55-56 crown victorias

hi..anyone out there have any pix of modified or hotrodded 55-6 vickys or crowns..i have one i would like to hotrod into a period streeter..thanks in advance....

 

Hey man try the search function, there have been plenty of pics posted of what your looking for. Besides who the hell would want to hot rod a 55/56 ford anyway? We all know the only real hot rods are 32 fords. Red and white 55 crown is mine. What are your plans for yours? Any pics?

 

Wish I had some better shots but should give you a few period details. These were taken of my dad's car and me in 1960.....

 

Koolest one I ever saw, though not 100% HAMB friendly, was one jim Baile built in the 80's.....he actually chopped one, kept all the roof trim. Had "sunken in" trim and emblems, too!

 

This is my '56 2d HT.
Nothing special done to it yet, just tryin to get it freshened up. Will install 351C during the winter together with discs and perhaps lowered.

Would also like a more aggressive stance, but don't know which direction to go just yet. I know i've seen some cool '56s from old stock-car photos in some magazine. Would be nice to do a clone of those.

 

This was mine from last yr sold it tho....

 

Hotrodding a 56 Ford is one thing. Doing it to a real Crown Vicky is another. DON'T DO IT. They are worth a lot of money.

 

The coolest one I have ever seen was a 56 CV from NYS.It was red and black,56 Packard TL,Connie kit.The neatest thing was,he took the bulge out of the rear 1/4's.

 

I don't wanna start a "keyboard brawl"...
I loved it up until the tail lights.
Was there another custom that had the same tail-light treatment done?

 

May not be a "period" item, but check out www.wichitaeagle.com home page, go to bottom and check out story/pics on '55 Mainline. Also check out the series of articles the auto writer for the Wichita Wipe - er, Eagle is doing on a '49 shoebox Ford he's building.

As for period mods, I'm torn between '55-'56 Merc wagon taillights (which the car in the Eagle article has) or the pair of '60 Dodge Polara taillights I got from John Lee years ago for my '55 high-roof Vicky. I really love the fine lines of trim and grille on a '55, but that high roof - oh, if only I could find a donor '56 Vicky or '55 Montclair (hell, even a Sun Valley) for a lower roof. There was a '55 Vic with a '56 roof in a recent Goodguys Gazette that really had me reeling...

 

Here is my friend and fellow Silhouettes member Greaser Bashaw's '55 Crown Vic.
My '56 MorDor and my '55 Victoria.

 

Am glad to hear that your planning to put in a 351 lots of guys cant see any farther than a yblock. for less than half the cost of building a boat anchor Yblock you will have a faster more reliable and fuel efficient mill. OldWolf

 

Bull. Production for the 55 Crown Vic was 33,165 and another 9,209 for 1956. Hardly "rare", and they make KILLER sleds. The rooflines are as close to perfect as you're going to get, so with the typical kustom tricks, you can't go wrong.

Now the 64B Glasstop cars...those are pretty rare

 

cant forget the alexander brother built Victorian...

 

Well i think mine is an orginal one maybe someone copied this one...Here is a couple photos of what that car looked like in the late 50's and it was a convertible too....My car had the roof welded on at some point note the 57 chevy front bumper, in the old photos now the car has 57 chevy front fenders...Guess the guy like 57 chevy's....

 

Here's mine. More in the category of "mild custom"
I've always thought less is better with this particular body style of Ford.

 

Wow, out of 18 cars (I think) in this request for CROWN VICTORIAS only 5 of them (I think) are actually CROWN VICTORIAS ...

Another version of The Victorian...

 

Not to split hairs, but I think that he said "anyone out there have any pix of modified or hotrodded 55-6 vickys or crowns"

 

Here's a few more. Some i've picked up from hamb.

 

Man, some GREAT posts and pictures here. Some don't suit my tastes but they're good as their owners want 'em to be. I have one from my highschool daze, it's in surgery this winter after 40 years as a meadow muffin behind dad's barn. Hope to have it done in early 60s mild style custom like the kids did back then, with only a few upgrades. Will post some pics as it progresses. Love seeing what I think is some of the best 50s era iron.

 

Btt.....................

 

Here is the 55 my dad is building. Royal Crown

 

Royal Crown,badass name for a badass car....