Projects 1956 Ford Parklane headliner question

I have been looking for a headliner for my ’56 Parklane wagon. The Parklane headliner is way more expensive than a regular 2-door wagon headliner, and I am wondering why. And since I am not a stickler for originality, is there any physical reason why the standard headliner wouldn’t work?

 

The Parklanes were perforated vinyl like the other Fairlane models. What did the standard ranch wagon have?

 

I honestly don’t know. I am not concerned with originality, as my Parklane is a rat, but the Parklane headliner is like $110 more than other wagons, and I don’t care to spend extra just because of the name.

 

BTW, I love your Victoria. That roof line is beautiful. I had a ’56 Customline Victoria back in high school. Now, many years later, I wish I still had it.

 

Might be a better answer over on the Ford Barn. Quite a few wagon and courier guys there.

 

Thank you Sir. I will check it out.

 

Might have been cardboard

 

IIRC, all of the Vicky hardtops got the vinyl headliner along with the Park Lane. The coupes/sedans all got cloth along with the 4 dr wagons. The Mainline Ranch wagons got burlap, the Customline Ranch wagon could have either cloth or burlap depending on seat pattern optioned. Supposedly both 2 and 4 dr model wagons used the same size headliner but you may want to verify that.

 

Thank you. That answers my question.

 

The HAMB never ceases to amaze me.
I removed the perforated vinyl headliner in mine for an off topic car white miniature herringbone pattern that the shop doing it suggested…..glad I did it.

 

Went to the Ford Barn and registered. Can’t seem to do anything there. Every time I try to post something, it tells me that I need to have ten posts before I can post. That makes no sense.

 

Want me to link this over to the Barn with an explanation? Maybe you can reply, but either way maybe you’ll get another answer.

 

I just got a headliner for my 57 Country Sedan wagon from SMS and it was 430ish. But that is the correct one for my car. Maybe just go to headliner shop and tell them to install something nice? Should be less than what I paid.

Mike

 

I don't know anything about a 56 Ford wagon headliner specifically. But if it is like other cars it is a big piece of cloth with pockets sewn in for the bows. You might save money buy buying a few yards of cloth and sewing your own, or do you know someone with a sewing machine who might help?

If you carefully take out the old headliner you can use it to make a pattern but be careful, they shrink over time. So measure the distance between bows in the car roof not the headliner, and make it oversize so you can fit it nice then trim off the excess cloth.

 

Yes please, if you don’t mind. I am 76 years old and get confused pretty easily.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, but the old headliner was in pieces when I got the car, so using it as a pattern is not really an option.

 

I’m 73, I get it.

Edit: Done, might check in the morning

 

Thanks again, Mike.