djr71 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) A good friend of our family's husband passed away a few years ago now she has decided to sell a couple of cars. 1956 Ford Sunliner frame off restoration, 292 with A/C Continental kit, lots of spare parts, multiple first places and best of shows $65,000 1956 Ford Thunderbird 292 Automatic , AC, all power brakes, steering, windows and seats. 2 tops and fender skirts. $79,000. The cars are located in Massachusetts, I will do my best to answer any questions. I have a few pictures if you want more. These cars run and drive nice. Edited July 27, 2020 by djr71 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Do both cars have a continental kit - or - are the car descriptions confused ? - thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 All '56 Thunderbirds have a continental kit. Pretty 'Bird, but whew that's a big number... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 27 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said: All '56 Thunderbirds have a continental kit. Pretty 'Bird, but whew that's a big number... Same old story when it comes to pricing, but in this particular case, at least the cars look very well done. The blue bird is particularly attractive to my eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 10 hours ago, classiclines said: Do both cars have a continental kit - or - are the car descriptions confused ? - thanx Yes both cars have the continental kit, the pictures where just to large to put them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 10 hours ago, edinmass said: Same old story when it comes to pricing, but in this particular case, at least the cars look very well done. The blue bird is particularly attractive to my eye. I let her pick the price, they have a lot more invested in them. I explained to her that she may need to have to come down on the prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 As Ed states, same old story, and has been oft said, how many dollars invested in a car has nothing to do with market value. Same is true of a purchase price for a car you own, low or high, makes no difference to a real market value. I don’t know about the convertible, but if she gets half what she’s asking on the little Bird that would be lucky, in my I wish her the best in finding good homes for the cars... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 49 minutes ago, djr71 said: I let her pick the price, they have a lot more invested in them. I explained to her that she may need to have to come down on the prices. It is tough situation. Those are nice cars and will find their market. It just might not be what she is looking for. It is great to see an early T-bird that is not white or red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomEli Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The T-Bird blue is rather striking. Don't know if I have seen that color before. Is that a factory color? If so, what's the name. Always love the factory color names. Coral Pink, Mediterranean Blue, Arctic PreDawn White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I believe it's code L Azure Blue, but it's hard to say for sure and interpretations of factory colors make the line pretty blurry. But that would be my guess. This is the prettiest '56 Thunderbird I've seen in a long time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I agree it's a great bird..........and It would be interesting to know the final outcome.......both in time frame and dollars. But, it will probably not come to pass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 I will try to post the outcome of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) A great looking 56 T-Bird with a non standard color. The only 56 T-Bird blue is Peacock Blue, which this car definitely isn't. It is possible that the car was ordered with a special color (S Code), but if so it should have been one available on other Ford products during that time. The 1956 Lincoln had two blues that appear to be a better match. Of course it may not match the data plate at all. It would be interesting to see a picture of the interior. For 1956 there were five color combinations: red and white; black and white; turquoise and white; green and white; and tan and white. It does not look like this car's interior matches any of these color combinations. It actually reminds me of a color Light Blue that was available for the 1966 Mustang. One other thing is the car should have a 312, not a 292. It probably does and of course they both look the same in the engine compartment either way. Lew Bachman 1957 Thunderbird - Colonial White Edited July 28, 2020 by 1957Birdman Adding additional information (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr71 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 Lew Bachman I was wonder about the engine size but she was positive it was a 292. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayG Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I believe you had the choice of the 2 engines. 292 or 312. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 The engine choice was determined by the transmission. 292 = base 3 speed 312 = Fordomatic or OD. Real, true 312s are scarce. For whatever reason they were not a durable size they wore out quickly (maybe limits of casting size?) The 292 was a long lasting functional engine. And used until 1964 in trucks. It is real common in these era of Fords that the original 312 was replaced decades ago with an identical looking (beyond numbers and casting codes) 292. So, factory 312 and currently has a 292 could BOTH be correct statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 A lot of 312 blocks were ruined when rebuilt because the shop manual had incorrect bearing cap torque specs, causing them to be over tightened and cracked when rebuilt. If you find a 312 block it is important to have the bearing webs magnafluxed to ensure they are sound. Since the 292 and 312 look the same from the outside there is no real difference between the one and the other given the way these cars are used today. My car has a 312 from a 1958 Mercury. The only way to tell that is from the casting number on the block. The 312 was produced from 1956 through 1960 for cars only. All truck applications used either 272 or 292 engines. Lew 1957 Thunderbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti Bill Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On the T Bird a 292 would be an M code "M6FH..." and would be pretty rare and not as valuable, I don't think I have ever seen one. The color would be a problem unless it was an S code as well. For that kind of money it would have to be a nearly flawless concour quality car. There are a ton on the market but 56 was the lowest production year and some people love the continental kit which was standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaddds Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Ok, I know Marilyn, Elvis and Dean. Who's the 4th on the continental cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Marlon Brando Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfarmer Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Aut or manual trans on the conv ? more photos ? /S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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