In April 1981 i purchased a 1956 Chev 210 sedan, that came from B.C. and was a very solid car with all the factory sheet metal. I purchased the car from a gentleman that bought it for his teen age son but his son never took an interest in it. I laugh my head off today at what i paid for the car, i paid exactly $1,000 for a very solid original car with a great drive train. The car had a sweet running 235 with stick on the tree. The car had few options but it did come with front factory seat belts, radio, and back up lights. I loaded the car with factory and dealer accessories as time went on. The car was a dark turquoise but i repainted it all white in 1982 and then added the red to the white in 1983. I rebuilt much of the mechanical's, redid some chrome and left the complete original interior that just required some clean up. I drove this car everywhere including parts of the U.S.,to car shows and it never let me down once. My dad was pleased with the car because it brought back good memories for him of when he had his 1956 Chev 150 sedan with 235 six and stick on the tree. He bought his 56 new in spring of 1956 when he was still single and it was his first new car. I enjoyed working on this car, driving it and showing and won a number of awards in 1983 and 1984 but by 1984 i was craving a 57 Chev really bad. I sold the 56 in October 1984 and bought my 57 Chev in November 1984. I have missed this car now for a number of years and like a lot of folks, i really wish i had kept it but i will say the same for the 57 that replaced it. Cheers.