Hot Rods Merc taillights on a 56 Victoria??

Hey guys my pops has a 56 Victoria and we are trying to make a few custom subtle touches. I have seen pics of 55-56 Merc taillights and was wondering if they are in a bolt in item?? Any help or good advice is greatly appreciated!!!


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'55-'56 Merc station wagon taillights bolt on but not regular passenger car taillights.

 

Yep....but good luck finding a set..........unless there are repro's available.

 

What sidevalve said. Be aware the merc wagon lights have a hefty price tag. Lee lenses makes some cool bolt on alternatives for less money.

 

Saw an immaculate set in the HAMB classifieds, for $2K

 

Ok that makes sense, but are the wagon taillight housings impossible to find or just stupid expensive??? I looked at Lee Lenses and they are cool...just wondering.


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The wagon taillights are rare, very rare!

 

.............BOTH!!!

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ion-wagon-tail-lights-dome-light-nos.1069129/

They've been up for a while its possible they are sold and post not updated

 

I saw a well used set at a swap meet for about $1000 and they needed replating.

 

There was a set on ebay a while back in really really rough shape for $400

 

The Mercury wagons were actually fairly popular, with about 56K built '55-56. But not many have survived...

 

Another idea is 60 Dodge Dart tail lights, not sure how much work is needed to fit, but i think the metal piece above the lens is off a 55/56 t bird

 

I believe someone is making them out of non-metal. That's fine for the chromeless customizer but not me. I do like them but for me where I keeping the entire look of my 56 Vic stock (no nosing, decking, handle removal, etc) they would just look wrong. With a grille change I could go with them.
The Dodge Darts look great and I would use them. On the above 55 the tops are stock 55's with no backup lights/lenses.

 

That dome light is 63' Pontiac. El70gato hasn't been here since Oct. 2017.

 

The trim piece is the standard trim on all '55 Fords that year unless the back-up lights option was checked, and that bit looked pretty much the same, just with a glass lens. Carried over unchanged onto the '56 Mainline and Customline cars. You'll find these in painted (rare), chrome, and stainless steel versions (shown). I've only seen the back-up light option in chrome.

Only the '56 Fairlanes and T-birds got the fancier die-cast trim.

 

Good to know, I thought the 55 units were one piece with that upper trim, but I rarely 55/56 Fords around here so dont get very many chances to look at one.

 

Pretty sure the 60 Dodge unit is a bolt-in. A friend had a 56 with them and a 58 T-Bird front bumper/grill. Never been a fan of changing parts just for the sake of change, but they do look good.

 

Back in the late 60's I put a set of 60 Dodge lights on the back of my 56 T Bird. They bolt right on.