1956 Skyliner (Glasstop) Sun Visors

lfson

lfson

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Is there anyone out there who knows or can show evidence in a Ford document related to what kind of Sun Visors were delivered in a '56 Skyliner (Glasstop) if odrered with the safety kit: safety belts, padded dash and the window braking double folding rear view mirror? Were there special padded visors available with some kind of fold out additions like on the non padded Glasstop visors? Have had this post in the CVA Forum for a couple of years with no reponse.
 
Have a cousin with glass top but don't think it has the padded dash but will ask him. Had a friend with regular Victoria and the padded dash, it did have foam visors but there wasn't any kind of a flip out part or extension on them.
 
Did talk to cousin and his 56 Skyliner has non padded dash and non padded wipers. Sorry I don't have any Ford documentation.
 
I have a late build 55 sunliner that came with the padded visors and thought all 56s had them but have not seen enough 56s to be sure.
 
I have 2 '56 Fairlane hardtops, one is a parts car. One had the padded dashboard, one doesn't and neither had padded visors. My brother has a '56 Fairlane 4 door hardtop, it does not have padded visors either. Seems I read someplace the padded ones were listed as 'safety visors' but the only application I have seen for them is the body 64A and 64C. Aren't the glasstops 64B? But my parts book is a 1965 edition so the padded visors might already have been deleted by Ford by '64.
 
I recall my Father saying that after a 10 minute test drive of a new '56 Skyiner, even with the shade in place, his scalp was broiling in the Oklahoma sun. He kept his '52 Customline.
 
Thanks to all who tried on this issue. I should have been more clear. The Skyliner is NOT the convertible, which was named Sunliner. Yes, the Skyliner is the 64B, 603 made in 1956. My question seems to be an odd one.
 
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