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"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 01/02/2020 at 15:00 • Filed to: Remember when Ford made cars?

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And look at some old posters. We’re at the mechanic to look into a periodic squeak in my dad’s wheel. They have these up in the office.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 01/02/2020 at 15:28

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“World’s most beautifully proportioned cars - which are also available in Edsel form and aren’t as ugly this year, so buy some, you assholes.”

(I actually have the opinion a ‘59 Edsel looks better than a ‘59 Ford)

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/02/2020 at 15:30

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I’d have either to be honest. I love that these were coupes that covered two zip codes. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 01/02/2020 at 15:38

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Ford wasn’t doing different chassis lengths or even much in the way of different interior configuration. Late ‘50s through mid ‘60s, pretty much any Ford in a two door /four door choice had long doors in a two door, short doors + short doors in a four door, from Galaxie on down to Falcon.

Same thing with the Lincolns of ‘58-’60.

In contrast, you have the extremely loony situation at Cadillac where there were coupes and sedans on the same wheelbase but with different rooflines, special series coupes with a different trunk, and special two-door and four door sedans with a coupe length trunk so their proportions didn’t look as fucky.

“Extended Deck”

Literally like a longbed pickup, but trunk.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/02/2020 at 15:52

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That car with those fins gives me shivers. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 01/02/2020 at 15:56

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I bucket-listed a ‘58 extended deck after I was taken as a consultant by my cousin to look at one. That one wasn’t practical at that time, but eventually...

Heterochromic alien face bumper corners...

Elegant fender and bumper strakes and tasteful dagmars...

ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove 01/02/2020 at 16:24

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That's a ctually a 2-door sedan, although a hardtop coupe was still available for 1959.

Chariotoflove > ranwhenparked 01/02/2020 at 16:33

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I know people argue this stuff over valid criteria, but I still call two doors a coupe  and four doors a sedan.