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This is my 57 Turnpike Cruiser 4 door hardtop here in South Australia.imported from LA back in 2007.once landed,got it registered without too much...
just noticed your photos of the power steering components.all very generic late 50's ford stuff for the most part.the cylinder ram mounts...
glad to see another edsel going to be back on the road.its all looking good so far.
just noticed this thread.thought i would add in my 59 corsair convert here in SOUTH AUSTRALIA.purchased it out of colorado in '07.original pink...
hello all.i am just looking for a bit of advice or if anyone has had some personal experience. i am wanting to put wide white wall tyres on my...
i have a 1959 corsair conv here in south australia.factory talisman red (pink) and quite a nice car.just a few more things to do before registration.
ive had my 57 turnpike 4 door hardtop for 2 years or so.imported it out of LA.really nice and solid car.not fully loaded but still quite an...
im in.57 turnpike.
this is one of those rare but great '' had it for 18 years and did finally do it'' stories.that is fantastic.i know there are many reasons why...
'' nothing fancy '',i think you are being too polite.that looks great.fun is what its all about.ive seen the scene is huge in sweden.you just cant...
interesting conversion.just my 2 cents for what its worth.ive been driving early falcons over here for over 15 years and have never had any squeak...
d2,push button controls on the dash and other dash photos of the factory tacho etc.
yea you are right.since it was already there,it kind of jumps right out at you and looks the part.probably would never consider putting one on if...
thanks j, its taken a while but finally!!!.now just want to tidy up a few more things to get all working well so i can enjoy it.a few small simple...
thanks man.will be putting up a few photos of the dash and interior tomorrow. it seems to have had a very mild work over in the 80's before going...
$400 for a ragtop.thats got to hurt now but its all relevant i suppose.still,we all seemed to have that kind of money so to speak and it didnt...
i like the quads and am glad thats the way this one is.just my opinion but the single lights give it a ''surprised'' high eyebrow look.
feder,will get some shots over the weekend.
d2,yes it has the 368.thats been a curious thing to work out.i know they were in lincolns - 55/56?? i think.i know they kind of belong to the y...
not sure at this point.the vin starts with 57LA so unsure if that means its a los angeles car or not.
thanks.never really considered one of these models until i stumbled across it in california last year.definitely grows on you once you start...
about 8000 yards!!!!!!!!!!!!. its just ridiculous but thats the great thing about them.i'm like 160 and 20 pounds so i look like a hood ornament...
in australia we have to have an engine number stamped on our blocks for another identification guideline for registration purposes.we generally...
yes it does but gets a little slow about half way.hopefully a bit of a lube job will get that right but i'll look at it when i can.
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