69RavenConv

Please disconnect the battery before attempting to remove the ignition switch.  Ask me how I know.

The wife and I use a dedicated credit card just for gas. I just got the bill for April ... $25.69

The wife and I use a dedicated credit card just for gas. I just got the bill for April ... $25.69

I headed north from Dallas and the closer I got to Oklahoma the prices dropped. Started in The Colony $1.15, between McKinney & Sherman it was $1.13, Around Texoma, $1.07...

Check this out.  Alvin, TX (half way to Galveston from Houston) yesterday:

I just went grocery shopping and saw $1.49
 

I just went grocery shopping and saw $1.49
 

The way things are goin' we may need to add Stabil to our "daily" drivers

NPD claims their torsion rods fit both coupe and convertible.
Yes, there are structural differences between a coupe and convertible but it seems unlikely Ford would use different parts here. The deck lids are identical so it stands to reason the hinge assemblies would be, too. You might give them a call and inquire, NPD is pretty knowledgeable and helpful.
 

Got a deal on it ,ANOTHER 56 FORD! they are like Lays potato chips ,you cant have just one ,this is 3 now if you are counting .

There's money to be made here :)

Badgers???  We ain't got no badgers ... We don't need no stinking badgers!!!

It's not likely but you never know.  Your best hope is probably the Boss 429 registry. Somebody over there may have a Marti report with Null Ford on it. These cars, if they survived, have changed owners many times over the years, and the original owners probably don't read forums like this, and they're getting up in years.
What do the newspaper images mean? I didn't see anything Boss 429 on them, although the all-you-can-eat fish dinner for $1.19 sounds good :)

The floor pan and seat supports are different in the Convertibles.   Plus the area is narrower, as the inner rockers take up room on the inside of the passenger compartment.   Picture shows this.
Options are:
 - Top Down (my vote)
  - For the Sportsroof crowd - T-Tops
- Tactical Helmet 
 - Biker Helmet
 
 

found it.

yep, seriously bent. Welcome to the site. Make yourself at home

Put that damn top down ,problem solved :)

RPM speaks the truth. They are higher.
My only question is why get in a convertible when the top is up?
:)
 
 

Yes, the 1 inch height difference is normal, and probably too is the bumping the head :)
 I believe the conv riser is higher due to the hump narrowing the area where the seat sits. 

Just finished my tree decoration.

Ridge, we should stop glorifying the idiot and recognize the outstanding job with the hood.  It is awesome, and for sure, your creation.  Thanks for documenting the process. I never realized how much work it was to produce high quality fiberglass products.  Great job!
 

Pretty highly optioned car! Somebody paid extra for those goodies 50 years ago.

That's probably the most logical, sensible idea I've heard in a long time.