Lot #1126 - The highest scoring 1956 Thunderbird at the classic Thunderbird Club Concours 2012 Concours I Class. Awards and Judge sheets for documentation goes with this Thunderbird. Professional Minter restoration with very few miles. Two tops, rebuilt 312/225 hp V8, with a Ford-o-matic 3-speed transmission. Coupled with Ford's master guide power steering and swift sure power brakes. New authentic black and white interior. Minter's cooling package and Thunderbird air conditioning. T-bird AM/FM with input for iPod. Minter restored original convertible black Hartz cloth and colonial white porthole hard top. Ford's Sunset Coral is a seldom seen color for 1956 Thunderbirds. Underbody correctly refinished in 1956 Sunset Coral with gloss black chassis. Since purchased in 2013, at which time it only had test miles on it, after the restoration done by Minter, it has been kept in a temperature controlled garage and driven only a few times. At the 2012 Birds on Beale it received the Classic Thunderbird, Intl. Gold Medallion Award and the Concours I: 1956 Primary Non-Original Gold Award.