1952 Ford Customline Fordomatic
Ford Customline Fordomatic 1952 USA
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The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords. This time, curved one-piece windshield glass joined a new "Mileage Maker" straight-6 engine with 101 hp.
The base model was now called "Mainline" and mid-level was called "Customline". The top "Crestline" included the "Sunliner" convertible, "Victoria" hardtop, and "Country Squire" station wagon. Inside there was a "flight-style" control panel. The voltmeter, gas gauge, temperature gauge, and oil pressure were standard. The clock and radio were in the center of the dash. The grille spotted a single center "bullet" surrounded by a chrome ring. The wheelbase was 2,921 mm.
This automobile was fitted with Ford-O-Matic – the first automatic gearbox widely used by the company Ford Motor. It was developed by Borg Warner Copr. and introduced in 1951 in the cars of that model year. The three-speed Ford-O-Matic turned into "MX" and "FX" or Cruise-O-Matic in 1958 and FMX in 1968. This line continued till 1980, when AOD was introduced.
As well as Ford, the variants of the same construction by Borg Warner were applied by other manufacturers, such as, for example, AMC, International Harvester, Studebaker, Volvo and Jaguar, each of which had special unique facilities necessary for single applications.
en.wikipedia.org
The Ford line of cars was again refreshed for 1952, although remaining similar to the all-new 1949 Fords. This time, curved one-piece windshield glass joined a new "Mileage Maker" straight-6 engine with 101 hp.
The base model was now called "Mainline" and mid-level was called "Customline". The top "Crestline" included the "Sunliner" convertible, "Victoria" hardtop, and "Country Squire" station wagon. Inside there was a "flight-style" control panel. The voltmeter, gas gauge, temperature gauge, and oil pressure were standard. The clock and radio were in the center of the dash. The grille spotted a single center "bullet" surrounded by a chrome ring. The wheelbase was 2,921 mm.
This automobile was fitted with Ford-O-Matic – the first automatic gearbox widely used by the company Ford Motor. It was developed by Borg Warner Copr. and introduced in 1951 in the cars of that model year. The three-speed Ford-O-Matic turned into "MX" and "FX" or Cruise-O-Matic in 1958 and FMX in 1968. This line continued till 1980, when AOD was introduced.
As well as Ford, the variants of the same construction by Borg Warner were applied by other manufacturers, such as, for example, AMC, International Harvester, Studebaker, Volvo and Jaguar, each of which had special unique facilities necessary for single applications.
