Almost in the same class as a 58 Chevy. Nice photo as usual.
47greyfox
Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
What’s under the wheels? Kim, did you plant the car picture into this scene? There should be tickets under the wipers….. 😎
Great shot of one of Ford's best designed cars from the 50s, Kim, hope someone will restore it.
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?
That car could really benefit by consulting a "vehicular oncologist."
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.
Beard43
Loc: End of the Oregon Trail
Very "Rust..ic"
Beard43 (Ron)
Was that a Canada built Ford.. as I do not remember that Grill or the Chrome Trim on the side???
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.
This one is a Fairlane 500 Skyliner.
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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."
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.
terryMc
Loc: Arizona's White Mountains
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...
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