Jim Martin wrote:
Hi Folks,
Just picked up a '56 172 which I plan to restore up here in Canada.
I'm missing cowlings and log books.
Is there someone I can talk to at FAA to see if
AD's have been complied with on this aircraft.

Generally the FAA has no clue if an AD is complied with. There's
no paperwork that gets filed, it's only recorded in the aircraft logbooks.