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It's 4 degrees here this morning but those pictures sure warmed me up! They were great!
What happened? It used to be so easy to get on the Hamb and to see who the members were and the areas they lived in.It was easy to ask questions...
Nice car, Jake! I've been a member since 2008 and I used to be able to get on here but since they changed the hamb I haven't been on I hope you...
Took me awhile, but I finally got signed in. I'm not computer savvy so I just have to take it slow! It looks good so far!
53 and 52 rings are the same and they don't have the peak on the side, so they don't match the 54 fender.
Good swap meet! Been going to this one since 1974.
Check out the 52, 53, and 54 Fords on U-tube. That's my 53 at 4:57.
Nice car!!! But then I'm a little bit predudiced.
The trim piece on the 53 bolts into the door ahead and behind of the upright piece. I restored my 53 40 years ago and I'm still driving it today...
The name for those parts ORNAMENT (Body side) R.H. BA 7325616-E and L.H. BA 7325617-E according to the 1953 THRU 1955 Ford body parts catalog....
I was in the Navy stationedin San Diego in 1961-63 and I saw this car sitting on Broadway one evening.It was beautiful! And also about the same...
I have the 15" repos on my 53 and they have the crossed flags. I bought these new in 1975. The ones they make today may be different. The...
I have a 53 Ford 6 cyl with overdrive. It worked fine on 6 volts. When I changed over to 12 volts it stopped working I checked around and...
Mine has flames and I like them! If my car was a different color I would probally wouldn't use them.
How many of those 47? and 48? Chevy pickups are real???? Knew a guy one time that had a 53 and he carried a 48 title incase he needed to show it...
Like your canopy express! Every time I see one there is someone asking if its custom built.But I can safely tell them that they are stock because...
The best thing about remembering all these things is that I can still remember! I know many people encluding my sister-in-law that can't remember!...
Welcome from East Alton, Il.
Welcome! You live in an area I used to visit a lot about 20 years ago. There used to be a fantastic car club in Peoria named Lincoln Land Kustoms...
If it's not a barn find I bet it'll have sucide doors!
Model "A"s can be bought by the dozens are built in your garage with brand new parts. But. not everyone can have a 59 Edsel, which by the way was...
Welcome from East Alton, Il. Been to Hermann a few times. Drove my 53 every time.
I have a 53 Ford 215 with 6 volt starter. Will not interchange with a 12 volt starter. My starter bolts on with two bolts running through the...
I had a 58 Edsel Ranger in the late 60's. The engine was a 361 cuin. which is nothing but a Ford 352 with a bigger bore. So, any info on the Fords...
I like your car. Probably because my 53 started out two-tone green. And you painted it with the dark color above the doors. The 52s had the top...
I had a 1962 with a 144 and a 63 with a 170 (both had 3 spd) and I didn't notice a really big difference. But, at the time, I had a 53 Ford (which...
Welcome from East Alton. See me at any of the cruises, come over and say Hi!
This is always a good meet! Weather can be cold one year and warm the next. But the last couple of years the swap meet seems to be getting larger....
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