T-bird ?

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RARE 1956 Ford Fairlane Parklane Thunderbird Wagon (Edinburg)

Date: 2011-08-08, 10:30PM CDT
Reply to: sale-bhwhc-2537270500@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]


Extremely Rare 1956 Ford Fairlane Parklane Thunderbird Wagon.

Very limited production...1 year model only with all the goodies.
This was Ford's answer to the Nomad.
Not very many available...A true Ford gem.

Do the research on this true collector's dream.
Serious inquiries please.

Thanx 956-341-5401

• Location: Edinburg
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

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I wish he had been thoughtful enough to list the car's entire name...

Rare 1956 Ford Mercury Lincoln Fairlane Parklane Sun Valley Capri Mainline Customline Premier Crown Victoria F100 Country Squire Continental Thunderbird Wagon.

I guess he just doesn't know what he has.

David

 

Is that a Thunderbird wheel cover in the front?

I saw a listing recently for a "one of a kind" '65 Galaxie 500XL Thunderbird Edition that was allegedly special-ordered from the factory with Thunderbird emblems. Hmm...

 

What I think throws people off is the small Thunderbird V8 badges usually on these cars up through '65. They think it was a special model.

David

 

Found it. This listing doesn't have the "special ordered from the factory" narrative, though. It definitely has more than just the V8 emblems.

 

I seem to recall back then that some cars came through with the T-Bird engine and it was badged with a T-Bird emblem on the fender side. The engine does not make it a T-Bird but the badges tell you it has a T-Bird engine. I remember those badged cars.

 

I just got my 56 Parklane delivered yesterday. Barn find in California, and my first wagon restoration. Really rough shape but my interest is simply because I love the look and don't see them around much, and a one year only really unique model although they did build 15,000 of them. The T-Bird badges on the front fender are a talking point. Already yesterday, a neighbor called it a T-Bird wagon? Then the follow up...I thought Parklane was a Mercury? Sheesh... it's gonna be fun!