I just recently joined the group and have met a lot of great people. I own a 1953 Cranbrook and I can already tell that the forum and I are going to be best friends !
My Dad's first new car was a 1953 Cranbrook four door in metallic green. In less than a year the paint looked like lichen. One thing I remember about it was that the electric windshield wipers played through the radio. Good beat, but you couldn't dance to it.