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everett,You have a beautiful Fairlane Town Sedan. I don't know if you have thought about it,but Ford really "hit a home run" with the 1956 models. They were "almost there"with the 1955's, but got to the top of the mountain with the 1956. I do not know what happened with the 1957's. The 1956's are such beautiful cars. They are so easy on the eyes. Just a fine design all the way around. I know you enjoy driving this car.
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Mac,
Very nice, beautiful Nova SS. Know you get lots
of "thumbs up" on it. Have a friend who owns an
exact cousin - black, 65 Malibu SS.
-Bill
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Beautiful Ford, but you reversed the photo!
Steering wheel and antenna and grille ornament
are on the wrong sides.
-Bill
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Wow, John!! Beautiful Dodge. Can you tell us
more about? As you know, every car has a story
to tell.
-Bill
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Bob,
This is one beautiful truck!!! I think that the
'53 - '56 trucks are some of the best looking
Ford has ever made. You have to be proud of
the work you did on it.
-Bill
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Randy,
You have a very beautiful car!! It must get
"looks" everywhere you drive it. In your
other photo of you, next to your folks '52
Mayfair -- you were a cool dude.
-Bill
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Looking good!! Do you have any recent photos?
You ALMOST got her finished by her 40th
anniversary! Sometimes these "projects" take a
day or two longer than first planned.
Good luck with it.
-Bill
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Beautiful car! Yes, please post more photos!
-Bill
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Bruce,
Beautiful car!!! Boy, will you ever be the
"envy of the neighborhood" when you are
cruising around in this baby. My uncle had
a similar car, but his black '50 was a
Roadmaster. You are sure to turn some heads
this season.
-Bill
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Some things I can remember about this car:
Notice that I had blacked out the vertical
attaching pieces of the grill. I guess that I
thought that this looked "cool".
Re: the white painted inset to the thrim pieces
that ran front to rear on the sides. Through the
years, I played with other colors for this inset.
The white is factory; it was, at various times,
black or red (body color).
I can't remember why, but I had to have the
windshield replaced at sometime during the time
that I owned the car. I optioned to go with
tinted glass. (In the above photo, I do not
think the glass is tinted). I was also able to
find, in a wrecking yard, another Impala with
tinted glass, so I bought the side windows and
rear window. I installed the side tinted glass,
but had a glass shop install the rear window.
I installed "hang-on" air in this car sometime
after this photo. Kit came with a York (square)
compressor. It did a fair job of cooling, as I
remember.
I optioned for the "west coast look", by removing
the back-up lights, and going with "six tail
lights" (both running and stop).
Also, had (under the dash) Stewart-Warner oil
pressure, amp and water temp gauges.
-Bill
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betsy,
Great looking car!!! This '54 was one of the
most beautiful cars (in my humble opinion)
that Plymouth ever produced. It may have even
been the best looking car from any manufacturer
in 1954. I also like the color combination. You
just can't beat the ivory over green paint on
a '54.
Show us more!
-Bill
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Blaine,
Beautiful truck!! Really like the red wheels.
I know your enjoy it. Commercial vehicles are
great.
-Bill
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H,
Really like your truck. It is a real beauty.
I know you get many compliments on it.
There is nothing nicer than a neat commercial
vehicle.
-Bill
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Sonny,
Beautiful car. I like the yellow wheels.
I know you enjoy driving and showing it.
I have always admired early '30's cars and
yours is very fine.
-Bill
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Bob,
She is a real beauty!!
That is a beautiful color on the body. I can't
think of a color that would look better on your
'40 than maroon - or whatever color you call it.
I know you will enjoy driving and showing her
this spring and summer.
Happy motoring!!
-Bill
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Tom,
Beautiful Road Runner. This body style is just
about my favorite of all the Chrysler products.
You have done an outstanding job on this car.
-Bill
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55,
Beautiful Buick!!! I like the color combo,
the wheels (w/black tires), and the "stance".
