The Ford Barn

mercman from oz · 04-29-2018, 04:06 AM

Whats under this glass top hood of the above Skyliner? Not the original 239 Y Block. At least it is still a Ford. These "glass top" hoods were offered to Ford Dealers to show off the brand new 239 CID Y Block when it was first released in late 1953. They are a popular accessory on 1954 Fords these days, if you can find one in good condition.

mercman from oz · 04-29-2018, 04:17 AM

Sorry about the poor quality of this photo, as it was scanned from a colour print. It was a very unusual sight to see four Australian assembled 1954 Fords together, three Customline Sedans, and a Mainline Ute. This photo was taken back in 2000. These were the only two models/body styles offered in Australia. Out of these four examples, only two Sedans are seen locally. The blue sedan now resides in Victoria, while I don't know where the Ute has gone?

AldeanFan · 05-01-2018, 06:04 AM

I love my ‘54 Country Squire.
It’s a great driver and a great looker.

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JMFL36 · 05-06-2018, 07:32 PM

AldeanFan, I love it! Got a picture of the dash and motor you can post?

AldeanFan · 05-13-2018, 07:26 PM

Thanks,
The engine is a ‘56 292 with a ‘57 intake, I still have the stock 239 but it needs a rebuild and the 292 really makes this car go.

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paul2748 · 05-13-2018, 08:19 PM

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This is my favorite 54

HOTRODPRIMER · 08-13-2018, 04:27 PM

We are having the 1954 Ford convention in Memphis, Tennessee in September.

I kinda like the 2 door "Ranch Wagons"

This is ours.

packrat5 · 08-13-2018, 05:02 PM

Here is a "yesterday" story that may be interesting to myself only, when I was in high school in the early sixties, I worked in a service station (remember those?) and my boss was a Ford fanatic, and had a 54 Ford 2-door Ranch Wagon that he had installed a 312 in it with a T-85 overdrive trans and some lower gears. I know, they are all 312s, but this one was. Engine was tweaked a bit, and man that thing would scoot! In my senior year I had put together a 53 Studie coupe with some goodies in the later engine, and it was okay. (well maybe more than just okay) and I always wanted to race him, but he never would. He traded the car in on a new 63 Galaxie, and I never saw it again. The car was really nice, black and white with a red and white interior with horses or cows or some thing like it as a design.

emf · 08-20-2018, 08:24 AM

Since I just brought this baby home yesterday, this must be my favorite body style. Crestline Sunliner with a 239. Mostly stock. Runs great. I asked about the 55 Victoria roofline a while ago because I thought that was going to be in my garage. Wife said, "Shouldn't we get a convertible instead of a hard top..." So we did... I think I'll be asking a lot of questions soon...

Frank

mercman from oz · 08-21-2018, 02:02 AM

Very nice and a great choice.

54vicky · 08-21-2018, 12:10 PM

my favourite is obvious by my handle lost my photos of build a few years ago when puter crashed

fordlovr · 08-31-2018, 03:36 AM

54 Ute here in Christchurch New Zealand

mercman from oz · 08-31-2018, 04:22 AM

Thanks fordlovr to posting this picture of an Australian Mainline Ute, however, it is a 1953 model, not 1954. Very nice. You don't see many of these in Australia these days.

04-29-2018, 04:06 AM	#41
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Whats under this glass top hood of the above Skyliner? Not the original 239 Y Block. At least it is still a Ford. These "glass top" hoods were offered to Ford Dealers to show off the brand new 239 CID Y Block when it was first released in late 1953. They are a popular accessory on 1954 Fords these days, if you can find one in good condition.

04-29-2018, 04:17 AM	#42
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Sorry about the poor quality of this photo, as it was scanned from a colour print. It was a very unusual sight to see four Australian assembled 1954 Fords together, three Customline Sedans, and a Mainline Ute. This photo was taken back in 2000. These were the only two models/body styles offered in Australia. Out of these four examples, only two Sedans are seen locally. The blue sedan now resides in Victoria, while I don't know where the Ute has gone?

05-01-2018, 06:04 AM	#43
AldeanFan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Niagara on the Lake, Canada Posts: 10	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? I love my ‘54 Country Squire. It’s a great driver and a great looker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1954 Ford Country Squire 1965 FFR Roadster

05-06-2018, 07:32 PM	#44
JMFL36 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Venice, FL Posts: 227	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? AldeanFan, I love it! Got a picture of the dash and motor you can post? __________________ Document your car with CollectorCarCompanion

05-13-2018, 07:26 PM	#45
AldeanFan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Niagara on the Lake, Canada Posts: 10	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Thanks, The engine is a ‘56 292 with a ‘57 intake, I still have the stock 239 but it needs a rebuild and the 292 really makes this car go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1954 Ford Country Squire 1965 FFR Roadster

08-13-2018, 05:02 PM	#48
packrat5 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 301	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Here is a "yesterday" story that may be interesting to myself only, when I was in high school in the early sixties, I worked in a service station (remember those?) and my boss was a Ford fanatic, and had a 54 Ford 2-door Ranch Wagon that he had installed a 312 in it with a T-85 overdrive trans and some lower gears. I know, they are all 312s, but this one was. Engine was tweaked a bit, and man that thing would scoot! In my senior year I had put together a 53 Studie coupe with some goodies in the later engine, and it was okay. (well maybe more than just okay) and I always wanted to race him, but he never would. He traded the car in on a new 63 Galaxie, and I never saw it again. The car was really nice, black and white with a red and white interior with horses or cows or some thing like it as a design.

08-21-2018, 02:02 AM	#50
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Very nice and a great choice.

08-31-2018, 04:22 AM	#53
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: What's your favorite 1954 Ford? Thanks fordlovr to posting this picture of an Australian Mainline Ute, however, it is a 1953 model, not 1954. Very nice. You don't see many of these in Australia these days.