1956 Mercury Montclair Phaeton Sedan

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Condition: Used
Make: Mercury
Model: Montclair
Type: Sedan
Trim: Phaeton
Year: 1956
Mileage: 5,923
VIN: 56SL74737M
Color: Red
Engine size: 312 V-8
Number of cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Red
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clear
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Description

"1956 Mercury Montclair Phaeton Sedan"
This Vehicle Was Stopped Mid-Restoration Due To Death In Family.
Body and Frame In Exceptional Condition.
Virtually No Rust On This Car.
New Headliner, Paint Job And 1/4 Of The Seats Are Done.
Comes With Everything You See In The Pictures.
Engine DOES RUN & DRIVE But Not Road Worthy At This Time Due To Mid-Restoration Coming To A Stop.
This Vehicle Is In Very Good Condition, Just Needs The Right Person To Button Her Up!
When Manufactured, Original Identification Data:
Mercury Montclair Phaeton Hardtop Sedan Merc-O-Matic Drive
as offered for the year 1956 since mid-year until November in North America U.S.
Production/sales period of cars with this particular specs: mid-year 1956 - November 1956
Model years: 1956
Country of origin: USA
Make: Mercury
Model: Full-Size 4th generation 1955-1956
Submodel: Montclair Phaeton Hardtop Sedan 1956-1956
Optional equipment:
EEC segmentation: F (luxury cars)
Subsegment: F-1 (luxury sedans)
Class: full-size luxury / luxury car
Body style: hardtop sedan
Doors: 4
Traction: RWD (rear- wheel drive)
Dimensions & capacities
Length: 5240 mm / 206.3 in
Width: 1941 mm / 76.4 in
Height: 1491 mm / 58.7 in
Wheelbase: 3023 mm / 119 in
Front track: 1473 mm / 58 in
Rear track: 1499 mm / 59 in
Ground clearance:
Turning circle btw. walls:
Turning circle btw. curbs:
13.17 m / 43.2 ft
Drag coefficient claimed:
Drag coefficient estimated by a-c: 0.55
Legroom:
1st row: 43.8 in / 1113 mm
2nd row: 42.8 in / 1087 mm
Shoulder room:
1st row: 60.6 in / 1539 mm
2nd row: 60.5 in / 1537 mm
Headroom:
1st row: 35.4 in / 899 mm
2nd row: 34.2 in / 869 mm
Hiproom:
1st row: 60.6 in / 1539 mm
2nd row: 60.5 in / 1537 mm
Claimed EPA passenger volume:
Calculated EPA passenger volume: 105.6 cu ft / 2.99 m3
Shipping weight: 1712 kg / 3775 lb
Curb weight estimated: 1790 kg / 3950 lb
Powertrain
Engine manufacturer:
Ford Y-block OHV V-8 312
Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke
Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)
Fuel system: carburetor
Charge system: naturally aspirated
Valves per cylinder: 2
Additional features: Carter 4-barrel
Cylinders alignment: V 8
Displacement: 5115 cm3 / 312.1 cui
Bore: 96.52 mm / 3.8 in
Stroke: 87.376 mm / 3.44 in
Compression ratio: 9 : 1
Horsepower gross: 175 kW / 238 PS / 235 hp (SAE gross) / 4600
Torque gross: 447 Nm / 330 ft-lb / 2600
Car power to weight ratio net: 73 watt/kg / 33 watt/lb (estimated by a-c)
Car weight to power ratio net: 13.6 kg/kW / 10 kg/PS / 22.4 lbs/hp (estimated by a-c)
Fuel capacity: 64 liter / 16.9 U.S. gal / 14.1 imp. gal
Engine lubricant oil capacity: 4.7 liter / 5 U.S. qt / 4.1 imp. qt plus 0.9 liter for filter change
Engine coolant capacity: 18.9 liter / 20 U.S. qt / 16.6 imp. qt
Battery capacity (Ah): 55
Drivetrain
Gearbox: Ford-O-Matic/Turbo-Drive/Fordomatic/Merc-O-Matic by Borg Warner
Transmission type: automatic
Number of gears: 3
Gear ratios (overall):
I 2.44 (7.69)
II 1.48 (4.66)
1 (3.15)
Speed range (max speed on gears, top gear value theor.):
(km/h/mph)
I: 84 / 52
II: 138 / 86
III: 205 / 127
1000rpm speed:(km/h/mph)
I: 17.3 / 10.8
II: 28.5 / 17.7
III:42.2 / 26.2
Torque converter factor: 2.1
Final drive ratio std: 3.15...optional: 3.54
Front brakes: Drum
Rear brakes: Drum
Standard tires: 7.10 - 15
Performance - Factory claim
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