It ends with "1 of 177,735" and "Your Grandpa and Grandma's Favorite Car".  That always gets them commenting and asking more....Good Luck

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

As mentioned in another post, we have been invited to show our car in a pretty high-end show.  Im assuming they needed "filler" cars, as the other cars mentioned as participating include Duesenbergs, old Bentleys, A Bugatti, and the Indy Turbine car, among others.  We are WAY out of our league for sure.  I know that Joe Bortz (concept car collector) is one of the show directors....

As part of the show, they are putting together a catalog with a photo and description of each of the cars.  While they have asked for things that make our car unique (i.e. restoration history, etc), since it isnt a "1 of none, made from unobtanium by aliens in 1938 and hidden in a barn in the dutch countryside until a year ago" kind of story, Id like to pepper in some facts about 55 and 56 fords; any interesting trivia?  Sales vs chevy for those years?  I know the 56 sunliner was the winningest car in nascar history (I think?) but anything else?  I know about the engine options, thunderbird inspired design, reflective of the jet age, etc.  Also, anybody have any guess as to how many sunliners are surviving?  A few thousand?  More? 

I would welcome any and all thoughts or comments.

THANKS

PS - here is a link to a flyer for the event:

http://www.highlandparkhistory.com/

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL