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The Ford Custom is an automobile which was produced by Ford in the United States, ... 1951 Custom Deluxe Victoria. Customline (1952–1956) Custom and Custom 300 ...
Custom car based on a 1951 Ford Victoria Hardtop, created by Joe Bailon in 1956. Joe Bailon (March 18, 1923 – September 25, 2017) was an American car customizer credited with creating the paint color Candy Apple Red, which eventually led to a full spectrum of candy paint colors, each with a metallic base-coat, a transparent color coat, and a final clear coat.
For 1951, the Ford underwent several revisions, distinguished externally by the introduction of a "dual-bullet" grille. The Victoria name (last used for 1934) returned for a two-door hardtop, giving Ford a competitor against the Chevrolet Bel Air and the Plymouth Belvedere; the Tudor-based Crestliner also made a return. Outselling the Bel Air ...
The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords.This time, curved one-piece windshield glass joined a new "Mileage Maker" straight-6 engine with 101 hp. [3] The 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head straight-6 was replaced by an overhead valve 215 CID (3.5 L) Mileage Maker with 101 hp (75 kW), while the old 239 CID (3.9 L) Flathead V8 remained with 110 ...
Full-size Ford is a term adopted for a long-running line of Ford vehicles with a shared model lineage in North America. Originating in 1908 with the Ford Model T, the line ended in 2019 with the Ford Taurus, as Ford withdrew from the full-sized sedan segment in North America.
In 1951, Ford named the optional flathead V-8 for the 1949 Ford the "Interceptor"; this engine was available in the model's Police Package. The practice of naming Ford's Police Package motors "Interceptor" continued through the 1950s. The Ford LTD Crown Victoria, produced from 1979 to 1991, used the "P72" production code designation for fleet ...
Ford's three mid-1950s transparent top cars are: 1) 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner. Two-door pillarless hardtop with a transparent top. Price was $2,164 with the standard Ford I-block 6-cyl 223-cid 115-hp A-code engine and Conventional Drive 3-speed manual transmission. 1954 Crestline Skyliner production was only 13,344.