1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan, Data Page

DATA 1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan SOLD

Chuck Gardiner
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Tel 250 897 5111 Email
Chuck's Résumé Website www.chuckgardiner.com

I am a member of the Crown Victoria Association, an international car club, for the preservation, restoration and
enjoyment of 1954, 1955 and 1956 Ford automobiles. This is my restored 1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
classic car, named "Lemonade 10¢."

All information is believed accurate, but not guaranteed.

The car's history is mostly unknown before 2003. However, there are copies of a 1992 title and transfer from Wooster,
Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio, and a 2003 title and transfer from Dearborn, Michigan to North Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The car was imported to Canada, December 2, 2003, and has a clear British Columbia title.
It has passed government-required safety and AirCare (pollution) tests. It is insured with the Insurance Corporation
of British Columbia as a "collector vehicle" and licensed with "stock collector plates." The car is currently housed
in Courtenay, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, and can be seen cruising the byways of the beautiful
Comox Valley, www.comox-valley-tourism.ca.

This 1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan has had a body-off-frame restoration to match its data plate codes. Most
components have been rebuilt with new, new reproduction, new-old-stock (NOS) or new-old-reproduction-stock
(NORS) parts. All components are functional - including the "Console Range" Motorola tube-type AM radio, the
electric clock with sweep-second hand, and the "automatic pop-out cigar lighter." Two "tailored accessory" door
mounted side-view mirrors were added for improved visibility. The stock body is complimented with new reproduction
period-correct fog lights, and new reproduction 1962-64 Thunderbird-style (Kelsey-Hayes) wire wheels. New
radial tires with correct-width sparkling-white side-walls have been added to provide modern-car traction.

1956 Ford brochure advertising copy: "When it comes to 6-passenger sedans, two-door style . . . this beauty has no
peer." The "Ford Crestmark" body colours are "Style-Tone" M Code Goldenglow Yellow and E Code Colonial White.

M Code Goldenglow Yellow and E Code Colonial White Paint Colours

The "Fairlane Luxury Lounge" is "color-harmonized" L Code "Cloth Gray Interior Trim" of "gray metallic" paint, and vinyl
and "random dot nylon cloth with interwoven silver yarn" upholstery. The front seat is manually adjusted. Steering is
manual. The "Lifeguard Design" 18-inch 3-spoke deep-center steering wheel requires 4-3/4 turns lock-to-lock. The car
has a 41-foot turning diameter. Brakes are manual "double-seal hydraulic" with "king size" 11-inch drums.

The 1956 Fairlane's M Code engine was the famous 2-overhead-valve 292-cubic-inch Y-block "Thunderbird V-8"
producing 202 horsepower and 289 foot-pounds of torque (with Fordomatic). It was the standard engine in 1955
Thunderbird's and 1955 Mercury's. As well, only Fairlane V-8 models had dual exhaust "ported through the rear bumper."

M Code 292 Thunderbird Y-block Engine (with Holley 4160 Carb)

On Lemonade 10¢, the original oil-bath air cleaner was converted to contain a more-practical K&N filter. The original
Holley 4000 4-barrel "teapot" carburetor was replaced with a more-dependable (1958-up) new Holley 4160 4-barrel
carb that sits on a (1957-up) 1957 Ford "B" intake manifold. The Holley Loadomatic vacuum-advance distributor
was replaced with a more-responsive (1957-up) 1959 Ford distributor with vacuum and centrifugal advance, and
Pertronix electronic ignition. Instant throttle response and snappy acceleration are provided by this torque-rich
engine and the optional (lower) 3.89 : 1 rear gears.

1956 was the first year for Ford's new 12-volt electrical system, with its "high-output" 30-amp. generator and 55-amp.
"Power Punch" tar-top battery.

The "Speed-Trigger Fordomatic Drive" 3-speed automatic transmission starts in 2nd gear in normal "Drive" range operation.
Flooring the throttle pedal accomplishes 1st-gear fast-getaway starts and automatic up-shifts to 2nd and 3rd gears.
Cruising-speed downshifts to passing gear (2nd-gear) are accomplished by pressing firmly on the throttle pedal.

The trunk is complete with an original-type Firestone 6.70 x 15" bias 4-ply tubeless wide white side-wall spare tire, a
"large plaid" fleese-backed mat, and a bumper jack. The rear license plate is enclosed in an extremely rare re-chromed
original factory accessory "hooded design" frame.

RESTORED AS DATA PLATE CODES VIN M6FT332131 70C ME L 13 G 493

M = 292 CID V-8 Engine
6 = 1956-Model Year
F = Dearborn Assembly Plant
T = Fairlane (Tudor/Fordor)
332131 = Consecutive Unit Number
(Starting at 100001 = 232131st 1956 Ford vehicle scheduled for production at Dearborn Plant)

70C = Fairlane Club Sedan Body
ME = Goldenglow Yellow/Colonial White
L = Cloth Gray Interior Trim
13 = 13th Day of the Month
G = Month of the Year (July)
493 = 493rd Unit Produced
(493rd Ford vehicle produced at Dearborn Plant on July 13th, 1956)

Heads = ECZ-C
Block = ECZ-6015-C
Connecting Rods = EBU
Main Bearing Caps = EBU
Intake Manifold = (1957-up) 1957 ECZ-9425-B
Carburetor = (1958-up) new Holley 4160 4-Barrel with Electric Choke
Distributor = (1957-up) 1959 with Vacuum & Centrifugal Advance
Transmission = "Speed-Trigger Fordomatic Drive" 3-Speed Automatic 61D43258
(Fordomatic New Price = $192.00 USD)
Rear Axle Ratio = 3.89 to 1 (Original Option; Replaces 3:22 to 1 Ratio)

Number of 1956 Club Sedans Produced = 142,629
Suggested New Retail Price (Delivered Eastern US) = $2,555.00 USD

All information is believed accurate, but not guaranteed.