G. Anastopoulos
New member
Hi everyone,
after reading a lot on this forum in the last couple of years I am finally ready to get this project going.
My grandfather bought this 1955 customline second hand in the early 60s and drove it until the mid 80s when it got parked in their garage. I first laid eyes on the car about 10 years ago and started thinking of getting it back on the road one day.
Now that I'm a bit older (21) and after 4 years of on and off research I think I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
I had a look at the car this Christmas and i have to say that it looked pretty clean (I'll add some photos but it was getting dark so they're not the best quality). Probably because the garage where it's been stored is very dry.
I ordered some parts from RockAuto, the ones that I'm most likely to have to change and the ones that are necessary to get the engine running (coil, distributor vacuum advance, points etc..).
If any of you ford experts has some advice or things I have to pay attention to I'd be very grateful.
So far my experience working on cars is limited to a few quick fixes on my dads 1999 ford focus but I must have watched a few hundred hours of YouTube videos about rebuilding these old cars. Don't know if that counts
My plan is to go visit my grandparents for Easter and spend a few days there working on the car. I'll just try to get it started in the garage as I don't have a place for it at my place yet. I'll probably update this thread as I go with progress/questions.
P.S. thanks to everyone for all the amazing information that's on this forum !
after reading a lot on this forum in the last couple of years I am finally ready to get this project going.
My grandfather bought this 1955 customline second hand in the early 60s and drove it until the mid 80s when it got parked in their garage. I first laid eyes on the car about 10 years ago and started thinking of getting it back on the road one day.
Now that I'm a bit older (21) and after 4 years of on and off research I think I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
I had a look at the car this Christmas and i have to say that it looked pretty clean (I'll add some photos but it was getting dark so they're not the best quality). Probably because the garage where it's been stored is very dry.
I ordered some parts from RockAuto, the ones that I'm most likely to have to change and the ones that are necessary to get the engine running (coil, distributor vacuum advance, points etc..).
If any of you ford experts has some advice or things I have to pay attention to I'd be very grateful.
So far my experience working on cars is limited to a few quick fixes on my dads 1999 ford focus but I must have watched a few hundred hours of YouTube videos about rebuilding these old cars. Don't know if that counts
My plan is to go visit my grandparents for Easter and spend a few days there working on the car. I'll just try to get it started in the garage as I don't have a place for it at my place yet. I'll probably update this thread as I go with progress/questions.
P.S. thanks to everyone for all the amazing information that's on this forum !