Used 1956 Ford Victoria for sale in Riverwoods, IL
$40,000
Vehicle Details
1956 Year | 44,700 mi. Mileage | $40,000 Price |
Ford Make | Ford Model | Riverwoods, Illinois Location |
Car Body Type | blue metallic Exterior Color | Very Good Exterior Condition |
Partially Restored Known Vehicle Damages | Partially Restored Restoration History | V-8 Engine Type |
V-8 Engine Size | Replaced Engine History | Manual Transmission |
Rear-wheel drive Drive Train | Vinyl Interior Type | blue & white Interior Color |
Yes AM/FM Radio | Vinyl Seat Material |
Vehicle Description
"One of a Kind" Car- Head Turner-Smooth Running & Driving Purchased and modified in 1956 by Frank & John Balzano- later by late Dana Pope All metal body- straight - no accidents- beautiful Mercury Metallic Blue paint Thunderbird V8 Engine-312 cu- 202 hp New Engine Gauges- New Water and Fuel Pumps 3-2 Barrel Holley Carbs- 3 speed Manual Floor Shifter New Gas Tank- New Engine Heater Core; New Radiator; 4 New Steel Belted Wide Whitewalls Frenched Headlights with '53 Ford Rings and Formed Hoods Door Handles removed - '55 Mercury station wagon taillights. Buick portholes installed in the hood--fender skirts with '53 Mercury spears 2- '53 Studebaker splash pans to the front & rear (one flipped on top of the other) Manual Steering with Drum Brakes- manual windows Driver's door release button under front grille with remote Trunk release button under driver's dash '58 Chevy Taillights serve as front turn indicators Hand-formed hoods added to the taillights to mimic the front headlights Two '59 Edsel grilles horizontally installed front and rear framed by '59 Buick grille mesh Restored am/fm original radio- modern am/fm radio-45 rpm vintage record player Unique blue & white pleated and rolled Naugahyde Interior matched by the Roof, Dash & Trunk. Pinstriping by Larry Watson of White Plains, New York. Dual functioning Spotlights - dual "faux" Lake Pipes "Star Dust" has accumulated 53 trophies- Best on Show, Best Interior & Best Paint. "Star Dust" Appeared on magazine covers: December, 1960 cover of "Car Craft" magazine; July, 1961 cover of "Customs Illustrated".