Finally ! A Fairlane with the headlight rings properly painted to show the top color, aqua, on the inside of the ring and the bottom color, white, on the outside of the ring. Exactly what it should have been in 1955 from the factory. This Ford convertible is my very favorite from the 50's. The others being '49, '51, '53, '56, and 1957. And to think I was a Chevy fan back then in high school. If I could buy just one car from the fifties, your beautiful '55 would be it. Too many '55 Chevies anyway. I hope you never sell your Ford. It's a keeper.
Rick Johnson
19-Oct-2005 17:36
1955 Ford Fairlane Convertible. Ford was totally new for '55, and the Fairlane series, named after Henry Ford's Estate , was the new top of the line series for Ford. These were handsome cars, but were overshadowed by Ford's introduction of a new two-seater sports car named "Thunderbird". 1955 was a record production year for the entire Automotive Industry, and over at GM, a brand new from the ground up Chevrolet was turning heads and getting attention with smart new styling and a new small block overhead valve V-8 developed by Ed Cole especially for Chevrolet. Chevy became known as the "Hot One" and outsold the handsome new Ford by 250,000 units. The Fairlane series was set apart from the other Ford line by a chrome "check mark" that gradually extended down from the top of the front fender to the beginning of the front door, then extended in a horizontal line to the rear of the car. This same side trim was originally intended for the new two-seater Thunderbird, as shown in early advertisements and press releases, but production 'Birds were void of any side trim except for small, slanted hashmarks and a small V-8 emblem on the rear of the front fender, and "Thunderbird" written in chrome script on the back fender just before the taillights.
