Ford Mainline

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

The Ford Mainline was a car model from Ford , which was built from 1952 to 1956 in the US. In those years the mainline was the base model; At the same time, there were the better equipped Customline models (the middle equipment) and the top model, which was called Crestline until 1954 and then Fairlane .

Models year after year

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

Mainline
models A2 / B2 / A3 / B3 / A4 / U4
Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (1952)

Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (1952)
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 : 1380-1567 kg

The mainline was presented in February 1952 as one of the successors to the Ford Deluxe . It was either equipped with a new, overhead six-cylinder in-line engine with 3,523 cc, which ran at 3,500 rpm. 101 bhp (75 kW) delivered, or with the V8 engine known from its predecessor with 3,916 cm³ displacement, which developed to 110 bhp (81 kW) at 3,800 rpm. was strengthened.

The Mainline was available as a 2- or 4-door sedan, a 2-door coupé and a 3-door station wagon (Ranch Wagon).

In the following year, the cars were built without major changes. Only the station wagon with a six-cylinder engine was dropped. In 1954 there were only cosmetic changes to the bodywork; but there was again the possibility of getting the station wagon 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 700,305 mainlines of the 1st series were built in three years.

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

Mainline
models A5 / U5 / A6 / U / M / P-6

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Production period: 1955-1956
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.7-4.5 liters (88-134 kW)
Length: 5042 mm
Width: 1928 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2934 mm
Empty weight : 1371-1462 kg

In October 1954 the second series of the Mainline 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 Mainline was available in 1955 as a 2- or 4-door sedan, as well as a 2-door coupé. The station wagons formed their own station wagon series . In 1956 there were again only minor changes. 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.

The second series of the Mainline produced 291,743 pieces. In the following year, the Custom model replaced the Mainline.

Web links

Commons : Ford Mainline  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

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