Wow. Just wow. This is Detroit steel at it's best. I am a Ford man. My father was a Ford man. His father was a Ford man. Beautiful automobile.
@wyo14466 жыл бұрын
Stanley Costello "Dearborn" steel.
@talfacprez12 жыл бұрын
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.
@tomswinburn17785 жыл бұрын
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.
@TOBYH9 жыл бұрын
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.
@packingten3 жыл бұрын
They had about same tail lites if not the same😊
@iisj1312 жыл бұрын
Man, these are so beautiful. I've been drooling over these '55-56 Fords ever since 5th grade, haha
@bg14712 жыл бұрын
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.
@Journeyman-Fixit10 жыл бұрын
Nice, clean car! I remember the 1956 fords, a very solid automobile.
@patrickmcgrath54112 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL CAR, CHUCK 🥰... I USED TO OWN A 56' "WHITE" SUNLINER WITH TWO-TONE GREEN INTERIOR.... I REALLY WISH I STILL HAD IT 😥
@timthrelkel10643 жыл бұрын
O my God. You're so lucky to find this car . Thank for let see😄
@1marco7kamp11 жыл бұрын
Such a LOVELY Old Timer!!! :D
@notnamed19448 жыл бұрын
Really clean Ford, props to to the man for taking great care of it! I think you should do more videos like these, cheers!
@elzorro998710 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1956 4-door in this same color combination with the same engine. I wish I still had it.
@USCG.Brennan6 жыл бұрын
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
@wyo14466 жыл бұрын
Curt Brennan The first ohv was a 239, Mercury got a 256. The 272 came out in 55.
@kingoghearts18 жыл бұрын
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
@emjayay7 жыл бұрын
Get some new car with a panoramic moon roof!
@BFKAnthony81712 жыл бұрын
My Grandmother is in her 70's, and she has always been a Thunderbird girl. Gonna have to show this video to her! :)
@ddkoda7 жыл бұрын
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.
@rossmunn97708 жыл бұрын
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.
@rclamb049 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Beautiful
@Jamesnov197010 жыл бұрын
Two feet driving? very naughty.
@Paco0719459 жыл бұрын
Jamesnov1970 That's what I was thinking. That was a no-no in drivers ed in high school.
@packingten3 жыл бұрын
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😊
@TheBillnailz11 жыл бұрын
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.
@Gadumpski11 жыл бұрын
What a spectacular car!
@critchley38198 жыл бұрын
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...
@zekeriyaemlik40926 жыл бұрын
brian critchley legend model 55-56
@johnclarke28148 жыл бұрын
1956 was the best looking car Ford ever made
@RANDOMMekhaniks8 жыл бұрын
+John Clarke I love the '56 Ford Fairlane 2-door Club Sedan. I dont know why, but you never hear anything about the Club Sedan models.
@wyo14466 жыл бұрын
Jack Clarke Just one of the best.
@tomswinburn17785 жыл бұрын
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.
@rodbutler80695 жыл бұрын
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.
@wilfordmurray6 жыл бұрын
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!
@MrSebfrench7611 жыл бұрын
"it's a lot of fun"... Exactly what i was thinking while driving my Buick PA 91' on the roads of France. Fun,what we are lacking the most...
@omarmang12 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video..love the Panoramic windshield
@donhaines97877 жыл бұрын
My first new car was a'56 Ford custom v8, lord how I loved that car--but I got drafted in 1957 and it got repossessed--such is life.
@muffs55mercury612 жыл бұрын
Only 603 were built, so rare even when new.
@burnethalocklear277310 жыл бұрын
Love your cars
@MCTeck12 жыл бұрын
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!
@srercrcr12 жыл бұрын
I remember standing in a Ford showroom in '56 at 11 years old....who knows, could have been a Crown Vic sitting there!!
@danielmesery29045 жыл бұрын
Wish it was mine nice car
@madmanmuntzjr12 жыл бұрын
Chuck I had one of these with no-vii air conditioning at 16 wow great memories CROWN VIC
@packingten3 жыл бұрын
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
@1966gto100011 жыл бұрын
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.
@CH-vx6cg4 жыл бұрын
a beauty of car my dream to have one of these again!
@garza86334 жыл бұрын
I love your car my friend!!
@summer2010570710 жыл бұрын
Cars had more style in the past. Now they're just unibody fishbowls. Great car by the way.
