Recent content by Rmid55

So your car got spared the northeast climate for the early part of its life which helped to preserve it. Mine was made in Buffalo, spent its life in central NY and ended up driving it cross country to NM where I got stationed and bought a body from a yard down there because mine was shot. Towed...

You got gem! Yeah, leave the continental kit. You got your Town Sedan a few years when I acquired mine('82). Yours was in much better shape than mine. Still have mine. It's been a ongoing project since then. Enjoy .

Here is a video of a guy removing his transmission out of his 54 that may be helpful. Similar setup to 55-56.https://youtu.be/xsrCiz07GyM?is=qKkHhqoShHDS2RgT

If it was done recently, its safe to say it isn't lacquer. They stopped making lacquer years ago. Most people use base coat/ clearcoat or urethane Depending on the type of finish you want. Quick way to tell if its base/ clear is to take apiece of sandpaper, scuff and area. If the dust on the...

Dan Jessup, on his YouTube channel has a video with LED lights he bought for his 55 Ford Club Sedan that may help you.

Looking for drivers side front door, narrow piecethat curves to the flat chrome, and passenger rear door straight/narrow chrome.

That first ebay link is it, KULTULZ👍

And yes I do have a couple of originals.

I was looking at the link evintho posted through dennis carpenter, the clip is different but I think if I modified it a little it might work if the moldings are as wide as each other. Evintho do happen to know how wide your moldings are?

Thanks for the response. Checked Auveco , nothing there either. If someone has a parts car with these moldings still on and the clips are still good, let me know.

Body code 73C. Yes, belt line clips I'm looking for.

73c

I contacted Tee-bird, they do not have them. No one does from the new side. Looking for ones that came off of a parts car or something like that. That seems to be the only option at this point.

Seeing the other post about clips reminded me of my difficulty finding belt molding clips that hold chrome along bottom of the windows on the doors. I don't see them listed on any of the catalogs that make parts for 55 Fords.

It is coming from the transmission