1956 Ford Crown Victoria, Full Frame Off Restoration, Show Quality Daily Driver! on 2040-cars
Miami, Florida, United States
WELCOME. YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VERY NICE, POSSIBLY ONE OF THE NICEST, WAY, WAY ABOVE AVERAGE, & EXTREMELY RARE & NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, FULL FRAME OFF, NUT AND BOLT RESTORED 1956 FORD FAIRLANE CROWN VICTORIA'S AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOW ON THE ENTIRE PLANET. (IF YOU KNOW OF A NICER ONE, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT!) PEARL WHITE & COPPER PEARL PAINT. STUNNING COMBO.
IT STILL RUNS & DRIVES GREAT. MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN NEW!!! IT WAS THE FINEST, MOST SOLID SPECIMEN THAT COULD BE FOUND IN ORDER FOR FULFILLMENT OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S DREAM CAR/ SHOW CAR / RESTO MOD / NEWLY UPGRADED / STREET ROD BUILD. THIS IS A SPECIAL CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE NEW AS THE VERY SPECIAL, HIGHLY OPTIONED CAR THAT IT WAS WHEN NEW. ALWAYS FULLY APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED AS A SPECIAL CAR THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE HONORED & LOVED BY ALL, AND, AT THE SAME TIME, APPRECIATE IN VALUE FOREVERMORE. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A NEAR PRICELESS & NEAR UNATTAINABLE CLASSIC CROWN VICTORIA IN THIS CONDITION. IT IS SOLID THROUGHOUT AS A WELL KEPT, CHERISHED AND LOVED CAR SHOULD BE SINCE NEW. THIS CAR HAD THE OBVIOUS MERIT FROM THE BEGINNING TO DESERVE THE HIGH DOLLARS SPENT IN THE FRAME-OFF NUT & BOLT RESTORATION TO JUSTIFY THE NEAR $100,000 COST TO REBUILD IT TO THE HIGH STANDARD IT IS NOW. YOU COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS OVERALL QUALITY BUILD ON THE SAME CAR TODAY FOR NEAR DOUBLE THE PRICE SPENT TO BUILD IT. WE ARE SERIOUSLY OFFERING THIS CAR FOR QUICK SALE NOW AT A TINY FRACTION OF ITS INITIAL BUILD COST! (BUILT A FEW YEARS BACK, WHEN PRO RESTORATIONS AND PARTS PRICES WERE QUITE A BIT LESS THAN TODAY'S EXTREMELY HIGH COSTS.) IT IS AN HONEST CAR AT AN HONEST PRICE. THIS CAR REPRESENTS THE BEST APPRECIATING INVESTMENT AVAILABLE ON THIS TYPE CAR AVAILABLE ANYWHERE NOW. THIS IS NOT SOME REBUILT RUSTY BUCKET. IT IS A SOLID ORIGINAL, VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF CAR SINCE NEW. A TRUE GEM OF A SURVIVOR IN THE BEST SENSE. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THESE LEFT ANYMORE. AS SUCH, THE VALUE IS GUARANTEED TO INCREASE FOREVERMORE. NO DOUBT. PERIOD. INVESTMENT GRADE MATERIAL. IT WAS GIVEN A FRESH, HIGH QUALITY PAINT JOB YEARS AGO. NEAR SMOOTH AS GLASS. STILL LOOKS NICE & PRESENTABLE IN MOST ALL RESPECTS. NOT PERFECT, IF YOU BRING YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS TO PICK IT APART AS A PEBBLE-BEACH CONCOURS JUDGE WOULD. IT IS A DAILY DRIVER QUALITY SHOW CAR. WHICH MEANS (TRANSLATES TO - SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ENJOYED DAILY WITH SUPREME PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE, YET DON'T HAVE TO WORRY AND FRET OVER A SLIGHT & TINY CHIP.) IT IS NOT A TRAILER QUEEN. IT CAN BE ENJOYED TO THE MAX EACH DAY!! WHAT COULD BE BETTER? BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!! IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH A FRESHLY REBUILT FORD 5.0 