Extra Side trim on 1956 Ford Fairlane?

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Accessory Top Strip on local 1956 Ford Fairlane.
Notice that the tail end is different to the regular strip below.
It is unusual that there are three different vehicles shown in this Thread with this added trim.
Two of which are 2 door models and one a 4 door model.
One of which now resides in Australia.
The Jury is still out on this Subject.
Surely, someone knows more about this unusual trim.
 
... hmmph ...

That photo convinces me. The upper mldg is different if not the angle of the photo.

Is there anyway that you can contact any of the owners down there and get information off the DATA PLATE?
 
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Another unique piece of this unusual side trim.
To answer Gary's Question, the owner of the Town Victoria with this Accessory Trim died in 2021 and I have never seen the car again?
 
Go to the below site and scroll down until you see an AU 57 FORD -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Customline

The trim is similar.

One would need an AU FORD PARTS CATALOG to find if the option was available or was offered as an ACCESSORY.

And then again, FORD of CANADA assembled and exported cars to the COMMONWEALTH.

The quality of that upper molding matches the known mldg. It had to be FORD stamped.

One needs to corral one and hog-tie it to get to the PATENT PLATE.
 
You know something? The 56 FORD was one pretty S.O.B. whether in FAIRLANE or CUSTOMLINE trim level.

And I was a 1957 FORD AFICIONADO during my youth.
 
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Australian 1957 Ford Customline.
This example has the optional thin Chrome Strip to add a third colour.
Ford Australia never offered the true 1957 or 1958 Fords.
They just updated them for these two years.
 
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This 1956 Ford Fairlane Town Victoria (which is the subject of this Thread) is not of Australian origin.
It was imported from the USA and converted to Right Hand Dive by the Owner.
The only body style that Ford Australia ever offered was the Fordor Sedan plus a Coupe Ute.
 
56sedandelivery, As you can see from reading this Tread, it is not a "on-off", as there are three examples that we know of, a Convertible, a Victoria and a Town Victoria. That means that there are two different lengths for the strip on the front doors, and two different lengths for the rear quarter strips. We have established that the additional top strip is longer that the existing one on regular Fairlanes, and it also ends at a slight angle.
As I previously stated, the Jury is still out on this "1956 Ford Fairlane accessory".
 
HAH!

I just noticed the photo in POST #68 is a 4DR.

Somebody had to make these kits.

I wonder if you contact CHUCK GARDNER on the 56 FORD SITE if he has any information?
 
In my opinion, that extra trim throws everything off. Its a great looking car with its standard side trim. Of course, to each its own. I know I personally would never do that to my 56.
 
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1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria with Accessory Side Trim.
This car with unusual added side trim now has a new owner.
The original owner has passed away.
Unfortunately, we can't ask him the history of this added side trim.
Does anyone know anything about this added trim?
 
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Accessory 56 Ford Fairlane Trims Pieces
That is very interesting Stiggy. Thanks for posting.
It would be good if someone could identify the Part Number?
 
lfson said:
The 2-d Victoria story was featured with its owner in the newsletter Fomoco Times of Crown Victoria Association February 2011.

He found the trim new in box and said it s a dealer installed option.

He had an amazing story, to long to report here, about how he happened to aquire a complete original 1956 NOS A/C. It was found in A GARAGE THAT JUST WAS ABOUT TO BE DEMOLISHED.
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This makes the most sense to me. It is akin to the 58 FORD SPRING SPECIAL.

One would need a 1956 FORD CHASSIS PARTS MANUAL (rather than the 1949/1959 MPC FINAL ISSUE 1959) to actually source the info. I have looked all thru ACCESSORY LISTINGS and cannot find any info.
 
And here is another problem -

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The PN shown on the packaging is for a 1956 MAINLINE FORDOR SEDAN rear door mldg.

A FAIRLANE FORDOR is B6A 7325532-B.
 
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