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Show . . The flew Ford For 1956 Sees On Show Flcxt Friday Safety features offered for the first time by any automobile company, com-pany, power equal to the Thun-derbird, Thun-derbird, and lower body silhouettes are available in 1956 Ford cars which 6,800 Ford dealers place on display next Friday (Sept.) 22. Locally the new '56 Fords go on display at the L. and L. Motor Co. show rooms. The new Fords will be built in four series offering 18 body styles two more than in 1955. They are available in 13 soKci exterior colors, or 21 two-tone combinations. combina-tions. A New Grille Styling advances in the Ford for '56 include a new grille with oblong parking lights at the outer ends set in frames which wrap around the fender sides. Body side molding is restyled for Fairline, Station Wagon and Customline models. Restyled tail lamps and deck lid handles, a larger recessed hood' ornament, and .a completely new instrument panel are offered in all models. The 1956 Victoria is iy2 inches lower than the comparable 1955 model. Two door and four door sedans se-dans also have new tops reducing total' height almost a full inch. However, headroom was not reduced re-duced since the contour change is mostly along the top's center line, and fabric headlinings are installed closer to the steel top. An addition to the line is the Parklane Station Wagon, a two door which offers an eight by five-foot five-foot load space with tailgate extended. ex-tended. It is fitted inside with deluxe de-luxe upholstery and trim combinations, combina-tions, and has special bright metal met-al trim inside and outside. Early in the model year, Ford will start production of a new four door Victoria style in which side pillars have been eliminated to provide all-around vision. Optional convenience and comfort com-fort features in the 1956 Fords include in-clude power steering, as well as power-operated brakes, seats, and window lifts. Air condition, fresh air heaters and tinted safety glass are available. This year Ford offers of-fers a signal-seeking radio which automatically selects new stations. A dual-range automatic control adjusts ad-justs the set for city or country listening. |