MUSTANG 302 MOTOR SPORTING THE BEST PERFORMANCE & EYEBALL PLEASING GOODIES. ALUMINUM EDELBROCK HI-RISE PERFORMER INTAKE WITH FRESH HOLLEY CARB. POLISHED EVERYTHING ELSE, INCLUDING CHROME ALTERNATOR, VALVE COVERS, AIR-CLEANER, ETC... THE BEST, COMPLETELY NEW, MODERN IGNITION MSD SYSTEM. IT ALSO HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH A NEW AOD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW CHROME B&M RACE SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR. THE REAR-END IS A FRESH FORD 9". REMAIN MINDFUL, EACH AND EVERY NUT AND BOLT IS FRESHLY PAINTED AS ITS OWN SEPARATE COMPONENT, AS IT SHOULD BE. THERE IS NO "OVER-ALL" MASS PAINTING USED AS A QUICK COVER-UP TO APPEAR FRESH. THIS IS A REAL CLEAN RESTORATION WHERE EVERY WASHER, BOLT, CLAMP, ETC. HAS IT'S OWN DISTINCT COLOR AND FINISH SEPARATING IT FROM ITS MATING COMPONENT. KINDA LIKE NEW - AS INTENDED. UNBELIEVABLE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS EVIDENT EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. YOU CAN SPEND HOURS LOOKING AT THIS CAR IN SPOTS NO ONE WOULD EVER LOOK & BE CONTINUOUSLY AMAZED AND IMPRESSED WITH THE FINEST DETAILS. EVERY SINGLE RUBBER & WEATHERSTRIP IS NEW, INCLUDING ALL GLASS WEATHERSTRIPS. BRAND NEW GLASS, INCLUDING WINDSHIELD & BACK GLASS. NO OLD GLASS DE-LAMINATION ISSUES HERE. THIS CAR UNDERWENT A NEAR "MONEY-NO-OBJECT" BUILD. I'VE SEARCHED THE WORLD'S INTERNET TO FIND A CAR THIS NICE BUILT TO THIS HIGH A STANDARD, AND CAN'T FIND ONE EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THIS LEVEL. PERIOD. THERE ARE FULL CUSTOM, NON-DRIVEABLE SHOW CARS AT NEAR THE $200,000 COST TO BUILD THEM, YET WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH A RADICAL SHOW CAR LIKE THAT, EXCEPT TO TRAILER IT AROUND THE WORLD AND SHOW IT FOR A SELECT FEW? NEVER TO BE DRIVEN OR ENJOYED OUT IN THE REAL WORLD ON THE STREETS SO ALL WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CATCH EVEN THE SLIGHTEST GLIMPSE OF YOU CRUISING BY, CAN ALSO ENJOY & BE INSPIRED TO GREATNESS, SHARING IN THE GLOW OF THIS ROLLING WORK OF ART & CONTINUE CELEBRATING THE BEST OF "GOOD-TIMES" IN PROUD, CLASSIC AMERICAN CARS? KIND OF A SHAME NOT TO SHARE SOMETHING THIS BEAUTIFUL AND JOY INSPIRING WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD EACH DAY - RIGHT? THIS CAR WAS BUILT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST OF ITS KIND. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, BUILT TO BE ENJOYED TO THE MAXIMUM, AS INTENDED, EVERYDAY. BE IT AT REST, OR IN BLAZING GLORY BLOWING PAST ALL THE BORING, BLAH, USED BAR OF SOAP LOOKING THROW-AWAY CARS OF TODAY UNNECESSARILY BLOCKING THE FAST-LANES OF THE WORLD'S FREEWAYS. ALL CHROME INCLUDING BUMPERS IS EITHER NEW OR RE-CHROMED. ALL THE MILES OF EXTREMELY RARE STAINLESS TRIM, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THESE DAYS AT ANY COST, IS NEW, OR RE-CONDITIONED TO THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. FULLY POLISHED TO APPEAR BETTER THAN NEW. SURE, I CANNOT SAY EACH & EVERY PIECE IS PERFECT WITHOUT A MINOR FLAW FOR THOSE PERFECTIONISTS WHO WILL GO OVER EACH MOULDING WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS. 99% OF THE STAINLESS TRIM IS THE BEST THAT CAN BE FOUND. THERE IS A TINY DING OR SLIGHT IMPERFECTION FOUND ONLY BY A WAY, WAAY TOO CLOSE INSPECTION BY A