Category: 1956
Road Trip: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite Sedan in Idaho
This Idaho 1956 DeSoto Fireflite 4-Door sedan is powered by a 291ci Hemi V8 making 185 hp, propelling its 4000 lbs to 60 mph in ten seconds, topping out at about 105 mph and getting
1956 GMC NAPCO 4×4 Truck in NW Austin, Texas
1956 GMC truck in NW Austin, Texas, modified with Napco’s 4×4 Power-Pak system, installed to new trucks by the dealer in about three hours. It wasn’t until 1960 that Chevrolet/GMC offered their own 4×4 system.
1956 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan in the Brush
Found this two-tone 1956 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan behind, way behind, a BMW mechanic’s garage in NW Austin. As a new car, it was advertised touting its “big jet-tube tail lights, big new wrap-around parking
1956 Ford Victoria in Car Lot
1956 Ford Victoria I spotted at a used car lot in Cleburne, Texas. Sadly, the dealership has closed. Note that the upscale Crown Victoria had the “basket handle” stainless trim running over the roof. I
1956 Mercury Montclair 2-Door Hardtop in SW Austin
1956 Mercury Montclair 2-door hardtop in SW Austin at Mercury Charlie’s garage. The stock Montclair featured a 312 ci OHV V8 making 225 hp, a 12-volt electric system, standard dual exhausts, automatic self-lube and the
Road Trip: 1956 Chevrolet 210 2-door in Utah
I’ll almost always stop for a nifty 1956 Chevrolet 210 2-door sedan like this one as I passed through Vernal, Utah. Love the mags, two-tone paint and stance.
