I'm 63yrs old. This is by far the best presentation of mid 1950's Ford I've ever seen. Car Crap/Scat and Hot Nod-zzzz magazines have never showed this many Ford Fairlanes and Mercurys in 46 years. EVER! Thank you so much for this display.
Thx man! Glad you liked the video. Thats some kind words. Here in Sweden where I live there is a great American classic car culture with many very fine cars that people care about and put alot of time and money in.
Had no idea that our Swedish friends have such affection for Vintage US cars generally, and 55-56 Fords specifically. I had a '56 Vic hotrod in my youth. Loved that car. Thanks to all of you for sharing your love of this classic styling. Henry Ford would be proud. How often do you get together? Someone should do a more detailed documentary. This nice video above only scratches the surface. Must be many wonderful stories about how these cars were acquired-- and restored. F O R D -- First On Race Day
Thank you! And thx for your story! In Sweden we have a big love for old american cars especially the 50s and 60s cars but in generall all the classic US cars with a v8 engine is popular :) This meeting that is for the 54 , 55 and 56 fords are one time a year but in the most Swedish cities there are multiple crusings every year for entusiast cars with the most of the cars are classic US cars with V8 engines. My dad also had a 56 ford victoria hard top in his youth I believe it was back in 1969 - 1970 and in 2016 he bought another 56 hardtop. You can se that car here in the video. It is a baby blue on tone car standing at the far right side at the end. That car I also have moore videos of on my youtube chanel. Yes a agree it would be nice if some professional tv team made a documentary of this meeting!
@@CarsAndMotorcycles Thanks for your reply. I am amazed. Did not really know there was such a reservoir of appreciation for these old cars. I still love these mid-50's American cars. For your information, the biggest disappointment of my years of car ownership was when I got back from three years overseas in the US Peace Corps in 1980 only to discover that the white 4-door Volvo station wagon that my sister bought new in 1966 and promised to sell to me upon my return had been sold to someone else. It was a 4-cylinder with standard transmission. It was solid and dependable. I knew someone who once had a Volvo with more than 300,000 miles on it. He loved his Volvo! Hats off to our Swedish friends!
@@jimquigley1127 Thx for your story it was intresting to read it , volvo cars are really reliable for sure. Both me and my dad have owned alot of Volvos througt the years👍🏻 This Ford 54 , 55 , 56 club that arranged this meeting have 405 members today and some 370 cars so it is a pretty big club 😊
I counted 48 ... I may be wrong.. but oh well... absolutley stunning!! I can't believe what I'm seeing with my eyes. It must have been quite an experience to be there in person!
My first car in 1963 was a 1955 Ford two-door Victoria. It was the cheaper version without the over the roof Crown. It had a 368 Lincoln engine and push button Merc-o-Matic transmission swapped in. I paid $400 and wish I still had it, but cars weren't worth anything then.
Joe Stephan okey cool story. Thx for Sharing it.... My dad bought a 1956 Victoria 2 door hard top back in 1969 for 1700 swedish Crownes witch was around 260 dollars back then... So cars where sheap back then for sure!!!
@@CarsAndMotorcycles I once made a list of every car I've owned. Today most are worth huge dollar$. In 1967 I worked for a VW dealership where I everyday drove a transporter bus with the two-piece split windshield, 23 windows wrapped around it, and bus-long sliding leather roof top. Because it was our "shop truck" I took customers to & from work & home (including an Army General). Because VW's parts network wasn't yet that big the dealerships traded parts. There was a highway bus every hour so I ran boxes to & from the terminal several times a day. By "quick lock" taking the center seat out I hauled whole engines to the machine shop. We beat the living hell out of it. Driver before me laid it on its side. Today, a 1955 transporter bus just like it but in perfect condition went for US$300,000 at auction.
@@joestephan1111 The prices of these VW cars now a ridicolous! The question is witch modern cars now that you can buy for little money are gona be worth a whole lot in the future?
Geez, no wonder I can't find a crown vic in California, they're all in Sweden. How the hell did they all end up over there ? I had a 56 with the glass top and I'd love to have it back, but it's probably in Sweden now huh. Oh well, maybe some day.
The classic car collectors are many here in Sweden and the love for old american cars in general. In Sweden there are cruisings and big car meetings in many places during the summer. .. If you check out my videos a have some more cruising videos from Sweden... The 56 with glas top are realy nice cars and they cost some serious money. Good luck finding one!
@@CarsAndMotorcycles Nej, absolut inte. En hel del 56:or (ovala blinkers) och några 55:or (runda blinkers) men inte en enda 54:a (propeller I grillen och helt annat broms/blinkers där bak). Finns ocskså några Merca men så mycket jag vet finns inte en 54:a bland dem heller. De är alla fantastika vackra oavsett! Tack för videon! 😊 Förresten, varken cabriolet eller herrgårdsvagn räknas som "Crown Victoria" men nu är jag för petig.
