Ford Crestline Skyliner

Ford Crestline Skyliner

Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Mercury Monterey Sun Valley
Production	1954
Predecessor	N/A
Successor	Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner
Engine	215 CID (3.5 L) OHV I6 239 CID (3.9 L) OHV V8
Transmission	3-speed manual Ford-O-Matic Drive 2-speed automatic[1]
Wheelbase	115 in (2,921 mm)
Length	198.3 in (5,037 mm) [2]
Width	73.5 in (1,867 mm)

The Ford Crestline Skyliner was an automobile featuring a 2 door hardtop body style with an integrated acrylic glass panel over the front seating area.^[3] Part of the 1954 American Ford range, it boasted a "freshness of view" through the green-tinted panel. 13,144 were sold in the single year of production, more than the two years of Crown Victoria Skyliner production that would follow.

Mercury's Monterey Sun Valley was similar. 9,761 were built in 1954.

See also

• 1952 Ford

References

1. ^ Flory, Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946-1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5. 
2. ^ Flory, Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946-1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5. 
3. ^ The 1954 Ford brochure, pages 4&5 Retrieved on 5 January 2010

Further reading

• David L. Lewis (2005). 100 Years of Ford. Publications International. pp. 162–163. ISBN 0-7853-7988-6. 

External links

• 1954 Ford brochure
• "Generations: Ford Model T to Crown Victoria". Edmunds.com. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=93327. Retrieved August 21, 2006.