Two-Door Ford and Mercury Wagons

[scicala]

I wonder why the Parklane wagons didn't have the smaller Fairlane crest and Fairlane script on the hood ? The rest of the car had Fairlane trim, including the interior.

Sal

[mercman from oz]

Here is a photo of another neat 1956 Ford Parkland Station Wagon. Nice.

[mercman from oz]

This is the Cover of the Sales Brochure for the 1956 Ford Station Wagons. As you can see, the Ford Badge on the Hood is the large one, as was fitted top the Ford Customline series.

[mercman from oz]

I know that this is off the topic of Two-Door Station Wagons, but as scicala has raised the question about the large hood badge on these wagons, I thought that I would add these pictures of an Australian 1957 Ford Customline. This is the car that Ford Australia sold for 1957, as they didn't want to go to all the expense of tooling up for the all new 1957 Fords. These Australian 1957 Fords were called Customline, and not Fairlane, as you can see on the Plastic Trim on the Trunk Lid. They also had the large Ford Badge on the hood, and added Chromed Headlight Rims (yuk) and a giant V8 Badge in the centre of the Grills. This folks, is the only 1957 Ford that was offered for sale in Australia. For 1958, the same body was used, but with the Grille from a 1955 Meteor and Side Trim from the 1956 Meteor. Thus ends the History Lesson.