@1963impala2drWaylonWire12 жыл бұрын
very nice Chuck.. thanks
@ironman545411 жыл бұрын
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 ...
@Antiquetractorsetc11 жыл бұрын
I really love 56 Fords!!!
@cathlic20079 жыл бұрын
That plate though, says it all.
@wert13d12 жыл бұрын
I love that Mist Green Ford Crown Victoria. I can understand why Ford stop offering glass tops. It make you feel driving in a Sauna.
@packingten5 жыл бұрын
I built a few of those old cast iron cruise o matics (transmissions)..with a rear pump...they could be push started...
@burnethalocklear277310 жыл бұрын
Iwant a 1956 ford
@19fortynine1010 жыл бұрын
Needs the tbird 312. But if thats the factory 292 leave it be then. Sweet glass top btw !
@rickstout762610 жыл бұрын
It might have the 312 ,the Thunderbird insignia is on the front fender
@dondesnoo17717 жыл бұрын
Rick Stout dual exhaust 4bbl auto trans believe your right 312
@yorrickwi12 жыл бұрын
love the search lights
@itsmegp469 жыл бұрын
This car came with a cloth curtain which could be attached to cover the transparent roof, whether it was standard or optional, I don't know.
@ronmifsud69467 жыл бұрын
IT WAS STANDARD..IF THE PASSENGERS FELT TOO WARM.THEN THEY ZIPP THE CURTAIN
@benjaminbermudez8246 жыл бұрын
Marizelagppp0
@srercrcr11 жыл бұрын
Love those Crown Vic's.
@cantalope675 жыл бұрын
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
@mrhamburger69362 жыл бұрын
Back during the 1960s one of the neighbors had one of these with the glass top it was blue and white I don't know whatever happened to it
@E34Benzin9 жыл бұрын
Left foot braking? That's interesting. Very nice car!
@fordtruxdad51556 жыл бұрын
I and lots of people do it... two pedals-two feet.
@swabby4296 жыл бұрын
Riding the brakes is not very smart, especially with drums.
@thomasritter31595 жыл бұрын
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.
@1pigpen74 жыл бұрын
@@thomasritter3159 Yes its quicker. I use it all the time.
@guerra96312 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! TKS for post!
@GABRIELIMPALASS12 жыл бұрын
IMPRESIONANTE!!! A PESAR DE SER FANATICO DE CHEVROLET, ESTE FORD ES UNA BELLEZA
@JuanSanchez-ej9vm6 жыл бұрын
Sin duda los autos mas hermosos que fabrico ford.el Crowne victoria 56,el fairlane 57,el thunderbird 57 y algunos otros..
@wturn2128 жыл бұрын
Awesome . This model was built by Ford during the good times when cars were built with solid and not flimsy materials.
@johnhiram120710 жыл бұрын
I have seen a 1954 Ford with this roof. It is in Maine.
@emjayay7 жыл бұрын
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.
@jamesrigler9 жыл бұрын
that's what merc called a sun valley I don't remember ford's name for it it's a great car I've only seen 2 and have lost track of both of them
@guardian0852710 жыл бұрын
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.
@06DESMARAIS7 жыл бұрын
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
@marajadeskywalker59926 жыл бұрын
As a proud 57 Chevy Bel air owner, I agree with you that Ford was better in 55 and 56 until the 57 Bel air came out
@wyo14466 жыл бұрын
Ryan1980 Ford was better in 57 as well, chevrolet copied Ford's formula in 58.
@marajadeskywalker59926 жыл бұрын
WY O I respect your opinion on that but personally, I think Chevy did a better design with the Continental kit.
@wyo14466 жыл бұрын
Ockie Ditchbank Exactly. Fords of the 50s were much more tasteful.
@jaysee9276 жыл бұрын
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.
@onmilo12 жыл бұрын
Wonderful automobile.
@mabs50310 жыл бұрын
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
@russ600012 жыл бұрын
Does the production number include, the mercury "sun valley"? it also had the transparent roof
@S0lidState11 жыл бұрын
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.
@bash599512 жыл бұрын
72 survivors, there is a 56 glass top Crown victoria in Commerce, TX.
@yorrickwi12 жыл бұрын
i saw something with the same front facia called ford fairlane at sixflags holland
@LIMITEDCLUBCAB12 жыл бұрын
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
@LRS90512 жыл бұрын
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.