LOON SEARCHING SPECIFICALLY FOR IMPERFECTIONS. EVEN THOUGH MY DESCRIPTION OF THIS CAR IS COLORFUL & HONEST, I MUST REMIND ALL, THAT THIS IS NOT THE $200,000 PERFECTIONIST INTERNATIONAL SHOW CAR OF THE WORLD. IT HAS THE NEAR BEST STAINLESS TRIM THAT COULD BE HAD IN THE WORLD OVER THE FEW YEARS SPENT BUILDING IT & SOURCING ANY BETTER THAN ORIGINAL PARTS. YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF STAINLESS TRIM ANYWHERE. THESE CARS CELEBRATED ELABORATE & STYLISH TRIM THAT IS NEVER SEEN ANYMORE IN TODAY'S NEW PLASTIC THROW-AWAY JUNK CARS. THE AWESOME POLISHED STAINLESS TRIM IS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING ALL THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR! IT IS FOUND EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE HEADLINER AND EVEN THE BACK SEATING AREA! AWESOME, BRILLIANT & BEAUTIFUL TO BEHOLD. DESIGNED BY THE WORLD'S BEST DESIGNERS IN THE BEST TIMES WHERE MONEY WAS FREELY SPENT BY THE WORLD'S LARGEST AUTOMAKER TO CREATE THE BEST, NEWEST, SENSATIONAL ARTISTRY DESIGNED TO CAPTURE THE WORLD'S INTEREST & GUARANTEE PHENOMENAL SALES. THIS RARE, HIGH-QUALITY CAR IS A REAL, & SOLID, INVESTMENT GRADE AUTOMOBILE THAT IS BETTER THAN MONEY IN THE BANK OR NEAR ANY OTHER INVESTMENT YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. ALL THE WORLD'S TOP INVESTMENT EXPERTS AGREE & PREDICT THAT CLASSIC CARS OF THIS CALIBER ARE THE BEST POSSIBLE INVESTMENT, NOW, AND FAR INTO THE FUTURE FOREVERMORE. 1-YEAR GROWTH IS POSTED AT 23%. 5-YEAR VALUE INCREASE = 115%. 10-YEAR PROFIT IS 395%!! PRETTY MUCH KNOW THAT IN 10 YEARS, THIS CAR, KEPT IN NICE CONDITION WILL BE COMMANDING NEAR $150,000 FOR ITS NEW BUYERS. FOR ALL OF THE FORTUNATE MILLIONS OF US WHO GREW UP & ENJOYED ALL THESE CLASSICS EVERYDAY BACK WHEN THEY WERE NEW, OR SIMPLY COOL OLD USED CARS, NOW ARE ALL CONTINUOUSLY AMAZED BY THE SKYROCKETING PRICES THESE COOL OLD CLASSICS ARE BRINGING THESE DAYS. (HAD WE ALL KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW, WE'D ALL BE MILLIONAIRES!) THIS CAR HAS ALL THE BEST, NEWEST UPGRADES. PROFESSIONAL & CLEANLY INSTALLED ICE-COLD A/C WITH MODERN, POLISHED ALUMINUM SANDEN COMPRESSOR TO COMPLIMENT ALL THE OTHER POLISHED ALUMINUM AND BEST CHROME-FILLED ENGINE COMPARTMENT GOODIES! THIS CAR IS ALREADY FILLED WITH ALL THE BEST EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE EVER DREAMED OF IN BUILDING YOUR OWN DREAM CAR! IT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT TO YOUR DREAMS! SOMEONE ELSE SPENT THE HUGE MONEY AND YEARS SWEATING OVER ALL THE DETAILS FOR YOU! THIS CAR IS FASTER THAN NEW. THIS CAR HANDLES BETTER THAN EVER PERCEIVED WHEN NEW. IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO MODERN STANDARDS OF ACCELERATION, HANDLING & BRAKING. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE MODERN DISCS. THE CAR HAS MODERN RACK & PINION POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT HAS THE PERFECT (VERY EXPENSIVE) WHEEL & TIRE COMBINATION. 