Thread: 1955 Crown Vic Build

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Just thought I would start a build thread for this 1955 Crown Vic. It's not my car I am just doing the body and paint. The owner has a mechanical shop so he is doing all of that work. When he got the car other then the surface rust it did'nt look to bad. The right side was still the original paint but the left side had been painted,we could tell it was hit because the left quarter had been change with a new Ford quarter and a used door. Being in Canada these cars are getting hard to find and to buy a restored one and do what he wanted would just be way to much.image.jpegimage.jpegimage.jpegimage.jpeg

It'll be interesting to see how it drives with the anti-Ackermann geometry.....
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Originally Posted by techinspector1

It'll be interesting to see how it drives with the anti-Ackermann geometry.....
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Should be ok once it's aligned.

Body off the frame and has been dipped. Lots of rust.image.jpegimage.jpegimage.jpegimage.jpeg

That thing is beautiful ! I didn't even know they made 2 door Vics.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

That thing is beautiful ! I didn't even know they made 2 door Vics.

well did u know they also made 2 door wagon vicks ? .. i`m not sure if this wagon is a vick or not as it`s been a day or two since i saw it .. anywho it is an 8 thousand mile all original car .. the interior is as perfect as the exterior .. i will follow this thread as 1955 is my birth year and my dream car is a 55 crown vick .. i know of a one owner car sitting in a private collection in nashville tenn somewhere ..

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

That thing is beautiful ! I didn't even know they made 2 door Vics.

Hey Seth. Victoria's came in 2dr and 4drs they were hard tops. The Crown Victoria.'s only came in 2drs.

Hi HOSS429. That's a beautiful Parklane wagon especially a 2 dr. we just don't see them up here.

Originally Posted by F-350Luoi

Hey Seth. Victoria's came in 2dr and 4drs they were hard tops. The Crown Victoria.'s only came in 2drs.

It was a '55 four-door Victoria that was the reason I married Rosie.
It was her father's, and She and some of her friends were sitting in it downtown one evening.
It wasn't the girl that interested me initially; it was the car I was doing the heavy breathing over!

53 years later the car has long gone but She's still here...

I had a 1955 2 door hardtop----------Had to run B stock at the drags-----saw a 2 door Crown Vic running C stock------------they had some extra frame crossmember stuff and were a little heavier----well I bought the top piece crown, cut it at the window line-----then I could run C stock!!!!!!!!!!!

Got the body all epoxied. Know start metal work.image.jpegimage.jpeg

I about crapped myself at first, I thought you had it painted already! Looks like a great starting point.

Well the owner got his chassis put together. 4.6 DOHC, 9" Currie rear end and 4 wheel disc brakes.image.jpegimage.jpeg

Suh Weet! I also didn't realize that is/was PRIMER?!?!?! LOL.

Thanks 34_40. The body is pretty rough after being dipped.