'53 Crown Vic in Pick-A-Part yard....

[Lebowski]

I don't know where else to post this so I'm posting it here. If someone belongs to a Ford car site and wants to post this there that would be fine with me.

Anyway, there's a '53 Crown Vic 2 door hardtop in the antiques section of the Louisville KY Pick-A-Part yard on Recovery Road which is off Grade Lane. The body is rough but the windshield and back glass are in great shape with no cracks. I tried to remove one of the wheels to use for a spare tire on my '61 Merc ragtop but either the lug nuts were rusted on or I'm not as strong as I used to be. It has a mostly complete big block up front and I think the rear axle is all there too. That's about it as far as decent parts from what I could tell. The windshield and back glass are the best parts on the car by far so hopefully someone will remove them before it gets crushed....

[fordman]

what no picutres of it?

[basketcase0302]

[69rangerf100]

[guerra]

[91Bear]

Ford only made the Crown Victoria for two years: 1955 and 1956. If it is truly a Crown Victoria, there are a some parts on there that were specific to that model - mainly the stainless "crown" that went over the top. Try to save it.

If it has a big block, that's not original. The "Thunderbird" Y-block 292 and 312 engines came in that car. (1955 & 1956 CV)

[MotorDog]

Sorry Guys, but the 1953 Ford either came with an I-6 or a "Flathead V-8!" No big options were available other than the Flathead.

It was 1954 when Ford came out with an Overhead V-8. That was a 272 ci "Y" Block V-8. In 1955, 1956, and 1957, engines were either the 292 ci or the 312 ci "Y" Block V-8's or the little I-6 that had been there almost forever.

In 1958, the "Big Block" was a 332 ci "Interceptor" and everybody was raving about it. Unfortunately, the Chevy V-8's ate this one's lunch.......(What did I say? - - - My God, I'd better watch my mouth!!!)