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One way to insult a 56 ford want-a-be is to have it with a ****ty top. One of the best features on a 56 Ford was the hardtop..

 

I’d drive it
Swapping side trim is all part of this game

 

One of the coolest ‘55 kustoms out IMO, for whatever it’s worth.

 

My wife was torn between a 56 Ford or Chevy wagon. We ended up with the Chevy. Showed her the pic of this 55.
Wonder how the wagon would look

 

Very long story, but I recently acquired this '55 Delray via a long time good friend of mine, Mike of Mikes Metalworx.
It was in a rear ender with zero frame damage. Mike acquired it from the previous owner and already repaired the sheet metal and several other items prior to us making the final deal. I immediately listed and sold my blown chopped and channeled '41 Chevy pee-cup and brought it home. A '55 has been my dream car since I was a teen.
After the accident:

While Mike was replacing the mangled sheet metal and fixing other known issues:


The day I brought it home:

...and today after the wheel and tire swap. Rocket Racing Fuel Series wheels & white pinners. The Supremes didn't have the 4" + back spacing I needed with the drop spindle/disk brake conversion. These look pretty close and they are much lighter aluminum.


Next is a carb swap and stance, I'd like it a bit lower. It already has new tubular upper/lower control arms (thanks Mike), 2" drop spindles, 4 wheel discs w/hydro boost, Winters rear end, Dutchman axles and 700R4 trans. The p/o replaced the nicely built but tired 350 with a stock 350 and a Ididit GM column shift. The Edelbrock 650 Carb is shot, literally leakin' from every seam and orifice. I have a brandy new Edelbrock 1406 that I'll swap out as soon as my new an6 fittings get here.
Here is a pic of my '41 I just off'd.

I'll miss it, as it was a real attention gettin' neck breaker, but the '55 is far more practical for me and the ol' lady. I had her at Vintage Air, haha.

Lots of changes coming still including new paint. Same color but with a platinum pearl for a lil pop, probably some lake pipes and white interior. Going for that 60's blvd cruiser vibe that I fondly remember from when I was a little kid living off Van Nuys Blvd behind the GM plant on Lanark in the mid 60s-early 70s. I had very young parents, pops had a '64 GTO and mom had a '59 Thunder Chicken, so rad cars have always been in my blood.

 

Johnny -
That's really nice! It deserved a full size pic.

 

Thanks, its getting there. Much appreciated.

 

Here's another, full size this time.

 

15 seconds of fame. Seen at an autumn show.

 

I am loving the green '56 above. Note what looks like a 4 door sedan rear quarter window beltline molding used on the front door, I love that. It's custom, it makes a smooth transition from the windshield molding, and it doesn't require an expensive set of 210 2 door sedan trims, this would be a great idea for a 2 door sedan conversion car.

That's the kind of cool idea I could see myself using in the future.

 

This thing rocks!.....

 

This thing is BAD***! Only thing I would do is paint the edge of the rims red. I think every car with full hubcaps should have the edge of the rims painted red, regardless off the car color.

 

Man I love these cars and this thread.

 

283 to be swapped with 327 this Spring.