1955 Ford Fairlane

KULTULZ said:
R U sure the SPARE WHEEL KIT was not FORD ACCESSORY (DEALER)?

BEAUTIFUL CAR BTW ...​
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If you disregard the over the bumper '55 T-Bird tail pipes, that continental kit does look much like these examples of aftermarket / dealer add-ons.
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For sure aftermarket. In the 55 accessories book Ford calls it a "Sport Spare Wheel Carrier", P/N B5A-18255-A. Illustration shows a full wheel cover on the tire cover and the ends of the gravel deflector are more tapered. KULTULZ, thank you. I really like it and it would be one of last to leave here when that day comes.
 
Rmid55 said:
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 .
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My Town Sedan was from California and brought back here in the early 70's. When I got it had a smashed driver side fender, broken windshield, and leaking radiator. Could not find a repairable fender around here (Erie County PA.) but I did find a radiator and windshield. Got stationed in NC and found a used fender in a junk yard there. I think $35 which was equal to 5 or 6 cases of beer. I stuffed it inside my 73 Cougar and brought it home. Made it interesting driving around Washington D.C.! I still have the registration around here someplace and it was the 54th 1955 car built in that plant. Very likely in the first day of production. The brother of the guy I sold it to gave me a couple of 55 wheel covers a few years. I have always wondered if they came from the Town sedan.
 
I still have the registration around here someplace and it was the 54th 1955 car built in that plant. Very likely in the first day of production.
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I bet you regret that as I surely would.​
 
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