Dick Sutcliffe in the Hanna Chevy #29 looking for an opening in the pack, while Ray Lee Goodwin has the lead down low, but maybe not for long with ageless Harold Leep up against the cushion.
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People who bought them did not care about fuel mileage. We owned a 55 Sunliner and a 56 Victoria bought new and my father never ever said anything about fuel Consumption same with bias ply tires 10-12000 miles was good and he never said a word about them either. Both of the Fords got over 17 mpg on the road on vacations because I took notes (summer long division) My 56 292 gets 12 in town right now and I don’t give a shit. Back then stripped down 6 cylinder overdrive’s were for mileage not an Automatic V8.
It's amazing so many American cars wound up in Europe in the late 40's through the early 60's, when you think you think how expensive shipping, tariffs and duty must have been. Also, the land barges probably weren't the most convenient to drive on the smaller city streets. American cars must have been an attractive alternative to buyers due to post-war shortages in most of war-torn Europe.
I was personally amazed at all the American cars I found in old European photos. That's why I started posting them. I also figured a lot of the ones I found weren't posted here in this thread yet.
Many boat loads of 56 Fords went to Sweden, and many visitors and flippers have tried to buy mine to bring or send there. Almost 1/2 the glass tops went there.
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