Everything looks just right. I know you
really enjoy driving it.
By the way, your car has "four holes", so
that says to me "Roadmaster". Was the
Century a two door Roadmaster or what? I
know that one of the "lower" models was a
Special, but can't remember the other. Will
you enlighten me on this?
-Bill
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Peter,
That is a great photo for a Christmas card.
Beautiful car, too!!
-Bill
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Guffin,
Nice garage and you have two beautiful
automobiles. I know you enjoy driving
both of them. But, how do you decide
which one to drive???
-Bill Davis
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Tom,
I completely agree with Reatta Cruzin -- your
1961 is a beautiful car. Just to show you how
"asleep" I was when I was a teenager, I did not
realize that there was a 1961 SS until a few
years ago. I had always been under the impression
that the first year of the SS option was 1962.
Am I right that the SS option was a mid-year
offering?
I see your car has the optional bumper guards and
three-bar spinner wheel covers. What other
options, other than the SS package, does it have?
Did the SS option mean that the automatic shifter
was on the floor? Is yours an automatic or 4-speed?
I owned a 1962 Impala (not an SS) from about
1968 until I got rid of it in 1981, but it was
nowhere as nice as yours. I would like to have
another, though. I would really like to have
a '62 Bel Air "bubble top" 409, 4-speed, but
those are way out of my price range.
Great looking '61!
-Bill
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Dave,
My 1951 Cambridge is the green one on page
three of this Plymouth photo gallery. I only
have this one "old car", but like you, I like
to drive it at least once a week. But, even
if it is not a "show car", only a "driver",
I still like to take it to local shows just for
fun and drive it in parades. I will never
(at least I don't think I will) restore my
car to the way it was the day it came off the
assembly line, but I plan to do a few things
to it to make it a little nicer.
I really like your 1928 also.
-Bill Davis
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Dave,
Very sharp '51. Is it a Cambridge? Looks like
your family has taken excellent care of it
through the years. I know you are very proud
of it and enjoy showing it.
-Bill
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Dizzy,
Thanks for the kind words. When (I call it) I
"took over care" of this car, my Dad had put
white wall tires on it back in the 1980's (not
"wide whites", but something like one and
one half wide whitewalls) and I basically
despise whitewalls, so I went to blackwalls.
Plus, back in 1951, I think this car came from the
factory with blackwalls.
The car came into our "family" in 1954, when my
great aunt (my Dad's mother's sister) bought the
car from the local Chrysler/Plymouth dealer. She
traded in a 1937 Plymouth coupe, so the original
bill of sale states. I am guessing she was in
her early sixties at the time and she was an
unmarried (never married) school teacher. In
addition to teaching, she and her two unmarried
sisters ran a rooming house. I remember seeing &
talking with her in the late sixties and early
seventies. She died in 1972-1973 (I don't have
the exact dates of her birth and death), and
the car sat in her garage until my Dad had it
pulled out sometime in 1982 (probably the summer).
Dad had it painted (it is not now the original
green it once was) and body work done on it as
"Aunt Ruby" wasn't exactly the greatest driver
in the world. As you can see, I have removed
the bumper guards, as they are badly dented.
I assumed care of the car in June of 2002. About
the only thing I have done to the car is wax the
paint and remove all the chrome/stainless and
clean and polish it. And, I have done a little
underhood cleanup, plus bought some bright work
pieces off ebay and had some others replated. As
you know, "Korean-era chrome" was not the best
ever. A lot of the "chromed" pot metal had
turned kind of a dark brown due to the use of
the nickel/chrome/lacquer plating of the day.
There are really no specs to be told on the car.
It is your basic Plymouth of the era. The
only options I believe it has are the full wheel
covers and the Model 101 heater. Mileage is
a bit over 42,700.
-Bill
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Sam,This car is a 1961 Pontiac, not a Plymouth.