survive, but I have only seen one in my 53 years. It belonged to a friend in Rawlins, Wyoming, and he purchased it off E-Bay a few years ago. It came from California, and someone had stripped it of it's Crown Victoria specific parts to convert a Victoria into a Crown. It was surprisingly solid, and he was gathering up all the parts to put it back together. He has since moved to Central America, and I believe the car, along with some other '55-'56 Fords, is still here, for sale.