Home›Automobiles›Year›By Year›1956Browse By1956This dimension groups vehicles by the year they were introduced. Some years mark a genuine turning point, such as when "the Ford Motor Company further revolutionized automobile production by developing and selling its Ford Model T at a relatively modest price," as Wikipedia records of 1908. Browsing by year places a vehicle in the wider timeline of transport history.Facts1956ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1886 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested4 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested5 11956Filter Results118 entriesVehicle TypeAllConvertibles and Roadsters (1)Coupes (4)Hatchbacks And Microcars (1)Luxury Cars (2)Pickup Trucks (2)Sedans (9)Sports And Performance Cars (8)Sports And Performance Cars Before 1980 (7)Station Wagons (2)Vintage And Pre-War Automobiles (2)ManufacturerAllAlvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd (1)American Motors Corporation (7)Aston Martin (1)Austin Motor Company (9)BMW Group (6)British Motor Corporation (6)Cadillac (1)Chrysler Corporation (16)Daimler-Benz (1)Donald Healey Motor Company (1)Ford Motor Company (37)GAZ (1)General Motors (6)Jaguar Cars (1)Lancia (1)Maserati (1)Morris Motors (1)Nissan Motor Company (1)Porsche AG (1)Renault (3)Rolls-Royce Limited (2)Rover Company (3)Saab AB (1)Simca (1)Standard Motor Company (2)Toyota (4)Volvo Cars (2)MakeAllAlvis (1)Aston Martin (1)Austin (11)Austin-Healey (1)BMW (6)Buick (1)Cadillac (2)Chevrolet (3)Chrysler (3)DeSoto (5)Dodge (2)Ford (20)Holden (1)Hudson (2)Imperial (1)Jaguar Cars (1)Lancia (1)Land Rover (1)Lincoln (10)Maserati (1)Mercedes-Benz (1)Mercury (7)Morris (3)Nash (4)Nissan (1)Oldsmobile (1)Plymouth (5)Pontiac (1)Porsche (1)Rambler (1)Renault (3)Rolls-Royce (2)Rover (2)Saab (1)Simca (1)Standard Motor Company (1)Toyota (4)Triumph (1)Volvo Cars (2)Wolseley (1)ModelAllAustin A30 (1)Austin A35 (2)Austin Cambridge (1)Austin Champ (1)Austin FX3 (1)Austin Princess (2)Austin Westminster (2)BMW 503 (2)BMW 507 (2)Cadillac Eldorado (1)Chevrolet Bel Air (1)Chevrolet Corvette (1)Chrysler 300 letter series (1)Chrysler New Yorker (1)Continental Mark II (2)DeSoto Adventurer (2)DeSoto Firedome (1)DeSoto Fireflite (1)Dodge Coronet (1)Ford Anglia (1)Ford Consul (2)Ford Country Sedan (1)Ford Country Squire (1)Ford Courier (1)Ford Customline (1)Ford F-Series (1)Ford Fairlane (Americas) (1)Ford Mainline (1)Ford Parklane (2)Ford Popular (1)Ford Prefect (1)Ford Taunus (1)Ford Thunderbird (1)Ford Zephyr (2)Fordson E83W (1)Hudson Hornet (1)Hudson Wasp (1)Imperial (1955 to 1983) (1)Land Rover Series (1)Lincoln Capri (1952) (2)Lincoln Continental (2)Lincoln Premiere (2)Mercury Custom (1)Mercury M-Series (1)Mercury Medalist (2)Mercury Montclair (1)Mercury Monterey (1)Morris Cowley (1)Morris Isis (2)Nash Ambassador (1)Nash Metropolitan (2)Nash Statesman (1)Plymouth Belvedere (1)Plymouth Fury (2)Plymouth Savoy (1)Rolls-Royce Phantom IV (1)Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (1)Rover P4 (1)Saab Sonett (1)Simca Aronde (1)Toyota Crown (1)Toyota Stout (2)Triumph TR3 (1)Wolseley 4/44 (1)Country of OriginAllAustralia (1)Canada (1)France (3)Germany (7)Italy (2)Japan (4)Sweden (3)United Kingdom (6)United States (8)Body StyleAllConvertible (9)Coupe (23)Coupe Utility (1)Pickup Truck (3)Racing car (3)Roadster (6)Sedan (52)Station Wagon (15)SUV or Crossover (1)Van or Kei Truck (1)PropulsionAllDiesel (1)Petrol (2)Engine ClassAllGas turbine (1)Piston (14)Turboshaft (1)StatusAllDestroyed (1)One-off concept (4)Out of production (15)Surviving (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Nissan Junior1956Oldsmobile Golden Rocket1956Plymouth Fury1956Plymouth Fury (early series)1956Pontiac Club de Mer1956Porsche 6451956Rambler Six and V81956Renault Dauphine1956Renault Domaine1956Renault Étoile Filante1956Rover T31956Saab 941956Simca Aronde 13001956Standard Vanguard Sportsman1956Toyota Stout1956Toyota Stout (first generation, K20 and K30)1956Volvo Amazon1956Volvo P19001956Showing 101 to 118 of 118, page 3 of 3.← Previous123ConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 2,565 connections.Sources1. Wikipedia: Cartier 2WikipediaCar, lead section, invention sentenceThe modern car, a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use, was invented in 1886, when the German inventor Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.Car, lead section, seating sentenceMost cars are designed to carry multiple occupants, often with four or five seats.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.