FEATURED CAR OF THE MONTH

I purchased this car in the summer of 1973. I was going to college in Grand Forks, ND and living off-campus with my brother and his wife. I came home one day and our neighbor had a for sale sign on this car, so I purchased it the same day. The '56 was their regular everyday car and they purchased the new car in late 1956, so I became the second owner.

When I purchased it, the '56 still had the Fingerhut plastic seat covers and everything was original. Other than the tires and normal maintenance items, the car is all original. It has a 265 ci Power Pack, four barrel carb, dual exhaust and automatic transmission.

The '56 had about 49,000 miles when I purchased it and I've put on about 17,000 miles since then, so it has traveled about 66,000 miles over the past 66 years of it's life. It's a good runner and we drive it weekly during the spring, summer and fall season. Lots of good family memories while out cruising over the years. Thank you for the opportunity to have a photo of the '56 in the Pantowner calendar. Rick Holtberg