Great car, Dave. That is the same car I started to school in. Mine had two things wrong with it - it was just a junker at the time I was going to school. No old timey, cool thing going on then. And it had an automatic choke - the first year that Ford made them I think. It was a pain. My dad and brother installed a manual choke and it ran some better. The six cylinder Ford was alright, but I surely did want the V-8. Oh Yeah! the color was morning hangover green...I think it was called Seafoam green. UGLY!
Best of Luck with her!
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Some thoughts. IMHO your winnie should be put in a vise till the notion of re-painting goes away. My 1953 Mercury was a spitting image of your Ford. Instead of seafoam green, mine was coral, which is another name for sickly pink. You should try picking up girls in a pink Mercury. I am FAR from an expert on cars but I am scratching my head on this one. Ford did not come out with an overhead valve engine till 1954. 1953 was the last year of Ford's famous flathead engines. Any car experts out there that can straighten this out for a less than knowledgeable car guy?
I am scratching my head on this one. Ford did not come out with an overhead valve engine till 1954. 1953 was the last year of Ford's famous flathead engines. Any car experts out there that can straighten this out for a less than knowledgeable car guy?
The flat head was on its way out but the Y block wasn't quite ready yet so they released the 53 with the flat head V8 but it was also available with the 215 OHV six. It may have been available in 52 as well, it was a new release for Ford in either 52 or 53. I think it was 53.
Thanks for the clarification Dave. The carburetor could be an updraft from its location. Then again I had to use spell check to spell carburetor.
We have heard that the letters of fords name spell out many things.
Fix Or Repair Daily First On Race Day These have already been mentioned. Found On Road Dead But if you are being followed by a Ford then the name is backwards in your rear view mirror and then it spells out:
What made the designers of those old sixes put the carb and intake manifold on the same side of the block as the exhaust, right in the heat zone?
Packaging? I think Ford did that, until the 300 Six finally went out of print about 1996
It was to put heat to the intake for cold starts and better fuel atomization. Not great for power, but good for fuel economy with carburetion. Not needed for fuel injection.
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I had the SW version. Same OHV 6, I know for a fact it would do 99 at Denver altitude. I seem to remember a manual choke. I also rmember, 1953 "50th anniversary" on the horn button.
