In the first place, the 57 Ford was in the same class as the 57 Plymouth, not the Dodge, which was in the same class as the 57 Mercury. He also missed the 285 HP 312 cu. in. Ford engine, with dual 4 bbl carbs, higher Comp Ratio, & hotter cam. Al in all I would have chosen the Ford over the Dodge or Plymouth in 57. In 58, I would have chosen the Dodge over the 58 Ford. I had a 57 Ford Fairlane 500 hardtop, & as far as I knew they were no longer called Victorias. That ended in 56.
Good catch on the dual quad option. The whole point of the ad was that Ford was attempting to sell to buyers in the medium priced (Dodge, Mercury) field. I owned a 1959 Ford Galaxie Club Victoria. Victoria was Fordspeak for hardtop. Club meant 2-door. Town meant 4-door. According to my literature, Ford still officially used the Victoria name on Galaxie hardtops through 1964. However, the Victoria script didn't appear on the cars after the 1956 model year, so how would you know.
57 fords are just dam cool
Ford in the late 50's made some great looking cars, and they outsold everything else.
The Ford has extreme nosedive
1957 Ford was the best looking of all the '50's Fords
In the first place, the 57 Ford was in the same class as the 57 Plymouth, not the Dodge, which was in the same class as the 57 Mercury. He also missed the 285 HP 312 cu. in. Ford engine, with dual 4 bbl carbs, higher Comp Ratio, & hotter cam. Al in all I would have chosen the Ford over the Dodge or Plymouth in 57. In 58, I would have chosen the Dodge over the 58 Ford. I had a 57 Ford Fairlane 500 hardtop, & as far as I knew they were no longer called Victorias. That ended in 56.
Good catch on the dual quad option. The whole point of the ad was that Ford was attempting to sell to buyers in the medium priced (Dodge, Mercury) field. I owned a 1959 Ford Galaxie Club Victoria. Victoria was Fordspeak for hardtop. Club meant 2-door. Town meant 4-door. According to my literature, Ford still officially used the Victoria name on Galaxie hardtops through 1964. However, the Victoria script didn't appear on the cars after the 1956 model year, so how would you know.