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The 1956 210 4 Door
Sedan - #1 Seller in 1956
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| 1956 Chevrolet - Pictures from the "Archives" | |||
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| Clay mock-ups for the 1956 Chevy - all from May 1954 - indicate that the taillight design was decided early on. Note that all of these studies feature a large rear wheel opening similar to the 1955 Nomad, but which did not make it to production on the 1956 models, Nomad included. Four cars (Pics #2, #3, #5 & #9) sport variations of the 1953-54 Bel Air rear fender trim. The side trim in cars Pics #7, #8, #11 & #12 was intended for the '56 Bel Air but actually ended up on the 150 Series. The grille design started out as an exaggerated '55 grille (Pics #7 & #9), but by October 1954 had evolved into the production version (Pics #10 & #12). One grille (Pic #1) actually predicted the '57 front end. Vertical headlight pods also received serious consideration (Pics #5, #6, #7 & #9). | |||
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| 1956 Model Production in the USA | |||
| In 1956, as in 1955, the
2 top leaders in production and sales were the 4 Door Sedans. The
price difference between the B/A Trim package and the 210 Trim package on
the 4 Door Sedans was only $113.00, but it was sufficient enough to make
16,459 Chevrolet car-buyers choose the 210 4 Door Sedan over the B/A 4
Door Sedan.
There were 298,935 210 4 Door Sedans produced in 1956, and there are still many of them out there like this one, waiting to pound the streets again! The 210 2 Door Sedan with a retail price of $1,982.00 came in third, while the more deluxe B/A 2 Door Sedan which again cost an additional $113.00, came in sixth. Chevrolet introduced the 4 Door Hardtop in 1956, and it saw the B/A version fare well, coming in at 7th position, while the 210 version ranked number 13 out of the 19 different models offered in 1956. |
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1956 210 4 Door Sedan #1 in Sales - 298,935 |
1956 B/A 4 Door Sedan #2 in Sales - 282,476 |
1956 210 2 Door Sedan #3 in Sales - 206,434 |
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1956 B/A 2 Door Hardtop #4 in Sales - 130,778 |
1956 210 Townsman 4 Door Wagon #5 in Sales - 114,646 |
1956 B/A 2 Door Sedan #6 in Sales - 105,098 |
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1956 B/A 4 Door Hardtop #7 in Sales - 109,261 |
1956 150 2 Door Sedan #8 in Sales - 82,735 |
1956 210 Delray 2 Door Sedan #9 in Sales - 56,882 |
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1956 150 4 Door Sedan #10 in Sales - 55,333 |
1956 B/A Convertible #11 in Sales - 41,883 |
1956 210 Handyman 2 Door Wagon #12 in Sales - 22,381 |
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1956 210 4 Door Hardtop #13 in Sales - 21,131 |
1956 210 2 Door Hardtop #14 in Sales - 19,078 |
1956 210 Beauville (9 Pass) Door Wagon #15 in Sales - 19,394 |
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1956 150 Handyman 2 Door Wagon #16 in Sales - 13,739 |
1956 B/A Beauville (9 Pass) 4 Door Wagon #17 in Sales - 14,931 |
1956 150 Utility 4 Door Sedan #18 in Sales - 10,712 |
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1956 B/A Nomad #19 in Sales - 8,103 |
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