This car has on it the reproduction of the correct wire wheel offered by Ford dealers in 1955, 56/57. Not the 62 roadster wheels everyone is using.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-Ford-Sunliner-Convertible-Ground-up-restoration-/170995049829?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27d0196565

To the best of my knowledge, Ford never offered real wire wheels in '55, '56, or '57. They did have wire wheel hubcaps in '55 and '56 as an option. Someone here correct me if I am wrong on this one.

In the listing the seller writes "Engine: Thunderbird "M" 312 V-8 with 4bbl. carb and dual exhausts"

An "M" is a 292.






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

But it sho is purty. I'd take it even with all the errors. But my garage is overfull now. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

What a fine lookin' piece of american steel.


Hyvinkää, FI

It looks nice in most of the photos but the restoration is looks amateurish on the chassis. The paint is too thick many places. It's as if they just painted over everything without stripping off the old coatings.
I don't care for the extra bumper guards either.
These are the correct wire wheel covers for a '56.


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

As stated previously no REAL wire wheels were available. Also those that choose usually get the 62-3 tbird roadster wheels, HOWEVER those shown on that car are the Chrysler MOPAR variety I believe. Correct me if I am wrong, but these have a slightly different look. A much BETTER look IMHO!

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Regarding TBirds, for 55 and 56 Ford only had the wire wheel type hubcaps that also used the dog dish center caps. I think the sedans used the same ones. For 57, no wire wheels or hubcaps were offered, the same for the sedans as far as I know.

Lots of TBird owners have gotten aftermarket wire wheels for their cars, that is why you see a lot of the Birds having the wire wheels.

The door upholstry looks like a amateur job as Ford did not use screws at the bottom of the doors as far as I know. They used the clips, screws may have been used at the corners (like TBirds).

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

The door panels do not look right and are the pleats in the seats supposed to run in that direction on a 56.

Butchering up everything I can get my hands on in Dayton Ohio

Those wires look very much like TrueSpoke wheels from the seventies.

Don