1955 Ford Customline

Looking for some input. I have found a 1955 Ford Customline 4 door that is in great shape, no rust, rebuilt front end and steering and a swapped in late model 5.0 EFI (and rebuilt), AOD (also rebuilt) and Disk Front Brakes out of an 88 Grand Marquis. Auto adjusting cables for the rear drums and a bunch of other little odds and ends. It looks factory down to the side molding and everything is there. Looking for some input on what this might be worth as it is a 4 door but the entire car is in great shape minus the slightly worn interior and the faded paint but who cares.

Also, if bought I want to bag it and put lowering spindles on it, I once heard you could swap the spindles left to right and right to left which will lower it a few inches but that was for a shoebox not a later model like this 55. If not who makes lowered spindles for this thing?

Thanks for the input.

Drew

 

Fat Man Fabrications or possibly Jamco make drop spindles. You don't want to swap spindles side to side. It doesn't work out that well and has been discussed several times here. As far as value, you'd really have to find the right person being a 4 door and all. Got a camera? Share some pics........slim

 

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drew148bhpr1/album?.dir=2bb3re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/drew148bhpr1/my_photos

This should get to the pics.

 

Looks like a neat car. Fatman makes the spindles, Jamco makes lowering springs. They can be used in combination; the steering arms must be bent.

 

Thanks for the info, I am still deciding if I want a 4 door

 

Swaping spindles is for the earlier shoebox, not 54 or later. The 54 on, is easy to lower. Remove the lower A arms, and drill out the rivets the hold on the sping buckets. Cut and drill a 1 1/4 square tube to fit between the A arm and the spring bucket, install with Gr. 5 or 8 bolts. You could call this lowering blocks for the front. ! 1/4 inches there equals about three inches at ride hight, handling and ride will not be affected at all.

 

I love my 4 door! I say "Get it!"

 

I have a 55 fairlane 4 door and love it!
That looks like a clean car and if the price is right, grab it.
I think mine was once that color even!
A little different now though....

 

dude I love my 55 customline and 56 customline. Both are two doors and the 56 I paid $500 10 years ago ( not runing and took a little elbow grease and got it runing without putting money into it) the 55 customline I bought for $3k runing and put some money into it. I loved it so much I bout a four door this weekend ,1955 fairlane for $500 bucks. The guy tore the front end apart to install disc's and gave up and left it tore up!

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