239 Flathead V8 Powered 1953 Ford Customline Test Drive

[@waynevarner3125]

I learned to drive in a 1953 Ford Customline like this when I was 12 years old...64 years ago. Same color, except ours was a standard shift (3 on the tree). Flathead V8. Great car...

[@ramblerdave1339]

My dad's first new car, Fordor Customline, same color, blackwall tires, 3 on the tree, 6cyl, 1953. Remember trips from Flint, Michigan to West Virginia, to visit grandparents and cousins, in it. Was riding shotgun when he lightly rear ended a '56 Mercury, inverting the point of the bullet in the grille, without scratching the new Mercury. Traded it for a '57 Chevy 210, 4 door sedan, 283, Turboglide, after being a GM employee for three years. The automatic made my mom decide to learn to drive, at 31.

[@loveisall5520]

Last year for the flathead! Beautiful car.

[@shoelessb4515]

My first actual car. Gave $105 in 1964. While I walked home to get my money, teenage girl seller " washed " it for me using TSP and a kitchen scrubby. Instant patina job. Added headers, 2 97s and a Mallory dist, 2" blocks in back. Biggest improvement- Mad Man Muntz 45 record player. 😅

[@jsat5609]

Looks very much like a 53 Ford my uncle drove for years. Rode in it many times. Also our family car was a 53 Victoria both were great cars.

[@paulsheehan5010]

Beautiful Car!

[@rocksolidmotorsports]

Thank you!

[@paulsheehan5010]

@@rocksolidmotorsports Your welcome.

[@josephlamb9175]

A real American car

[@jeromebreeding3302]

All Fordimatic transmissions from 51-57 started out in second gear. In 58 Ford introduced the Cruisamatic which started out in first like later automatics.

[@paulsheehan5010]

In Canada, Ford Canada had a Meteor Division, that was a cross between a Ford and a Mercury, Meteor's, weren't sold in U.S.

[@mente_ovalada]

Infamous flathead V8 😮???????

[@jsat5609]

My thought exactly. "Legendary" is more like it.

[@rocksolidmotorsports]

Yea infamous was for sure the wrong word. We actually love these flathead V8's. Your suggestion of Legendary is much more fitting!

[@skylinegtr-gd2lg]

Infamous - - wtf??? What's infamous about it - - - certainly classic V8; legendary V8; FAMOUS V8.

[@seanwilliams3377]

I saw its already sold. How much did you get for it?

[@Whosback1]

My first car. took the heads off and it had holes in the pistons about the size of half dollar. But it ran i quart of oil for every 15 miles. Not something you want to do these days.

[@timr31908]

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