1952-59 Ford '54 Ford Club of America Convention

I have just finished loading up the wagon,,ladyhrp and I are planning to leave early tomorrow morning to make the trek to Novi, Michigan for the 10th bi-annual show. 14th - 17th.

This is the first one I will attend and we are also planning on seeing what all the talk is about the Woodard Dream cruise in the process. HRP

 

Bring us some pictures back!

 

Looks like we are the first here..HRP

 

Jeff,your wish is my command. HRP

 

Wow, those are some nice 54's! Thanks for posting!

 

All those 54's and no Coronado kits? I am amazed... Cool cars for sure

 

Oops just saw one..

 

Coronado kit??? same as Continental kit?...in any case, I sure like the ones on '54's I think Ford lost it when they went to the overstated extensions in '57 up.

 

the coronado kit mounted to the trunk lid where as conny mounted between trunk and bumper as seen in pic of red car with cow catcher {bumper guard}

 

Typically a conny actual has a tire in it,, The Coronado is just for looks.. Not sure when they came out but I always relate 54 Fords and Coronado kits.

 

Both of these 54's are sporting Coronado kits. HRP

 

54's and Corondo kits are like PBJ saniches... Not sure I have ever seen one on anything else.

 

Like you ,that's all I remember seeing them on but you and I both know that the 52-54 has the same basic trunk lid so if someone wanted to add it to a earlier car they could easily do so. HRP

 

Yep I have to retract never seeing one on anything else.. Saw a picture of one on a Merc..Didn't fit or look good

 

And wouldn't you know it as soon as I shoot my mouth off about never seeing one on anything but a 54 on my way to work I saw a 53 Ford sedan with one...I have never seen this car before but my wife said she followed the car down main street a couple of weeks ago. HRP

 

We were fortunate to score some hardware with the wagon. HRP

 

Congrats to you and Mrs. HRP!

 

Congrats! All those years of devotion and "Tons of Sand" really paid off.

 

Loved the pictures! I had a Coronado kit on my 53 for several years. Got tired of bumping my head on it every time I opened the trunk. They were popular on the 53's when they first came out.

 

Thank you sir.

Thank you Jeff. HRP

BTW,now that Don has been promoted to President of the '54 Ford Club of America I received a promotion on the web site...I am now the site administrator and you being a member there and with your knowledge we need a good tech adviser to handle some of the hot rod oriented questions..shot me a PM here or on the '54 Ford Club of America site. HRP

 

Time to add some more photos. HRP

This is Neils sweat '54.



Our long distance winner,Stan and his brother Ken drove from Austin,Texas.

Dale & his brother Ken also won the best of show 4 door cl***.



And what power's Dale's Customline,the stone stock Ivory 6.

 

Chuck's beautiful Customline..



Jim's sweet Convertible.



Van and his pal Larry showed up in this nice car.





Quentin's Skyliner is a knockout!

 

oe's Sunliner



Jerry's stunning Sunliner.



Marshall's red Sunliner,,it's a hot rod too..302 and a 5 speed.



Bob's gl***top Skyliner



Warren's highly accessorized Sunliner.

 

Bob's red golf cart and Jim's yellow one.

The amazing thing about these lil' cars is they are not fibergl***,they are actually real cars that are heavily cut,chopped,channeled,sectioned,diced,sliced fun cars..the steering wheels remain the actual size.



A rare accessory



Andy's killer Sunliner



Bruce's outstanding beauty.



Robert's Customline,,at night it is something to behold!



On the road..













Killer stance..

 

This car was not at the Convention,we saw it at one of the private car collections.





That's about it. HRP

 

Man, I have GOT to get busy and put the Club Coupe together!

 

Great Pictures. I wish I could have been there with my 54 ....

 

Love the coupe,are you a member of the '54 Ford Club of America and the forum? HRP

 

Yes, I am a member. I look forward to more events like this one, only closer.