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Originally Posted by Daves55Sedan
The '55 and '56 Customline/Mainline series rear bumpers are the exact same identical part. All they did was change the part # from B5A to B6A.
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The PN was not changed. It remained in cataloging until MPC FINAL PRINT - 1964.
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All '56 Fairlanes that had a V8 were 292's with a different decal on the valve covers that says "Thunderbird Special V8".
'56 Customlines and Mainlines with a 272 used the '55 valve cover decal that read "FORD V8".
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ROCKER COVER DECAL-MANIA - PASS CAR
272 'FORD'
292 'THUNDERBIRD'
312 'THUNDERBIRD SPECIAL' (1956 Mid-Year Intro - Optional Engine)
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'56 Customlines, Mainlines and wagons having a 223 or 272 all had the plain bumper that was standard on a '55's.
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While both years used the same mounting bracketry (except the 56 exhaust cut-out model - slight differences)) and the rear body panels were the same, there had to be a subtle difference in the different year low end face bars. The 1956 low end bar had to mirror the 1956 high end bar.
It is going to be hard to determine nowadays as many cars have a plethora of parts mixing.
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