1956 FORD F-100 CUSTOM PICKUP

OVERVIEW

This custom 1956 Ford F-100 pickup is powered by a crate-sourced 302ci V8 mated to a rebuilt C4 three-speed automatic transmission and a nine-inch rear end. Finished in matte blue and primer black over a tan leather interior, this classic F-Series is now offered with a shop manual, a parts catalog, spare parts, service records, a maintenance log, five keys, and a clear title.

Highlights

• Crate-sourced V8 from ATK High Performance Engines
• 11-year current ownership
• Vintage Air HVAC system, power steering, and front disc brakes added
• Newer white oak bed planks and associated hardware
• Steering damper and anti-roll bars

Ownership History

• Offered by a private seller
• Current location: Arizona

EXTERIOR

• Matte blue
  • Primer black fenders and bed sides
  • Originally Torch Red
• 1955-model grille
• Dual post antenna
• New windshield and wing windows in 2025
• Bear Claw door latches
• Dual side mirrors
• Driver-side mounted spare tire
• Running boards
• Side-exit exhaust outlets
• Spray-in bedliner
• Wormy white oak wooden bed planks
  • Newer hardware
• Bed roll lights
• Ford script taillights
• LED reverse lights

WHEELS AND TIRES

• 15-inch steel wheels
  • Chrome trim rings
• 235/75 Corsa Highway Terrain Plus tires
  • Installed July 2021

INTERIOR

• Tan leather upholstery
  • Sourced from a 1985 GM model
  • Bucket-style with a bench bottom
• Fold-down armrests and center console
• Power steering
• Vintage Air A/C system
• Wormy white oak wooden dash accents
• JVC KD-TD91BTS head unit
  • Bluetooth
  • USB
  • SiriusXM ready
  • Kenwood speakers
• Lokar cable shifter and kick-down cable
• Semi-truck air horn
• Rebuilt Eprad drive-in movie speaker
• Black carpeting (firewall only)
• All-weather Murder Mat floor mats

INSTRUMENTS

• Classic Instruments gauges
  • 120-mph speedometer
  • 8,000-rpm tachometer
  • Coolant temperature
  • Fuel level
  • Voltage
  • Oil pressure
• Auxiliary Equus Products 8,000-rpm tachometer
• Odometer shows 34,270 miles
  • Title reads 69,000 actual miles
  • True mileage unknown

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION

Engine

• Crate HP99F 302ci V8
  • Sourced from ATK High Performance Engines
  • Installed in 2016

Updates

• • Holley Street Avenger 600cfm carburetor
  • American Autowire wiring kit
  • Four-row aluminum radiator
  • 16-inch electric fan
  • Electronic ignition
  • Pertronix Flame Thrower II coil
  • Edelbrock electric fuel pump
  • Emergency shut-off switch

Transmission

• C4 three-speed automatic
  • Rebuilt in 2015

Rear End

• Nine-inch

Service History Highlights

• Newer starter solenoid
• Alternator replacement in November 2025
• Electronic ignition and battery replaced in May 2025
• Engine mount replacement in 2023
• Fuel pump and starter replacement in 2023

UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND EXHAUST 

• Front disc brakes
• Dropped front axle
• Moog steering damper
• Monroe coilover load-adjusting shock absorbers
• Front and rear sway bars
• Under-bed fuel cell
  • Behind-seat tank removed

Service History Highlights

• Brake booster replacement in June 2024
• U-joint replacement in April 2024
• Steering box replacement in 2018

KNOWN IMPERFECTIONS

• Surface rust on underside of driver door and in jamb
• Touch-ups, blemishes, and patina as seen in gallery
• Bench seat adjustment controls are not functioning
• Radio is not functioning
  • Will be replaced with an identical unit prior to sale

ITEMS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE

• Shop manual
• Parts catalog
• Fuel tank and sending unit
• Replacement badging
• Spare parts
• Five keys
• Service records
• Maintenance log

TRIM TAG DECODING

• F10: F-100 half-ton
• V: 272ci Y-block V8
• 6: 1956 model year
• R: San Jose assembly
• 10877: Production number
• 5000: Maximum GVW rating
• 110: Wheelbase
• 143: Certified net horsepower rating
• 4000: Maximum rear axle capacity
• AUTO: Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission
• 3.92: 3.92 rear axle ratio
• BE RED: Red paint
• 19J: September 19 production
• 724: Internal plant scheduling sequence code

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Crease seen on driver front fender has since been repaired. Updated photos can be found in the photo gallery (photo 20, 31 & 32)

AUTOHUNTER ADMIN UPDATE 12/9/2025 9:06 AM MST: Seller has added a photo at the end of the gallery showing damage spot on the side of the truck's bed seen in photo 12, 34, 35 and 113 has since been repaired