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mercman from oz · 02-25-2021, 03:54 PM

Our Aussie 55 Fords had the standard 1955 Ford Grille.
For the updated 1956 Fords, Ford Australia used the revised 1956 Ford Grille.
For some reason, Ford Australia decided that they would not release the all new 1957 Fords, so locally, the 1956 Fairlane side trim was used on Australian 1957 Fords together with the 1956 Grille that now included a large V8 Badge.
As the USA 1958 Fords were a revised version of the 1957 Fords, Ford Australia once again decided to use the 1955-1956 Ford body for their updated 1958 models.
So that the car appeared fresh, the Grille from the Canadian 1955 Meteor was used together with the side trim from the Canadian 1955 Meteor.
To answer your question, only our local 1958 Ford used the Canadian 1955 Meteor Grille.
I hope that this all makes sense?

02-25-2021, 03:54 PM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,366	Re: Canadian and Australian grille for '55 Ford Our Aussie 55 Fords had the standard 1955 Ford Grille. For the updated 1956 Fords, Ford Australia used the revised 1956 Ford Grille. For some reason, Ford Australia decided that they would not release the all new 1957 Fords, so locally, the 1956 Fairlane side trim was used on Australian 1957 Fords together with the 1956 Grille that now included a large V8 Badge. As the USA 1958 Fords were a revised version of the 1957 Fords, Ford Australia once again decided to use the 1955-1956 Ford body for their updated 1958 models. So that the car appeared fresh, the Grille from the Canadian 1955 Meteor was used together with the side trim from the Canadian 1955 Meteor. To answer your question, only our local 1958 Ford used the Canadian 1955 Meteor Grille. I hope that this all makes sense?