Nah, pdq, it was gray witha white fibergalss top. When I got it it had some rust in the rocker panels so I fixed it and repainted the entire car... It had a 4 barrel carb but I can't remember if it wasa a Carter, but it wasn't afternarker so if that;'s all they came with I guess it was... It did have duals, which I'm not sure was stock. It was a real nice ride. I owned it from 1989ish to 1992ish... One thing I do rememeber real well about it, it got lousy gas mileage...

'56 T-Bird was one hot car!!! My dad worker for Ford Motor Company as a district manager so he was always bringing home cool Fords. Some we'd keep for 6 months. Others aweek. I was a kid and never understood it to well but it sure was nice to have some cool ass Ford to ride in.

The coolest of the cool was a '56 Crown Vic with a 312 V8 and three 2 barrel carbs. I'm not too sure whoes idea it was but not only did it have the glass half roof but it also had a glass sunroof in the niddle of the hood so you could look down at the engine... Heck, I was only 10 years old but allready drawing cars every night so I was way into this Vic... Wish I had this car today...

But, true story. In 1964, at aged 17, my dad brought home an AC Cobra, 289/271 and I convinced him that it would be a great idea to let me drag race it as a promtional thing since Ford was allready drag racing a 427 '64 Galaxy named "Honking Henry". So for 7 glorious weeks I got to drive this Cobra to high school and to various drag stripes on the weekend to take on the local Corvette hero in the best-ouy-of-5 exhibtion until....

(drumbeat...)

one unfortunate Fridat night where, upon returning from Manassis Speedway, decided, along with a guy ina '63 Chevy SS with a 409 decided we hadn't gotten the racin' out of our systems at the drag strip and went at it hot and heavy and both got busted big time since both of us outran the cop but not his radio...

(Bad move, Bobert...)

Yeah, bad move. I went from Mr. Cool to Mr. Walkin'-to-School... Lost my license for ONE YEAR... Talk about a big dose of Humble Pie!!!!

Plus the car got impounded so my poor ol man musta had to eat a little of the pie himself onMonday mornin'...

Bobert