18" x 8" FRONT - & 18" x 9" REARS - AMERICAN RACING, SPECIAL EDITION WHEELS WRAPPED IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE LOW-PROFILE BRIDGESTONE RADIALS. INTERIOR IS TRULY ASTOUNDING WITH A TRULY MODERN, HIGH-DOLLAR CUSTOM, YET PURPOSEFUL & TASTEFUL, FULLY FUNCTIONING & PLEASING AMBIANCE. A COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR YOU & ALL YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS TO BE & ENJOY AT EVERY POSSIBLE CHANCE. IT SPORTS THE NEWEST, MOST DESIRABLE, HI-TECH MULTI-LEVEL CUSTOM TRICKS. A COMBINATION OF THE FINEST TWEED STYLE COPPER COLOR FABRIC PERFECTLY MATCHED WITH CONTRASTING LIGHT DOVE GREY LEATHER. MERE WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE INTRICATE DETAILS FOUND THROUGHOUT, & EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. IT PLEASES EVERY SENSE. LOOK, FEEL, & SMELL. (I LEFT OUT A COUPLE OF THE OTHER BIG ONES CUZ THIS IS A RESPECTABLE FORUM.) WE ONLY NEED REMEMBER THE BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES TO IMMEDIATELY RECALL THE STEAMY SCENES AND TASTES OF THE OUTSIDE DRIVE-IN MOVIES THAT WERE MORE IMPORTANTLY BEING MADE & ENJOYED INSIDE THESE CARS. THIS IS A CAR THAT WAS BUILT FOR LIVING THE LIFE AND "BEING THE SHOW", NOT SITTING ON A COUCH "WATCHING THE SHOW." THERE ARE THOSE WHO SIT & WATCH THE SHOW ON T.V. DREAMING. THERE ARE THOSE DREAMERS WHO ARE OUT IN THE REAL WORLD WORKING HARD TO MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE, & ACTUALLY LIVE THE DREAMS THE REST OF THE WORLD DREAMS OF. WE ALL KNOW THE FAMILIAR, "ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY" LINE. (NOWADAYS, THE LINE IS ABUSED TOO OFTEN & THEREFORE DISREGARDED MOSTLY.) HERE'S TO THE MOST ALERT & INTELLIGENT BUYERS WHO CAN RECOGNIZE & POSSIBLY AFFORD TO ROLL THE DICE AT A CHANCE TO WIN THIS SUPER-CAR. NO B.S. HERE IS YOUR ONE-TIME CHANCE. NEVER TO BE REPEATED. ONCE THIS AUCTION IS OVER, IT IS OVER. PERIOD. A CHRISTMAS GIFT? BUY IT NOW!! DO NOT HESITATE! (DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE OF LOSING OUT ON A HUGE FORTUNE THAT WE ALL DID BACK THEN WHEN THIS CAR WAS NEW!) THIS CAR CAN & WILL BRING BACK THE BEST TIMES, MULTIPLIED BY ENORMOUS SUMS NEVER BEFORE IMAGINED. (IN ALL WAYS.) REMEMBER. HAD WE KNOWN THEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW, WE'D BE MILLIONAIRES. THERE IS ALWAYS A FRESH NEW SUPPLY OF PRETTY GIRLS, THE TYPES WE ALWAYS, & STILL WANT TO ATTRACT, & WILL STILL BE JUMPING UP & FIGHTING THE OTHER GIRLS TO BE THE BEST ONE SITTING CLOSE NEXT TO YOU IN YOUR FRESH, HOT, NEW GOOD-GUY/BAD-BOY - KING OF THE STREETS CAR. (I'M NOT SAYIN' NOTHIN, JUST SAYIN'.) REALITY IS WHAT IT IS. NO EXPLANATION NEEDED. THE TRUE PLAYERS OF THE WORLD RECOGNIZE. IT IS SHOWING 33K ON THE CLOCK, YET ALL FLORIDA CARS OVER 10 YEARS OLD ARE ODOMETER EXEMPT ANYWAY, SO NO PROBLEMS THERE. ALTHOUGH I'LL MAKE SURE IT RUNS & DRIVES JUST FINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY, INCLUDING FRESH GAS & TUNING AS NECESSARY, I STILL HAVE TO SELL IT WITH THE NORMAL "AS-IS" - WHERE-IS ROUTINE. IT IS A NEAR 60-YEAR OLD CAR, & DUE TO THE NATURE OF OLDER, CLASSIC CARS, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHER. OH, DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS CAR IS AS CLEAN & DETAILED AS THE TOP-SIDE OF THE CAR? IT IS A FRAME-OFF ROTISSERIE RESTORED CAR. THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS CAR IS WAAY TOO CLEAN FOR EVEN THE MOST EXTREME SHOW CAR GUYS TO EVEN CONTEMPLATE. BE THANKFUL. THE PURE, BEYOND PERFECTION, PRESENT STATE IS EASILY CURED IF DESIRED. WE, FAITHFUL SHOW CAR LOVERS & ATTENDEES HAVE ALL SEEN EXTREMES SUCH AS FULL GOLD-PLATED FRAMES. NEAR IMPOSSIBLE, YET