1956 Ford Thunderbird Commercial

With the Thunderbird considered a success, few changes were made to the car for 1956. The most notable change was moving the spare tire to a continental-style rear bumper in order to make more storage room in the trunk, and an optional porthole in the removable roof was offered and often selected by buyers. However, the addition of the weight at the rear caused steering issues. Among the few other changes were new paint colors, the addition of circular porthole windows as standard in the fiberglass roof to improve rearward visibility, and a 312 cu in (5.1 L) Y-block V8 making 215 horsepower (160 kW) when mated to a 3-speed manual transmission or 225 horsepower (168 kW) when mated to a Ford-O-Matic 2-speed automatic transmission; this transmission featured a "low gear", which was accessible only via the gear selector. When in "Drive", it was a 2-speed automatic transmission (similar to Chevrolet's Powerglide).(Low gear could also be accessed with wide open throttle.)
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[@thomasnorman9536]

Okay I'll order one please

[@MrTrack412]

Very nice. I might have ridden in one since I was born in 1957.

[@0_mfg]

Nostalgia hits hard

[@motorTranz]

"American Graffiti" had a '56 featured.

[@alanolson6913]

My uncle and aunt had 3 sons, so they owned a’54 Ford station wagon. For just themselves, my uncle bought a raven black’56 Thunderbird. I know the porthole hardtop was first offered in ‘56 so theirs had one. Odd that this one featured here does not (although both hardtops were offered - with or without the porthole in ‘56 & ‘57, then not until’02 to 05).

[@pl5624]

I'll wait until 57

[@samueldeandrade9058]

Amazing

[@KingRoseArchives]

Thanks for watching!

[@friendofdorothy9376]

I love how they referred to it as a “magic carpet“.

[@gojoe2833]

Didn't the 56 have the porthole window?