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Does the name Ford Customline sounds like a van to you? Well, we cannot
blame you, as there are really a lot of Ford Econoline vans being
customized today and renamed as the Ford Customline van. But there
actually existed a vehicle manufactured directly by Ford that was named
as the Ford Customline, and their appearance does not even go close to
the Ford Customline vans we have today. Rather, the original Ford
Customline vehicles manufactured by Ford were a range of full-size
cars.
The original Ford Customline was manufactured and sold by Ford
from 1952 to 1956, briefly replacing the Ford Custom range of full-size
cars. It was introduced with two other vehicle model series, namely the
Ford Crestline and the Ford Mainline. Upon introduction, the Ford
Customline was available in four body styles cum trim levels: the
2-door Sedan, the 2-door club coupe, the 4-door Sedan, and the 4-door
Country Squire Wagon. For the 1954 model year, the Ford Customline was
also available in a 2-door Ranch Wagon body style and in 1956 in
Victoria Hardtop Coupe trim.
Initially, the Ford Customline was equipped with a choice of
either an OHV inline-type 6-cylinder engine or a flathead V8 engine. In
1954, however, the flathead V8 engine was dropped in favor of the new
overhead valve (OHV) V8 engine that the company developed. Power
outputs on all Ford Customline vehicles manufactured through the years
ranged from a low of 101 bhp to a high of 225 bhp.
Today, you’ll hardly find a Ford Customline vehicle in its
original form. You can still find them, though, especially from serious
vintage car collectors, but rarely without any original part replaced.
Most of the Ford Customline you’ll see today are either fully restored
with aftermarket Ford Customline parts or beefed up with a lot of other
high quality custom parts for other vehicles.
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