I have a chance to get a rear 56 bumper with the exhaust openings, The guy said it was for a wagon and was wrapped that way from the plater a while ago, but I've never seen one with the openings. Are the wagon and car bumpers the same? Thanks

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

quickly, my parts manual only shows one # ...17906 and says typical

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

There's two part numbers, one with exhaust openings and the other without. Same bumper for all models except "79" whiscruber that one is.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

I believe the bumper exhaust ports where an option. It will fit 55-56 et al.

Rowen
55CV
Woodland, Ca

Only the '56 292 and 312 equipped cars usually got the bumpers with the ports.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

If the chrome is good grab it anyway!  Getting good chroming done is very hard now, I think you guys would send it down to Mexico. Over here its crap work and the starting price is $1200 each to be chromed



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

As a note I never saw a Fairlane without the bumper and I never saw a 6 cylinder one either. The only different thing I knew about the wagons were they had different bumper guards and I've seen those.

The price was very good and the chrome had no flaws I could find, the back side still had the silver paint from the plater and the welded washers to do the dipping. I went a head and bought it. I'll repaint the silver to a dark gray from Eastwood like I normally do. Thanks all who answered.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Use the bumper if you want to, however if I recall, all Station Wagons had splayed exhaust outlets behind the wheels for safety from fumes..


Paul

Drylakesracer:  There were 2 bumpers used in '56, one with the exhaust and one without. The ones without were mainly used on wagons and sedan deliveries.  My understanding is the the wagons would pull the exhaust from the outlets into the car, if the back window was open.  I have no idea about the sedan deliveries but guessing it was a cost issue.  I have seen several '56 Ford Victorias with the wagon bumper guards.  To me they look a little funny, but different people see things differently.  Larry

If the 56 car had dual exhaust from factory it had ports in the bumper other than wagons and sedan delivery's which didn't have the ports   Carl