1956 Ford Sunliner convertible that is presented in very striking Raven Black with the Black interior standing out with the White seat inserts, very nice Black power top with black boot, has beautiful Kelsey Hays chrome wire wheels, Firestone 7.50x14 bias ply wide whitewalls, vin# M6LC-144455 (LINK), shows a Long Beach, California build, the ‘M’ is the Thunderbird V8 with 292 cid and 4v carberator, correct air cleaner, detailed engine bay, factory aluminized dual exhaust through the bumpers, Ford power steering, factory radio installed non-working, fresh full braking system just completed, underchassis nice with exceptional ‘X’ frame,
ENGINE: this appears to be the original 292cid 4v engine with correct air cleaner, solid even compression in the 140lb area that is very good, fresh oil, filter, tune and spark plugs are just installed, the radiator has been flushed, reconditioned and cooling hoses checked, refurbished natural finish fuel tank with interior liner, detailed fuel tank mounting straps, engine just detailed (SEE LINK), reconditioned radiator with new correct radiator cap, new upper/lower radiator hoses and clamps, new heater hoses and clamps, all new fresh tune, fresh coolant and flushed system, (SEE LINK),
BODY: nice black paint just buffed, (SEE LINK), replated nice chrome bumpers, all polished trim and stainless on car just done, solid X-frame just detailed, solid replaced floors with rubberized under coating for protection, detailed front suspension and rear axle assembly, fitted with fender skirts, very nice black/white interior (SEE LINK),
UNDERCHASSIS: really terrific ‘X’ convertible frame in extremely solid condition, extremely hard to find such an exceptional steel frame, freshly primed and then painted to show actual presentation, has had some floor work in its life with nice factory type freshly applied undercoating on the inner floorboards, (SEE LINK), the steel supports have just be rebuilt for strong body on frame construction,
BRAKING AND SUSPENSION: re-done full drum braking system for driving safety for driving safety, new steel lines, full drums and shoes are checked with new brake wheel cylinders and all new shoes, new front to rear stainless brake line, new rubber brake hoses, brake hardware is all detailed, (SEE LINK), flushed brake system, fresh standard DOT 3 brake fluid, appears to be good original front coil springs and rear leaf springs, new rear shocks with newer front shocks, this appears to be a low mileage car has it has the believed factory bushings still in the ‘A’ arms, Kelsey Hayes style chromed wire wheels, solid trunk (SEE LINK),
SUMMARY: this presents very well for a driven show car, full tune and road test, $42,950