The Ford Mainline is an
automobile
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which was produced by
Ford in the
United States
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in the models years 1952 to 1956. It was introduced as the base trim level of the
1952 Ford range below the
Customline and
Crestline models.
[John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 390] The Mainline retained its position in the redesigned
1955 Ford range but was discontinued for the
1957 model year when the
Ford Custom became the new base model.
Mainline Styles
The Mainline was offered in 2-door
sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door
coupe
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The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the Fr ...
and 2-door
station wagon
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body styles. The station wagon was marketed as the Mainline Ranch Wagon
until it lost its Mainline tag for the 1955 model year when all Ford wagons were moved to their own series. Mainlines were available with both
inline six-cylinder and
V8 engines.
Gallery
File:1952 Ford Ranch Wagon.jpg, 1952 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon
File:1953 Ford Mainline sedan (5787598751).jpg, 1953 Ford Mainline Fordor Sedan
File:FordMainlineSide crop.jpg, 1954 Ford Mainline Fordor Sedan
File:Ford Mainline (1955).jpg, 1955 Ford Mainline Tudor Sedan (with after-market wheels)
File:Ford 1956 Esplanade Avenue New Orleans May 2019 04crop.jpg, 1956 Ford Mainline Tudor Sedan
Australian Ford Mainline Utility
In
Australia
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the Mainline name was applied to a locally developed 2-door
coupé utility
A coupé utility is a vehicle with a passenger compartment at the front and an integrated tray#cargo tray, cargo tray at the rear, with the front of the cargo bed doubling as the rear of the passenger compartment.
The term originated in the 19 ...
version of the Ford Customline sedan from 1952. The Mainline utilized an imported station wagon chassis with a large X-member from the
Ford Sunliner convertible added for additional load carrying strength. It sold alongside the Australian built Customline sedan, with both given yearly updates until production ceased in 1959. The Mainline's position in Ford Australia's lineup was filled by
the first Ford Falcon utility the following year. The Mainline like the Customline was a more expensive premium product in the Australian market. The Mainline Utility was powered by an Australian produced version of the
Ford side-valve V8 engine until the introduction of the
OHV V8 in the redesigned 1955 series.
[Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page131]
Gallery
File:1952 Ford Mainline Coupe Utility.jpg, 1952 Ford V8 Mainline Coupe Utility
File:1954 Ford V8 Mainline Coupe Utility.JPG, 1954 Ford V8 Mainline Coupe Utility
File:Ford Mainline Utility.jpg, 1958 Ford V8 Mainline Coupe Utility
See also
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GAZ-21
References
External links
Chino Hills Ford
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Cars of Australia
Cars introduced in 1952
Cars discontinued in 1956
Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States