what a great start to my day... just saw a re-run of an Andy Griffith episode showing Aunt Bee's great black with red interior Sunliner... in color, no less!
those were the days, weren't they!!
Mark


"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

if I remember right she bought it from goober for $200, I always drool when I see that car,you can see so many cool old fords on that show,

Just an 'old beater' back in '66 or so. Note Cal plate, curb feelers, miss-matched whitewalls and sagging passenger side door. I wonder what became of it.


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I do not think that damage on the quarter panel that Andy done was ever fixed as I seen it in a later color episode and it was still there.


Butchering up everything I can get my hands on in Dayton Ohio

200 was probably a good price for one in the 60s,dad was going to trade in the sunliner for a wagon back in 67 but they only offered 50 dollars and that is why I have it.


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I also have a soft spot for '55 Sunliners!
I was with my Dad when he drove a brand new one off the showroom floor. It was Sunset Coral (I think that's what they called it) with a black top. It had the 'second highest' horsepower engine....not sure what that would have been? It had a 3 spd overdrive trans. We had for three years. I loved that car.



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That should have been the 182HP Special (272) in the normally ordered production Ford cars.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I bought a 57 convertible in 1962 for $500. Seems like about average price at the time.

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

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Manchester, New Hampshire

My sunliner had a sagging pass door but I adjusted it the other day since I had the door panel off to replace the window.


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Moonshadow, Is that a picture of the car you bought in 65? Nice! Still have it?
Dad traded the '55 on a '57 Retractable Hardtop.....it was novel for sure but not nearly as pretty as the '57 rag tops.


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