This goes to show that people that own 55 56 57 Fords do not put hot rod Motors or paint them different colors. Like gm owners. It would be nice to see these or at least some of them restomod
Yes the most people that owns these cars in Sweden do not make hot rods out of them. In this club people like them as original as possible thats why dont see any big mods on the cars.
Yes it was a bummer that it started to rain but it only lasted for about 30 minutes. What year did your grandpa own? Did he buy it new back in the 50s`?
@@CarsAndMotorcycles my grandpa had a 1955 Crown Victoria. He did buy it new. He was a big Ford man so I guess that's why I am. They are absolutely beautiful cars.
@@CarsAndMotorcycles It seems to be an attempt to glorify the car and make it a bit more classy, but it ends up looking like lipstick on a pig. How would you like to go through the whole rigamarole of getting it out to change a tire? Just toss the spare in the trunk.
With the Exception to the 57 Bird Front Bumper,Like These MORE Than the T Birds.The Stainless Trim Over the Roof Made it a Highly Collectible Beauty & Most People That Have Them Will NOT Sell Them.
In Sweden US classic cars with V8 engines especialy from the 50s and 60s are popular in all brands. We have crusing in most of the Swedish cities every summer and Gm cars are moore common then Ford at these events.
I'm 63yrs old. This is by far the best presentation of mid 1950's Ford I've ever seen. Car Crap/Scat and Hot Nod-zzzz magazines have never showed this many Ford Fairlanes and Mercurys in 46 years. EVER! Thank you so much for this display.
Thx man! Glad you liked the video. Thats some kind words. Here in Sweden where I live there is a great American classic car culture with many very fine cars that people care about and put alot of time and money in.
Had no idea that our Swedish friends have such affection for Vintage US cars generally, and 55-56 Fords specifically. I had a '56 Vic hotrod in my youth. Loved that car. Thanks to all of you for sharing your love of this classic styling. Henry Ford would be proud. How often do you get together? Someone should do a more detailed documentary. This nice video above only scratches the surface. Must be many wonderful stories about how these cars were acquired-- and restored. F O R D -- First On Race Day
Thank you! And thx for your story! In Sweden we have a big love for old american cars especially the 50s and 60s cars but in generall all the classic US cars with a v8 engine is popular :) This meeting that is for the 54 , 55 and 56 fords are one time a year but in the most Swedish cities there are multiple crusings every year for entusiast cars with the most of the cars are classic US cars with V8 engines. My dad also had a 56 ford victoria hard top in his youth I believe it was back in 1969 - 1970 and in 2016 he bought another 56 hardtop. You can se that car here in the video. It is a baby blue on tone car standing at the far right side at the end. That car I also have moore videos of on my youtube chanel. Yes a agree it would be nice if some professional tv team made a documentary of this meeting!
@@CarsAndMotorcycles Thanks for your reply. I am amazed. Did not really know there was such a reservoir of appreciation for these old cars. I still love these mid-50's American cars. For your information, the biggest disappointment of my years of car ownership was when I got back from three years overseas in the US Peace Corps in 1980 only to discover that the white 4-door Volvo station wagon that my sister bought new in 1966 and promised to sell to me upon my return had been sold to someone else. It was a 4-cylinder with standard transmission. It was solid and dependable. I knew someone who once had a Volvo with more than 300,000 miles on it. He loved his Volvo! Hats off to our Swedish friends!
@@jimquigley1127 Thx for your story it was intresting to read it , volvo cars are really reliable for sure. Both me and my dad have owned alot of Volvos througt the years👍🏻 This Ford 54 , 55 , 56 club that arranged this meeting have 405 members today and some 370 cars so it is a pretty big club 😊
I counted 48 ... I may be wrong.. but oh well... absolutley stunning!! I can't believe what I'm seeing with my eyes. It must have been quite an experience to be there in person!
It sure was! Every year the club is arranging this meeting. Some real nice cars to see.
@@CarsAndMotorcycles is it always in Sweden?
@@chrisraven9616 Yes. Every year the meeting takes place at Rättvik at the yearly Rättvik classic car week.
Breathtaking, the different color combinations are incredible!
Nathan Thompson Absolutely! The 50s where a great era in cars.
Beautiful cars! I had a 55 montclair and a 56 sunliner both good looking cars.
Okey nice! Any videos of these cars?
@@CarsAndMotorcycles No! I owned these cars back in the 60's when i was a teen. Lots of good memories!
@@rcarter251 Okey good times to be a car entusiast back then!
My first car in 1963 was a 1955 Ford two-door Victoria. It was the cheaper version without the over the roof Crown. It had a 368 Lincoln engine and push button Merc-o-Matic transmission swapped in. I paid $400 and wish I still had it, but cars weren't worth anything then.
