Over the years, we’ve certainly seen our fair share of rare, interesting, and celebrity-owned vehicles cross various auction blocks across the globe. We frequently feature many of the more interesting auction lots that surface from time to time, bearing some sort of Ford Motor Company badge, and in that regard, we’ve covered most of that rather large catalog already. However, there is one vehicle that we haven’t seen pop up at auction in recent times, at least, until now – a two-door 1956 Ford Parklane wagon.
Now, that streak has ended, because this 1956 Ford Parklane wagon is set to be auctioned off at Mecum’s upcoming Indy sale next month. We don’t see this particular model very often, because it was only produced for one singular model year as a two-door, though this is one of 15,186 Parklanes built in total for 1956. The model was built on the Ranch wagon platform and featured many of the same premium features as the Fairlane of the era, too.
This particular Parklane has been treated to a full-blown, nut-and-bolt, frame-off restoration, leaving it looking better than new. It’s coated in a two-tone Bermuda Blue and Diamond Blue paint job, which is accented by loads of chrome donning things like the bumpers, grille, and side moldings, along with polished stainless strips and side panel stainless trim. Other notable exterior features include fender skirts, stone guards, a dual exhaust, tinted windows, a sun visor, dual spotlights, and front driving lights.
This cool two-door wagon rolls on a set of wide whitewall tires, wrapped around wire wheel covers, giving it the perfect vintage look. Inside, one will find a matching two-tone blue vinyl interior with room for six passengers via a four-way power front bench seat and fold-down rear seat – which features a unique insert also found in the Victoria. There are loads of amenities present here as well, including air conditioning (with an updated compressor), power windows, power steering, power brakes, a newer radio, and a heavy-duty 12-volt alternator to run all those accessories.
Peek inside the highly detailed engine bay, and one will find the naturally-aspirated 292 cubic-inch Ford Y-block V8, which is topped with a four-barrel carb and sends power to the wheels via a two-speed automatic transmission, and underneath, things have been painted and detailed to the max, too – making this one enticing target for fans of more obscure Ford models from the past.
Comments
Back when cars had style.
Not like the plastic trash of today.
That car brings back many memories of growing up. My Dad bought a new 1955 Ford that looked similar to this ’56, but ours was a 4 door sedan all one color, the dark blue. It had a 272 Cu In V-8 with 3 speed on the column with overdrive.
That is the car that I took my drivers test in. I had been driving farm tractors and Ford F250’s since I was about 5 yr old so I was familiar with a manual trans.
But, when I took the drivers test, the Hwy Patrol Tester was shocked that I was using a manual trans for the test. This was in about 1965.
I killed the engine at one stop sign starting out, but all went well after that for the test. I got a 98 score out of 100 on my test, and the tester said if I had not killed it, he would have given me a 100 score. He was amazed how well I drove a manual trans. being only 15 yr old.
I now have a 2021 Mustang Mach 1, 5.0L, 480 HP which is a few more than the ’55 and it has a 6 speed manual.
And, I don’t kill it starting out!
A beautiful car indeed. Most new cars all look alike, cost too much and are full of technology. No thanks!
Beautiful car. The blues are classic Parklane two-tone colors.