@marcelmallory276113 күн бұрын
I am currently in the market for a 1956.
@williamdixon19929 жыл бұрын
Oh oh. braking with the left foot. my Dad taught drivers education. that's a no no. but what a Georges car in every way!
@Bobbygn9 жыл бұрын
+William Dixon ...............Braking with left foot. Instant failure on drivers exam.
@dennisleporte74238 жыл бұрын
+Bobby Green Not if your a lefty lol.
@georgegerry46728 жыл бұрын
+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.
@dennisleporte74238 жыл бұрын
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 : )
@guardian085278 жыл бұрын
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!
@thomasnorman9512 жыл бұрын
The transparent roof is a sunliner which allows much sun into the vehicle enough sun to make it very warm inside the vehicle
@RideswithChuck2 жыл бұрын
It was not a great idea.
@2stroketurbo12 жыл бұрын
it's a full size Messerschmitt ....nice
@academian9712 жыл бұрын
There is also one in Turkey (in Konya)
@dominiquecarboni278911 жыл бұрын
BELLE CLASSIC AUTOS DE 1956 ALLIE ELEGANCE ET LIGNES FLUIDES TOTALLY DREAM'S CAR
@richardbrewster45255 жыл бұрын
Nice car smooth sounding ride💛🌻 the quality and detail in cars have gone down
@يمهلولايهملربناأكبرمنأيحدا6 жыл бұрын
That is nice and beutfil
@swabby4296 жыл бұрын
These were more stylish and beautiful than today's cookie-cutter SUVs and crossovers.
@TheCasiemir12 жыл бұрын
wonderful
@smirnofowner11 жыл бұрын
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.
@vector697712 жыл бұрын
That is one huge piece of glass or Plexi? Either way it looks awesome but would be miserable in the summer!
@RideswithChuck12 жыл бұрын
Off hand I don't know of any but try searching on eBay. Check the auto auctions in your area too.
@TheSeanUhTron11 жыл бұрын
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.
@DOUBLEPLATINE6 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull
@philliplopez87455 жыл бұрын
After dinner mint green .
@TheShadeTreeFixitMan12 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@RideswithChuck12 жыл бұрын
@MrJuan741852963 Sr. Juan, Los coches nuevos no son tan malos, la verdad. Gracias por ver y comentar Saludos, Chuck D.
@MrFredHoogendoorn12 жыл бұрын
i'm old xD awsome numberplate
@ThePopcornia9 жыл бұрын
Did he say Meadow Mist Green? It's a pretty colour :)
@packingten3 жыл бұрын
My brother has 56 Merc about same color or maybe same.
@merlemorrison48211 жыл бұрын
What did these get called when you were young; moon roof or sun roof?
@RideswithChuck12 жыл бұрын
@MCTeck The tears are starting to flow.
@smirnofowner11 жыл бұрын
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)
@mylanmiller96568 жыл бұрын
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!
@Normslaptoptics12 жыл бұрын
classic
@stonedimaculate198312 жыл бұрын
crown victoria thats what we call them
@moyadapne11 жыл бұрын
Left foot braking has saved me lots of times from hitting and being hit. AND all the people, young and old, that I've taught to drive. They thank me often. The brakes will still stop the car, even if the gas is on somewhat.
@reijerlincoln12 жыл бұрын
Schweet car! Perhaps I missed it, does it have AC? If not, a Vintage Air unit seems a good idea.
@hugglescake11 жыл бұрын
I knew a guy who had a 20th Anniversary, or whatever it was called, Lincoln version. Yes it was hot inside. VERY hot. I think his also leaked.
@emjayay7 жыл бұрын
Wrong aspect ratio - stretched horizontally, unfortunately.
@RideswithChuck7 жыл бұрын
Sorry, my current software does a better job with aspect ratio.
@license2kilttheplaidlad6402 жыл бұрын
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
@thomasmadden2258 Жыл бұрын
Sharp c ar vehicle
@thomasmadden2258 Жыл бұрын
They need a/c !!!??,
@thomasmadden2258 Жыл бұрын
Very r are!! 54to 56 crown club association out bryton Ohio , national headquarters , when coming tocouncil bluffs , iowa. Convention show & event!!!???