WE CONTEMPLATE THE ENORMOUS COST TO THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD THE IMPOSSIBLE. FULL CHROME-PLATED FRAMES. SHEESH. DREAM ON. THIS CAR WAS BUILT WITH THE REALIZED INTENT OF BEING SO CLEAN & PERFECT, IT HAS ACTUALLY SCARED AWAY A (SUPPOSED, ((NO MONEY)) BUYER BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLEAN FOR HIM TO COMPREHEND. THE ENTIRE FRAME AND FRONT SUSPENSION IS BRIGHT WHITE. THE INNER FENDER-WELLS ARE PERFECTLY CONTRASTING TO THE PEARL COPPER FENDERS - IN - BRIGHT WHITE. PERFECT TO SHOW EACH NUT AND BOLT PAINTED IN FLAT BLACK & ALSO TO SHOW THE EXTREME CLEANLINESS OF THE EXTREME SHOW QUALITY BUILD THE OWNER WANTED TO EXPRESS & SHOW. IF THIS LEVEL OF SHOW-CAR CLEANLINESS SCARES YOU FROM EVERYDAY DRIVING (ALONG WITH THE ADDITIONAL CLEANING TIME NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SUCH A PERFECT STATE), WE, OR YOU, CAN EASILY TAPE & MASK IT OFF AND PAINT IT BLACK AS YOU DESIRE. HERE IN YEAR-AROUND SUNNY SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA, EXOTIC, CUSTOM CARS ARE EASY TO KEEP PERFECT & CLEAN ALL THE TIME. NO SNOW, MUD, SALT, SLUSH, ICE, OR OTHER BS TO EVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SNOW WHITE FENDER-WELLS, FRAME, & SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE REALM HERE IN YEAR-AROUND PERFECT WEATHER PARADISE. (HEADS-UP! THAT'S WHY ALL WE TRUE CAR LOVING FANATICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EVENTUALLY WISE UP & GRAVITATE HERE TO PARADISE TO INDULGE AND ENJOY DAILY TO THE MAX OUR PASSION FOR CLASSIC & CUSTOM EXOTIC SHOW CARS.) THE BEST IN THE WORLD. PERIOD. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FAIR AND REASONABLE $36,500 TO THE 1st SERIOUS BUYER WHO WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM IMMEDIATELY. IT IS ADVERTISED LOCALLY, SO SELLER RESERVES RIGHT TO END AUCTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO AUCTION ENDING. SERIOUSLY FOR SALE NOW TO THE BEST SERIOUS BUYER. ACT NOW! DO NOT BE AFRAID TO INSULT ME WITH YOUR SERIOUS, CASH NOW THOUGHTS TO SECURE THIS CAR AS YOURS NOW. I WILL LISTEN & TRY TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. IT MIGHT BE MUCH EASIER THAN YOU IMAGINE. SERIOUSLY FOR SALE. NO RESERVE, YET DON'T WAIT FOR THE AUCTION END. IT'LL PROBABLY BE TOO LATE BY THEN. LOOKING FOR A WINNER TO STAND UP NOW AND CLAIM HIS/HER WELL DESERVED PRIZE. SIMPLE. EZ. I CAN HELP WITH SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT TO TAKE HER. WE SHIP DOZENS OF CLASSIC CUSTOM CARS ALL OVER THE WORLD EACH WEEK. CALL OR EMAIL YOUR ZIP CODE OR NEAREST PORT FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE. I'LL HELP LOAD, & DO WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP SHIP HER SAFELY AND FULLY INSURED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. I FULLY ENCOURAGE AND WELCOME PERSONAL INSPECTIONS & TEST DRIVES PRIOR TO FINAL SALE AGREEMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST. ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. I'M HERE IN WARM, SUNNY FLORIDA PARADISE EASTERN STANDARD TIME. STEVE 305.244.8399. |
Ford Fairlane for Sale
- 1956 ford fairlane victoria 4.8l(US $40,000.00)
- 1967 fairlane 500xl conv. 428 tri power 5 speed(US $39,000.00)
- 1955 ford fairlane base 4.8l
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