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Thanks Tomjc for posting pictures of your 1954 Mercury Two Door Station Wagon. It looks absolutely stock, as Ford Motor Company would have made it. |
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Start again - Here is a picture that I just found of a 1957 Ford Fairlane with the full Accessory Grille Guard fitted. These Bumper Accessories for the 1957 Fords seem to be few and far between. |
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[quote]The 2-Door Pillared Hardtop Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise Era, The Bordello Era, et al. In truth, the decade was The Stupid Era. How the hell else to explain this roof design: Two stupid fixed panes that in no way way line up with or relate to each other. It’s as though PPG called up Ford and said, “Hey, we’ve got a couple hundred thousand little window panes in two odd sizes, and we really need to get rid of them. We’ll make you a deal.” and Ford replied,”Yeah, send ’em on over. We’ll make ’em fit somehow.” And so they did. Incredibly, Ford actually managed to top that stroke of genius with what must be the stupidest name ever coined: The 2-Door Pillared Hardtop. How stupid did they think we were? SOURCE- http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbs...f-design-ever/ __________________
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The 2-Door Pillared Hardtop Let’s stop beating around the bush with such polite descriptions of the ’70s as The Great Brougham Epoch, The Faux Luxury Era, The Loose-Pillow Era, The Malaise Era, The Bordello Era, et al. In truth, the decade was The Stupid Era. How the hell else to explain this roof design: Two stupid fixed panes that in no way way line up with or relate to each other. It’s as though PPG called up Ford and said, “Hey, we’ve got a couple hundred thousand little window panes in two odd sizes, and we really need to get rid of them. We’ll make you a deal.” and Ford replied,”Yeah, send ’em on over. We’ll make ’em fit somehow.” And so they did. Incredibly, Ford actually managed to top that stroke of genius with what must be the stupidest name ever coined: The 2-Door Pillared Hardtop. How stupid did they think we were? SOURCE- http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbs...f-design-ever/ __________________
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Seems my browser is carousing without me... Sorry for the double post and I cannot EDIT it... Seems Oldmic hasn't a pleasing sense of humor and kicks when one tries to pull his leg...
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"Seems Oldmic hasn't a pleasing sense of humor and kicks when one tries to pull his leg... [/QUOTE]" I"ll admit my sense of humor is not as fluid as the engineers who dreamed up those panes . We always referred to those idiosyncrasys as "opera windows". They were always a fixture IN the "C" pillars . A term I believe that was a holdover from the horse drawn carriage days. Just flat out STUPID but it was the 70s . Never saw them on a 2 door wagon however. Oldmics |
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...damn... We do think alike a lot... I figured out (I think) what happened to my post. I cut and paste some text from the page I found this subject on and it must have sent this forum haywire... EDIT- The vehicle shown- The smaller glass in the C-Pillar was an Opera Glass and the larger a Quarter Glass... Comments? How about the exterior pillar lamps on the LINC of the period?
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"How about the exterior pillar lamps on the LINC of the period?" Couldnt find a Lincoln - will the exterior pillar lamps ( and more ) on this Caddie be good enough Oldmics |
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How did it get across the Malware...
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I am a big fan of LINC. These were nice cruisers in their day...
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Figure This One Out-
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Belongs to a buddy of mine. Steve started with a really bad junk yard 56 2 door wagon and built his "What If" machine as a 1956 Ranchero. Many people have argued with him who believed it was an original Ford build. Its Y Block powered. According to him there are a few of similiar builds scattered around the country. If you are looking at the picture showing the view thru the rear window of his Ranchero , the white T Bird with its hood up is mine. Oldmics |
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It is a damn fine conversion job! I like the CROWN trim-out and the PARKLANE badging. He's into detail isn't he? Do you know if there are any under-hood shots online? Regarding Y-BLOCK's. When I grew up (still in process) they weren't very popular but what they are doing with them now is something else. BTW- I went by your house on the way to OC on I-97 last weekend, honked the horn and waved. Did you hear me?
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How do you like this pair of 1957 Mercury Voyager Two Door Station Wagons. Very classy looking Wagons. |
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From the movie Escape fron New York? Kurt Russell as "The Snake"
The above photo of a Cadillac? With Chandeliers. |
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