Ford Customline

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Ford Customline
Production period: 1952-1956
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Previous model: Ford Custom Deluxe
Successor: Ford Custom

The Ford Customline was a car model from Ford , which was built from 1952 to 1956 as a medium model, parallel to the Mainline and Crestline and Fairlane models .

Models year after year

Models A2, B2, A3, B3, A4 and U4 (1952–1954)

Customline
models A2 / B2 / A3 / B3 / A4 / U4
Ford Customline Fordor (1954)

Ford Customline Fordor (1954)
Production period: 1952-1954
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.5–3.9 liters
(75–96 kW)
Length: 5024-5037 mm
Width: 1859-1887 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2921 mm
Empty weight : 1380-1646 kg

The Customline was presented in February 1952 as one of the successors to the Ford Custom Deluxe . It was equipped either with a new, overhead six-cylinder in-line engine with 3,523 cm³, which delivered 101 bhp (75 kW) at 3500 rpm, or with the V8 engine with 3,916 cm³ displacement known from its predecessor, which reached 110 bhp (81 kW) ) at 3,800 rpm. was strengthened.

The Customline was available as a 2- or 4-door sedan, as a 2-door coupé and as a 5-door station wagon (Country Sedan), the latter only with a V8 engine.

In the following year, the cars were built without major changes. In 1954 there were only cosmetic changes to the bodywork; there was also a 3-door station wagon, and the 5-door station wagon was also available with a six-cylinder engine. This six-cylinder engine was new and developed an output of 115 bhp (85 kW) at 3,900 rpm from a displacement of 3,654 cm³. In order to maintain the appropriate distance, the output of the V8 also increased to 130 bhp (96 kW) at 4,200 rpm.

A total of 1,838,499 1st series custom lines were built in three years.

Models A5, U5, A6 and U / M / P-6 (1955–1956)

Customline
models A5 / U5 / A6 / U / M / P-6
Ford Customline Victoria (1956)

Ford Customline Victoria (1956)
Production period: 1955-1956
Body versions : limousine
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.7-4.5 liters
(88-134 kW)
Length: 5042 mm
Width: 1928 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2934 mm
Empty weight : 1362-1470 kg

In October 1954 the second series of the Customline was presented. It had been completely redesigned and the flatter, wider and longer vehicles had small tail fins . The six-cylinder engine had received a boost in power and now delivered 120 bhp (88 kW) at 4,000 rpm. The V8 engine had been drilled out to 4,457 cm³ and now developed 162 bhp (119 kW) at 4,400 rpm. As an option there was a “Powerpack”, which consisted of a four-carburetor system and for 182 bhp (134 kW) at 4,400 rpm. cared.

The second series of the Customline was only available as a 2- or 4-door sedan in 1955. In 1956 there were again only minor changes. In addition to the two body styles from the previous year, there was also a 2-door hardtop sedan (Victoria). The six-cylinder engine developed 137 bhp (101 kW) at 4,200 rpm. and the V8 achieved 173 bhp (127 kW) at 4,400 rpm. The high-performance variant was no longer available, but the cars with automatic transmission (Ford-O-Matic) performed 3 bhp more.

840,645 pieces were produced from the second series of the Customline. In the following year, the Custom 300 model replaced the Customline.

Web links

Commons : Ford Customline  - collection of images, videos and audio files

source

Gunnell, John (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Krause Publications Inc., Iola (2002), ISBN 0-87349-461-X