56 210 2dr Post with FACTORY AIR!!!

tjohnson · January 11, 2016

Hello, I recently bought a 56 210 2dr post with factory air with a friend. This car needs a complete restoration, but is solid and complete. We would like to keep the car, but we can't give the car the kind of restoration a car this rare deserves. The car is very oddly optioned. It is a 265 3 on the tree with no power steering, no power breaks, with a/c, electric clock, and hood ornament. It was originally Matador Red with Charcoal/ Ivory interior. Before 1961 it was changed to a two-tone Matador Red/ White, ( the white paint is chipping off and the red is underneath. The interior was changed to a light blue/ Ivory. We bought the car from a man who purchased it in 1961 at the age of 17 as a school car. By 1964 he had gotten another car and his father was driving the car. He pulled the evaporator, heater core, and blower motor off and put them in the backseat and the car was never driven again. Why, because it was hard to work on the passenger side and the a/c didn't work. Somehow by the grace of the good lord himself, the a/c parts were still in the car when we bought it. The car is pretty solid, The drivers lower front quarter is in great condition and the passengers is just starting to bubble. The trunk floor has some surface rust in it but doesn't look like it needs replaced. The spare tire sump is also solid. The floor pans all have some small wholes in them and will need replaced. The frame is solid as is the body mounts. The headlight "eyebrows" are also solid. All we have of the a/c equipment is what is pictured. The guy who we bought it from said that the compressor was gone when he bought it in 61. The engine is a 265 with a GK suffix, which according to GM Heritage means 265 2bbl 3 spd manual with air conditioning. So it is the original engine and according to the previous owner original tranny. The car was in a wreck in the early 60's and the and the drivers rear quarter was replaced, but no frame damage was done and it is a clean title. The cowl tag is located on the drivers side and reads,

Style No 56-1011 (56 210 2dr sedan)

Body No s11685 (Fisher body number)

Trim No 564-AC (Charcoal)

Paint No 697A-EZI (Matador Red)

ACC (Blank)

On this tag the AC and EZI was stamped next to the trim and paint and not next to the ACC. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. We are going to post this car on ebay next Sunday for seven days. Rarely do you ever see factory air in a Bel air. I have never seen or even heard of a 210 with air conditioning. This has to be one of the rarest Trifives in existence.