Well, geez, of course everyone knows that these are among the best looking cars ever!  That is self evident!

Does anyone have ANY guess as to how many sunliners are still road worthy?  Restored?   A few thousand?  More?  Less?

Thanks!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Ron: I doubt that an accurate survival figure for 1956 Sunliners exists. However, the CVA may be able to supply an estimate or the number of members that have Sunliners. Anyway, here's a figure that you could use in a write up. 1956 Ford Sunliners outsold their nearest competition by an estimated 16,879 units. And just for the record, 1957 Sunliners outsold those "Smellairs" by 30,164 units..

Paul

Who knows, but apart from mine and lons, there would be about another 8? here in Australia..

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

For what it's worth, the information I found several years ago indicated that there were about 33,100 (can't remember the exact number) Customline Victoria's produced in the 1956 model year and that the Customline Victoria was the bottom priced model of the hardtop line in 1956. 

Rono

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

Didnt ford outsell chevy in 56? How about 57?

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Ford outsold ‘scrubs’ in 1957 which was a first for Ford for a good number of years.

For ’56, scrub production was 1,563,729.  The ’56 Ford car production was 1,392,847.

For ’57, scrub production was 1,499,658.  The ’57 Ford car production was 1,655,069.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I believe the reason for the high sale of scrubs was the need for land fill, lots of construction going on back in the 50's.. I believe they are now using the new Ka-maro as land fill the the bridge from Keywest to Kuba..??

Mesquite, TX.

Brother and I own/operate 1957 Ford Fairlane 312/4x2 and two 1963 Falcons 302 rollers carburated 600cfm, FE427 sitting in shed..

Ron: Further 1956 Ford facts; In NASCAR'S then Convertible Division, Curtis Turner won 22 main events, out of 40 some races. No other driver was even close. Ironically, the driver that won the points championship, won 3 races!. Only in Nascar could that happen!. Also, Turner won the then major race of the Grand National season, the "Southern 500", held at Darlington. Driving a Customline Victoria, he finished 2 laps ahead of the 2nd place car, a Chrysler 300-B...

Paul

1. My vote is for the 55 being the prettiest, the crome eyebrows, strip on rear quarters and dash, coarse i own a couple 55"s

2, How many 56 fords are still on the road compared to scrubs? we know who built the better car.

3. Curtis Turner was reconcognised to be elected to the hall of fame a few years ago but didn't make it and was never mentioned again, Nascar does not want to recognize him as being the best driver ever and one who drove a Y block! bunch of political BS.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

    According to some info I got, Curtis Turner went head to head with NASCAR honcho France when he tried to organize the drivers.  They weren't particulary close after that and NASCAR (unofficially of course) did everything the could to screw Turner.

     I'll have more when I finish reading his book.

     Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!