Vehicle Description
In response to Chevrolet's popular Bel-Air model, Ford created the
Fairlane Victoria. This example was made in Ford's Chicago, IL
factory (VIN code G). It was the recipient of a comprehensive
restoration from engine, interior, paint and chrome!
Dressed in Snowshoe White over Torch Red (code RE), the car's paint
and trim are in very good order. The bodywork is straight and
solid, the engine bay is extremely tidy, there are rear fender
skirts and the chrome bumpers fit tightly to the body.
This fancy Ford rolls on Firestone Deluxe Champion Gum-Dipped wide
whitewall tires, size 6.70-15, at all four corners. Each one is
mounted to a steel wheel topped with a factory wheel cover. Note
speedo/Odo are inop. The wheels are in excellent order while the
tires are in very good shape.
Under the hood is a 272 CID V-8 engine (VIN code U). The motor is
backed by a three-speed manual transmission. Driver convenience
features include power steering.
The reupholstered white-over-red vinyl seats look great. The front
seat is split 50/50 while the rear bench is full. There is red
carpeting with a contrasting white headliner. A two-spoke steering
wheel faces the driver. The red-over-white metal dash and matching
door panels are in overall very good condition. A column-mounted
shift lever and a factory AM radio complete the interior.
The American Ford line of cars gained a new body for 1955 to keep
up with surging Chevrolet and Plymouth, although it remained
similar to the 1952 Ford underneath.
Apart from the engine changes, customers were sure to notice the
new Fairlane, which replaced the Crestline as the top trim level,
while a new Crown Victoria-style featured a chrome "basket handle"
across the familiar (and continued) "Victoria" hardtop roof, which
originally appeared on the Mercury XM-800 concept car. This use of
a styling feature to visually separate the front of the passenger
compartment from the rear reappeared on the 1977-1979 Ford
Thunderbird, the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, the Ford Fairmont Futura
and Mercury Zephyr Z-7 coupes. In 1955, the company marketed three
different rooflines on its two-door models; the tall two-pillar
Mainline, Customline and Fairlane sedans, pillarless hardtop
Fairlane Victoria and the chrome-pillar Fairlane Crown Victoria.
The Fairlane Crown Victoria was also offered with a transparent
"skylighted" top. New brakes were used 11-inch drums. Also, Fords
had a new frame, but still with five cross members.
The Fords introduced for 1955 also featured the panoramic
windshields found on Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs the previous
year. With this panoramic windshield the A-pillars have a vertical
angle. this gives the driver more panoramic visibility.
For the first time, Ford offered seat belts as a dealer option (not
factory installed, with instructions provided by a Service
Bulletin). Also new for 1955 was Ford's first factory installed air
conditioner. This "Select Aire" option featured an integrated
heater core and evaporator coil unit within the dash and cold air
discharge vents located on top of the dash on either side of the
radio speaker.
Besides Chevy's Bel-Air, competition to this Ford in 1955 included
Plymouth's Belvedere and Pontiac's Star Chief.
If you're a Ford fan, if you like mid-50s cars or if you simply
like the look of it, visit MotoeXotica Classic Cars to check out
this Fairlane Victoria.
VIN: U5GV185626
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 12,639 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt
title.
Note: Please see full terms and conditions listed below that
pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
