Happy Thursday to everyone out there in cyberspace — up next is a customized 1953 Ford 2-door Crestline Victoria hardtop. It’s had quite a bit of work done, including a 350 Chevy engine swap with a mild cam, a Turbo 350 transmission, airbags (for that cool lowered look when parked) and a trunk-mounted air compressor […]
In 1953 Ford offered 3 versions of its full sized sedan, the Mainline, Customline and Crestline – with the Crestline being the highest option version. In 1953 it was Ford’s 50th anniversary and the Crestline got optional power assist steering and brakes (which had been limited to the Lincoln/Mercury brands) but it is somewhat not […]
A startling 484,000 people bought a new Chevrolet Bel Air in 1954 while Ford only sold 15,000 of their Crestline Skyliner…for reasons we will get into later. Frankly it is amazing that even one person purchased one of these acrylic roofed ovens because air conditioning was not a standard feature and it looks like something […]