Pro Vintage 1956 Ford Victoria  

For the 1931, the Ford Motor Company introduced an all-new body style, a two-door sedan with extra wide doors and a unique rear "bustle" known as the "Victoria," The body style continued through the 1934 model year. 

In 1955 Ford Motor Company renewed the Victoria nameplate for it's premium hardtop coupe in the Ford Fairlane model range. Ford had last used the Victoria nameplate in 1932, but after disappointing sales the Victoria was dropped at the end of 1956 model year.   

The Victoria name returned to the Ford lineup in 1982 through 2011 as the top of the Ford LTD range, but these were four-door sedans.

Wes Allison’s Wild Wes Paintworks and Hot Rod Factory debuted their Pro Vintage 1956 Ford Victoria at the 2018 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. This beauty rides on a custom Wild Wes Signature Series frame fitted with Detroit X Gen 595 front suspension and Summit racing 9-inch rear end suspended with a Wild Wes Signature Series triangulated 4-link rear suspension.

The 305-cubic inch Ford Y-Block is fitted with Holley Sniper fuel injection and twin Vintage Torquestorm superchargers connected to a Cyclone F2 Automatic overdrive transmission.

The body is painted with custom-mixed Axalta paint – Mandarin Twist Pearl over Victorian White Pearl - over Schott Magnitude wheels fitted with Mickey Thompson tires.

The gorgeous interior with stitched by Jeff Elwood.

All photos by the author.