11/21/2023 0 Comments 1955 ford convertiblesFor over 30 years we have bought and sold quality classic collector cars all over the world. We gladly accept trades! We also offer 100% financing on your purchase, through only the best classic car financing companies in the business! Our customers buy with confidence. They will be happy to answer any questions you may have, give you a complete walk-around, and in the process, supply you with the most detailed description of the vehicle. ![]() Call us now before it's gone!Please contact one of our expert sales consultants for the most complete information on this beautiful vehicle. ![]() The restoration on this Sunliner was a no expense spared build. With a two tone interior appointed with a medium blue and light blue along with the impeccable chromework make this car a sight to behold. Powered by a 272 cubic inch V8 and a smooth shifting Fordomatic transmission. Contact Ideal Classic Cars, Venice Florida today!ġ955 Ford Sunliner Convertible finished in a brilliant Waterfall Blue/white paint accented by the white convertible top. This particular car has been restored and has a very handsome appeal finished in two. For over 30 years we have bought and sold quality classic collector cars all over the world. This 1955 Fairlane Sunliner was the full-size convertible offered by Ford. ![]() His efforts were rewarded in 2000, when the car was awarded a blue ribbon at the famed Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance.1955 Ford Sunliner Convertible finished in a brilliant Waterfall Blue/white paint accented by the white convertible top. Blakeslee performed much of the frame-off restoration himself. The Tropical Rose and Snowshoe White ragtop took six years to restore after Gary was able to talk a coworker who had owned the car for many years into selling it. This two-toned ragtop joined the list of award-winning restorations in 2000. Additional comforts include a Magic Aire heater/defroster and a pushbutton radio. Driving ease is furthered via power assists for brakes and steering. Gary's well optioned Sunliner starts with the two-barrel 272 V-8 and the Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission. His interest in Fords of that vintage stems from that most elemental of reasons: His parents had one. This particular example (below) of the nearly 50,000 Ford convertibles made for 1955 belongs to Gary Blakeslee, of Hemlock, Michigan. (The 292-cubic-inch V-8 from the new two-seat Thunderbird also became available for Fairlanes and station wagons.) A 223-cubic-inch six was standard, as was a three-speed manual transmission.Ī three-speed manual transmission was standard for the 1955 Ford Fairlane Convertible Coupe. ![]() Horsepower started at 162 or 182 with a four-barrel carburetor. Not only were Sunliner interiors creative, they were considered cutting-edge for 1955.įord upgraded its year-old "Y-Block" ohv V-8 from 239 to 272 cubic inches. Tops could be had in a choice of black, blue, or tan. Convertibles featured all-vinyl upholstery in five two-tone combinations. Interiors featured a new dash design that still retained the see-through "Astra-Dial" speedometer concept first seen in 1954. A concave checkerboard grille, Fairlane "checkmark" bodyside trim, and large "Jet-Tube" taillights completed the look. Dramatically new sheet metal and a trendy wraparound windshield draped the carryover 115.5-inch-wheelbase chassis. Jet-Tube taillights gave the Sunliner Convertible Coupe a futuristic look.įord had a lot to offer the convertible buyer in 1955. Only Chevy came remotely close with about 41,000 soft-top sales. They took home 49,966 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible Coupes. There was 163 Convertibles built in 1955 and 330 in 1956. In the showroom was a new 1955 Monarch Richelieu Sport Sedan in Bittersweet Orange. In a record-setting model year in which more than 7 million American passenger cars were built, the dramatically new Chevy drew more than 1.7 million orders, about 250,000 more than the 1,451,157 Fords produced.īut, as they had done in most years since the convertible coupe style arrived on the scene, ragtop lovers flocked to Ford showrooms in 1955. As a young boy of 10 years I was with my Dad when we went to see the new 1955 Monarch at the local dealership.
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