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1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria [63A]

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 [63A] in Why Do They Choose a Station the first time?, Documentary, 1957

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: US

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Victoria [63A]

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Lateef NO

2024-02-10 23:50

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Possibly the same, seen earlier:
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electra225 IT

2024-02-11 11:27

Club Hardtop ? Not Club Victoria ?

Lateef NO

2024-02-11 12:05

No. I find myself explaining this to you over and over, but you seem to have difficulty accepting or remembering it.

electra225 IT

2024-02-11 17:04

On many books ("Illustrated history of Ford" by George Dammann for instance ì) it is mentioned as a Club Victoria.
The previous discussion we had was about the '51 and the '56.
This time I think to be right.
Secondly, try sometimes to be just a bit polite.

-- Last edit: 2024-02-11 17:04:54

Lateef NO

2024-02-11 18:12

Yes, but I explicitly said in that thread that the '57 pillarless Fords were billed Hardtops on two occasions and I guess you ignored it because out conversation was about the '56?
What do you mean, "you think to be right"? The Dammann book is a secondary source, whereas the brochure is a primary source. If other books base themselves on the Dammann nomenclature then they are false too.
Lastly, if I come across as rude I'm sorry, but it's because I get frustrated as you often make mistakes that you put into edits and you either miss my replies or ignore them when I try to reach out to you.

tore-40 NO

2024-02-12 17:37

Spoiler - click here to see it
Sticking my soar thumb into a hornet's nest - could this be a case much like the Amazon and Mustang names that were changed due to the names already used in Germany? Whatever the reason, the 1957 brochures printed in the US all seem to use the name Victoria. The brochure found following the links above seems to be printed in Germany, where Victoria was the name of a microcar (sold 2/56-5/57 as Spatz 200, 6/57-2/58 as Victoria 250). Selling just a few hundred cars, but the timing is spot on.

Why the brochure is printed in English rather than German, is anybody's guess, they didn't even convert to metric data. I have a hunch that United States Armed Forces were in Germany at the time, many soldiers were living with their families. Could the brochures be meant for them?

I have not found any German 1958 or 1959 brochures to verify. Anyone have an idea?

Lateef NO

2024-02-12 17:46

'kinell son. That makes a lot of sense. I had only looked at that particular brochure and it turned out to be a red herring. Sorry for everything. I'll make some changes then.

electra225 IT

2024-02-14 18:05

Aleluia.

-- Last edit: 2024-02-14 18:06:31

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