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Shot today 10/14/2018 in Pieksämäki, Finland.
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Shot today 10/14/2018 in Pieksämäki, Finland.
I have a problem with our 1959 Skyliner's turn signal switch. The contacts inside are broken and I would need a replacement.
The B8A-13341-A switch seems to be available as reproduction by Dennis...
The original parking light bulb has two wires inside it, another is light up when parking lights and both light up with turn signal.
The new LED bulb has both white and amber LEDs in the same...
We upgraded the lighting to get better visibility. Headlights are LED H4's with significally more light than the original sealed beams or regular H4's. The parking lights have been converted to use...
Still the same problem with deck lid flipper's gear box - the flipper doesn't always fold deep enough.
As the limit switch is already adjusted as high as it can go, I added some spacers to the...
1959 Accessory price list says:
OPTIONAL TIRE PRICES
The following Ford cars have (5) 8.00 x 14 4-ply BSW tubeless tires as standard:
1) Cars equipped with 8-cylinder, automatic transmission...
My 352ci 1959 Skyliner got 14.1 mpg on our roadtrip last summer. My friend was driving his 352ci 1964 Galaxie Country Squire it got 14.2 mpg for the same trip.
I have also a 352ci 1960 Thunderbird...
Thanks for the tip Finster! Maybe I'll order a couple and try what I can do with them =)
There was one restored '59 Skyliner in Sweden which ended up into a Swedish junk yard in 2012.
It had been in an accident where another car crushed the rear so badly it was beyond repair. Not...
I think I found the answer:
SURF BLUE, early production run
* Ford code: M1011
* Ditzler PPG: 11979
* Dupont: 2984, 202-83406. 181-15666
* Acme Rogers: 8708
SURF BLUE, spring color
* Ford...
Does anyone reproduce the white plastic ashtray handles to the rear seat armrest ashtrays? Or does someone have a extra pair of them available in good condition?
This was exactly the case. The gear box is a bit loose so the flipper doesn't fold deep enough every time to engage the limit switch and the cycle stops.
I guess there are no new gearboxes...
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately they don't give out the codes without purchasing the colors from them - which makes totally sense as it's their business. I'm just after the mixing codes for the...
Where I could find the modern day color codes for the 1959 "Surf Blue" and "Colonial White"?
Planning to re-paint at the partly sun-burn exterior this spring but haven't yet found where to get the...
Soon it's time to drive '59 to the garage for the winter. Here's a pic from last weekend when we participated a new car show where they wanted "something old" in addition to all the new 2017 Audis,...
Thank You Ron.
The reason I'm looking for these is that my 1959 was invited to a local new car show where some Toyota, Volkswagen, Mazda, Skoda, Mercedes-Benz and BMW dealers exhibit the new...
I do have a reprint of 1959 Accessory price list but it doesn't have prices for all optional equipment.
So does anyone know a source for 1959 prices where more options would be listed with price?...
Reproduction ones are available from various vendors and eBay. Try Dennis Carpenter, C&G Ford Parts or Mac's. The decal price is about $6-$7. The cheapest price I've seen is at Larry's (...
We should get some new weatherstripping for the roof, windows and trunk. Looks like that stuff is quite well available on different vendors.
Can someone recommend some particular vendor or are...
Here's a photo of our 1959. After three months of waiting it finally got the Finnish black&white retro plates a week ago.
Last weekend (1.-2. October) we participated "X-Treme Car Show /...