Joe Stephan okey cool story. Thx for Sharing it.... My dad bought a 1956 Victoria 2 door hard top back in 1969 for 1700 swedish Crownes witch was around 260 dollars back then... So cars where sheap back then for sure!!!
@@CarsAndMotorcycles
I once made a list of every car I've owned. Today most are worth huge dollar$. In 1967 I worked for a VW dealership where I everyday drove a transporter bus with the two-piece split windshield, 23 windows wrapped around it, and bus-long sliding leather roof top. Because it was our "shop truck" I took customers to & from work & home (including an Army General). Because VW's parts network wasn't yet that big the dealerships traded parts. There was a highway bus every hour so I ran boxes to & from the terminal several times a day. By "quick lock" taking the center seat out I hauled whole engines to the machine shop. We beat the living hell out of it. Driver before me laid it on its side. Today, a 1955 transporter bus just like it but in perfect condition went for US$300,000 at auction.
@@joestephan1111 The prices of these VW cars now a ridicolous! The question is witch modern cars now that you can buy for little money are gona be worth a whole lot in the future?
Geez, no wonder I can't find a crown vic in California, they're all in Sweden. How the hell did they all end up over there ? I had a 56 with the glass top and I'd love to have it back, but it's probably in Sweden now huh. Oh well, maybe some day.
The classic car collectors are many here in Sweden and the love for old american cars in general. In Sweden there are cruisings and big car meetings in many places during the summer. .. If you check out my videos a have some more cruising videos from Sweden... The 56 with glas top are realy nice cars and they cost some serious money. Good luck finding one!
Wow.. one sweet Field of Dreams I had to subscribe to your channel
Thank you! Yes these are some really nice 50s cars.
Mine has a factory white top over light blue bottom. rare
Okey nice! Do you have a video of your car?
Beautimous! Vackra som fan! Men jag ser inga 54:or.
Jasså är du säker? Kolla igenom videon igen. Har för mig att det ska finnas med någon 54:a.
@@CarsAndMotorcycles Nej, absolut inte. En hel del 56:or (ovala blinkers) och några 55:or (runda blinkers) men inte en enda 54:a (propeller I grillen och helt annat broms/blinkers där bak). Finns ocskså några Merca men så mycket jag vet finns inte en 54:a bland dem heller. De är alla fantastika vackra oavsett! Tack för videon! 😊 Förresten, varken cabriolet eller herrgårdsvagn räknas som "Crown Victoria" men nu är jag för petig.
Cool cars!!
Thank you! Yes these are classic cars at it´s finest.
@@CarsAndMotorcycles and not a one says GM
@@lynndempsey4096 Yeah it say American, they must have a lot money over there!
This goes to show that people that own 55 56 57 Fords do not put hot rod Motors or paint them different colors. Like gm owners. It would be nice to see these or at least some of them restomod
Yes the most people that owns these cars in Sweden do not make hot rods out of them. In this club people like them as original as possible thats why dont see any big mods on the cars.
I bet they hate it started raining. Those cars are all beautiful but I’m partial to a Crown Vic. That’s what my grandpa always had.
Yes it was a bummer that it started to rain but it only lasted for about 30 minutes. What year did your grandpa own? Did he buy it new back in the 50s`?
@@CarsAndMotorcycles my grandpa had a 1955 Crown Victoria. He did buy it new. He was a big Ford man so I guess that's why I am. They are absolutely beautiful cars.
robbie eades Thats a cool story. Just imagine to be able to buy those cars New back in the 50s.. All the american cars back then was magnificent!
All Fairlanes????
Pretty much so :)
School Ford Clasicos
A lot of beautiful stuff, but I hate the huge back bumper with spare tire mounted on it. I would never have one of those.
The thing you describe is known as the continental kit by Ford. I agree they make the car look clumsy.
@@CarsAndMotorcycles It seems to be an attempt to glorify the car and make it a bit more classy, but it ends up looking like lipstick on a pig. How would you like to go through the whole rigamarole of getting it out to change a tire? Just toss the spare in the trunk.
With the Exception to the 57 Bird Front Bumper,Like These MORE Than the T Birds.The Stainless Trim Over the Roof Made it a Highly Collectible Beauty & Most People That Have Them Will NOT Sell Them.
My back yard...lol
joy ride you Wish 😁
Very sad they are in Sweden. No wonder all we see at shows is gm.
In Sweden US classic cars with V8 engines especialy from the 50s and 60s are popular in all brands. We have crusing in most of the Swedish cities every summer and Gm cars are moore common then Ford at these events.
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When are coming councilbluffs iowa or omàĥa nebraska!!??,
??? This cars are located in Sweden.