1955 Ford Fairlane

[1942deluxe]

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This is a picture of my wife's 1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan we recently bought. Fairly well optioned car with 80,000 miles on it.

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Front view. Appears to have a Ford sunvisor along with tissue dispenser, rear antenna, shirts and aftermarket continental kit.

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Rear view. Norfolk built car with Fordomatic transmission. Made the trip from Buffalo New York to Albion (120 miles) at 65-70 MPH with no complaint. Previous owner gave me a complete power steering set up and a power brake booster. Not unhappy with how it steers. Brakes could use the assist of Cathy drives it frequently.

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Interior needs some cleaning but looks fairly original.

[Dobie Gillis]

She's a beaut. Great score!

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Dobie, thanks. On the trip up I told Cathy I was taking the continental kit off if we bought it. As we pulled up the car was sitting in the driveway. my first and correct thought was, well I think we are going to be buying a 55 Ford. Pretty quickly I was instructed by Cathy I would not be removing the continental kit. The photo above was the 55 Ford Town Sedan that I bought in high school, sold and bought back. I'm standing next to it right before I went to Shemya, AFB in 1979. Sold that one the week I got married in 1981 and had given up hope of having another one. I have a soft spot for the Mercs too. I came home from the hospital in a 1956 Medalist that my Grandma kept until 1969.

[Gene F]

I have a 57 Skyliner with skirts and a continental kit. They make the car special. 42 years, you should listen to your wife. I bet she is your best friend ever.

[1942deluxe]

Gene, that she is!

[mercman from oz]

1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan - 1942deluxe

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1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan as illustrated in the original sales brochure

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Autorrized Ford Accessories for 1955 Fords

[RKS.PA]

Originally Posted by 1942deluxe

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Rear view. Norfolk built car with Fordomatic transmission. Made the trip from Buffalo New York to Albion (120 miles) at 65-70 MPH with no complaint. Previous owner gave me a complete power steering set up and a power brake booster. Not unhappy with how it steers. Brakes could use the assist of Cathy drives it frequently.

John, looks like a great find!! And, this will give you a nice diversion from your coupe project!! Has buddy Chris opined on this one??

[5851a]

Nice find, nice car.

[russonator]

Beautiful '55! For what it's worth, I'm with you on the connie kit.

[1942deluxe]

RKS.PA, Chris likes it. He had a red and white 55 Crown Vic when I met him in 1979. We looked at a 56 Customline wagon over the winter and I think this is a better car overall. What it did do was warm Cathy up to the idea of a mid 50's Ford. She initially wanted another 68 Mustang like we had when we were first married. Finding one of those that's stock and not huge bucks isn't easy anymore. I told her that I thought the 55 was so much more unique than a Mustang would be.

[Anteek29]

Lots of love for the '55 Fairlanes and Vics!

[Ole Don]

Use your first winter to put on the power steering. Each piece can be rebuilt for a fair cost at Lares Steering in Cambridge Minnesota. They can be thrusted. The car takes on a whole new enjoyment with P/S and the auto trans. Your bride will drive the wheels off it.

[RKS.PA]

Originally Posted by 1942deluxe

RKS.PA, Chris likes it. He had a red and white 55 Crown Vic when I met him in 1979. We looked at a 56 Customline wagon over the winter and I think this is a better car overall. What it did do was warm Cathy up to the idea of a mid 50's Ford. She initially wanted another 68 Mustang like we had when we were first married. Finding one of those that's stock and not huge bucks isn't easy anymore. I told her that I thought the 55 was so much more unique than a Mustang would be.

John, my wife, Nancy,...also my best friend and a great help with the old cars...had a '67 blue Mustang convertible. Like you, I tried to find a decent one but they were/are beyond our budget. So, we found a '56 T bird to go with the '47 in my avatar that was much more affordable. Since the '47 is finished, we're rebuilding the engine on the '56! BTW, took my driving drivers license test in my folks '55 Fairlane in 1960!

Love your new addition!!

Regards....Dick.

[Daves55Sedan]

When I first got my '55 (in the avatar) it still had those dealer floor mats with the white Ford emblems on them. That was in 1972.
They were in real bad shape as well as the original rubber full-coverage floor mats.
Hang on to those floor mats if you can.
I'd leave the Continental kit on also. My Fairlane has dual exhausts, so I extended the tailpipes out past the bumper and put chrome plated tips on the back of the tailpipes just sticking out past the bumper. Makes it easier to hear the sound of the Y-block barking when you step on the gas, hehe.

[Daves55Sedan]

In 1974 (when I was 18), there were three old Fords in our high school parking lot (out of over a thousand kids). One was a 1956 Mainline 2-dr sedan, there was a 1956 Fairlane Town Sedan and my old blue 1955 (in the avatar).
There was not even one other '50's car of any make and very few early '60's cars. The vast majority of the cars in the school parking lot were less than 5 yrs old.
The guy who had the '56 Town Sedan became a friend of mine till he moved out of town after high school. I was told that the guy who had the '56 mainline was a jock, and we didn't run in the same circles.
But my friend and I were working stiff's (after school) who had to buy our own car and pay for our own insurance and car repairs and maintenance. Didn't know many of the silver spoon kids.
The great thing about owning an old car back then was how much you learned about the technology and repair techniques, which unbeknownst to you would be helpful in all types of mechanical repairs later on in life.
Still driving my '55 to this day.