"Rusted Development", 1958 Ford Fairlane"
Mar 16, 2024 09:47:38 #
KTJohnson wrote:
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Almost in the same class as a 58 Chevy. Nice photo as usual.
Mar 16, 2024 10:34:47 #
What’s under the wheels? Kim, did you plant the car picture into this scene? There should be tickets under the wipers….. 😎
Mar 16, 2024 10:56:37 #
Mar 16, 2024 11:12:28 #
Great shot of one of Ford's best designed cars from the 50s, Kim, hope someone will restore it.
Mar 16, 2024 12:00:40 #
I absolutely love the capture of the rusty Ford. However, on first impression, the fountain makes it resemble an AWACS Ford! Maybe the new stealth armaments are coming out with a different type of camouflage? 
Mar 16, 2024 12:33:25 #
That car could really benefit by consulting a "vehicular oncologist."
Mar 16, 2024 12:55:37 #
tommystrat wrote:
I absolutely love the capture of the rusty Ford. However, on first impression, the fountain makes it resemble an AWACS Ford! Maybe the new stealth armaments are coming out with a different type of camouflage?
Yes, LOL! I almost didn't post this one because I didn't like the positioning of the fountain sticking out of the top. However, I did like the color co-ordination.
Some of us Navy CT's flew on them (AWACs) out of Keflavik (I think), but I was never stationed there.
Mar 16, 2024 14:47:04 #
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Mar 17, 2024 09:10:20 #
olddutch
Loc: Beloit, Wisconsin
KTJohnson wrote:
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Was that a Canada built Ford.. as I do not remember that Grill or the Chrome Trim on the side???
Mar 17, 2024 11:29:41 #
olddutch wrote:
Was that a Canada built Ford.. as I do not remember that Grill or the Chrome Trim on the side???
I don't think so. That grill was standard for 1958. The above was the side trim for a standard Fairlane, the base model.
The Fairlane 500 had different side trim. See below.
Mar 17, 2024 11:42:42 #
Miles and miles of wire and many solenoids and switches went into the operation of that stow-away hardtop. From my memory it was fraught with problems for most of its life and had a nickname in my area as the "Flip-top Box."
Mar 17, 2024 12:28:46 #
olddutch wrote:
Was that a Canada built Ford.. as I do not remember that Grill or the Chrome Trim on the side???
Kim's right on, in that it's not a Canadian Ford. That side trim was pretty rare.
Mar 17, 2024 14:52:15 #
Ava'sPapa wrote:
Kim's right on, in that it's not a Canadian Ford. That side trim was pretty rare.
While they might not have been as prevalent as the Custom and Custom 300, I remember seeing lots of these Fairlanes around town in the 50s. They probably weren't as popular simply because that design was so ugly...
Mar 17, 2024 16:09:17 #
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