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By DANIEL TINDER - 12 Years Ago
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Re: "Highway Patrol" episode (off-duty officer murdered because he discovered pot farm while hunting), the hunter's personal car was a typical base 4D with dog dish caps & blackwalls. But, I noticed though it had '56 taillight lenses, the chrome frames that surrounds where the back-up lenses (or block-off plates) would be was from a '55. I wonder, could that be original on a bare bones/police fleet type car? The episode was from 1956, so though the parts, being interchangeable, were frequently swapped in succeeding years, it does seem a bit early for that. Or, likely the dealer needed those parts for a repair job, or maybe had a customer with a '55 that wanted the new style back-up lights installed right away, and so he just swapped/took them off a car from his lot?
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By DANIEL TINDER - 12 Years Ago
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Saw what looks to be the same car (base 4D) used again in a '57 episode (civilian vehicle commandeered to trail a suspect). Still bugs me. So ('56 owners should know?), did all '56s have the backup frame with the little reflector disc at the top, or not? Pardon my ignorance.
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By PWH42 - 12 Years Ago
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Only the Fairlanes and top of the line wagons had the little round reflector at the top of the backup light frame.
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By carl - 12 Years Ago
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The 56 Mainline wagon i have didnt have back up lights so had the same plate as the 55 Carl
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By speedpro56 - 12 Years Ago
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I,ve sold 56 backup light blockoff plates for the 56 backup light housings with the reflector as well.
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By DANIEL TINDER - 12 Years Ago
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Thanks for clearing that up guys. I assume then, that if you ordered backup light kits factory installed (?) on 56 pass. cars, you got the little reflector frames as well? Confusing, since all '56 T-Birds had the reflector frame, but a T-Bird reference book I have suggests that 56s apparently could still be ordered with metal block-off plates/no backup lens?
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By Rono - 12 Years Ago
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My 56 Customline had the block-off plates too, but I added the backup lights. I met a guy up here recently whos building a custom 56 Crown Vic and he's using 56 Mercury tail light frames. Definately looks different....but not bad Rono
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 12 Years Ago
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Rono: I seem to remember that Moonshadow's '56 has the Merc tail lights. Used to be a popular customizing feature back in the day.
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By carl - 12 Years Ago
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The 56 merc station wagon tail light housing will match up to a 55 or 56 ford Carl
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By MoonShadow - 12 Years Ago
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I wanted the molded in look so I went with aftermarket fiberglass tailights and lenses that are similar to the 56 Merc wagon. The "real" ones are just too expensive for my taste. Chuck
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