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1953 Ford Customline Victoria hardtop at a Leake auction in Dallas, Texas. Basically the same body from 1952-54, but this was the last year for the venerable flathead V8, replaced in ’54 with the modern overhead valve (OHV) V8. (The flathead was the hot choice when it was introduced in 1932, preferred by robbers including Bonnie and Clyde.)
These unibody cars weighed about 3300 lbs, motivated by the obsolete 239 cu in flathead V8 turning out 110 hp and cost about $2400. 128,302 Crestline Victorias were manufactured.
Nifty 1953 Buick coupe custom in the parking lot at a custom car show in Granbury, Texas, SW of Ft. Worth, Texas. It was an excellent show!
On Friday and Saturday nights during the weekend of Austin’s Lonestar Round Up custom car show, many of the show cars are driven and parked along S. Congress Ave., where I got this pic of a brilliant 1950 Mercury Custom. LonestarRoundUp.com
This is one of my favorite cars at last year’s Pate Swap meet in Ft. Worth, Texas. The sign on the window said it was powered by a Cleveland 351 V8, plus power brakes and steering. Love the stance, the shaved doors, the Cadillac wheel covers and the white wall tires.
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