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1950 Ford Crestliner Ford unveils it's new hood crest (shown below) which is based on a 17th century coat of arms, embedded in the grill spinner (shown on left) was an "8" which symbolized it's flat head V-8 engine Cost: $1624.00

1951 Ford Crestliner Tudor Even though Ford's output tops one million units it still isn't enough to overtake Chevy Cost: $1678.00 (base)

1951 Ford DeLuxe Fordor Popular with law enforcement, mostly because of it's reliable V-8 Ford was a pioneer in marketing to the Government market

1952 Ford Victoria Mainline Ford came in three series: Mainline, Customline, Crestliner this Mainline (shown) was an economy model automatic transmission was a $170. option Cost: $1925.00 (base)

1953 Crestline Victoria Few body style changes were made this year, instead customers received 41 "Worth More Features" these included: push button door handles, self lifting rear deck lid, center fueling and 36 others Cost: $1950.00 (base) Ford V-8 powered race car

1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner The Crestline series was the most costly of the line with the Sunliner being the highest with its rich appointments this is the first year that Ford beats competitor Chevrolet Cost: $2165.00 (base)

1955 Ford Fairlane While the T-Bird was grabbing all the attention the Fairlane remained the best seller for Ford bringing it close to tied with Chevy Cost: $1945.00 (base)

1955 Ford Thunderbird Finally, the show prototype that garnered so much attention, rolls off the production line, touted as a high performance "personal" car this drastic diversion to Detroit's status quo only sold 16,000 units this year Cost: $2944.00 (base)

	1956 Ford Thunderbird No body changes for the T-Bird but an outside spare tire was added (formally called the Continental Kit) as well as a port hole in the hardtop for improved visibility

1957 Ford Fairlane Skyliner Fairlane gets a major overhaul with much of the styling being borrowed from last years show car, the Mystere the Skyliner (shown) had a retractable hardtop Cost: $2940.00 (base)
The Retractable Roof

1958 Ford Thunderbird T-Bird gets an entire makeover, it's now a four seater and no longer the domain of the sports car enthusiast, it not only can carry the family but hold their luggage as well Cost: $3930.00 (Convertible)

1959 Ford Galaxie Club Sedan The luxury Galaxie series is introduced at mid year it was a big success accounting for over a quarter of total production Cost: $2530.00 (base)

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