Hej!

Jag är ny på forumet och hoppas att man kan få lite tips här.

En släkting äger en Ford Mainline -55 med rak 6 cyl motor, 3 vxl manuell låda. Han vill byta motor till en lämplig V8.

Den info jag har hittat är att V8 kunde väljas till som option 1955.
Har även sett Mainline med V8 och 3 växlad manuell låda, så det borde passa med byte av adapter?

1955 verkar det som om y-block 292cu eller 272cu som gällde, men det är kanske ett bättre alternativ med en vanligare 289cu, typ mustang?

Bilen har 6 volts elsystem nu, ev byggs det om vid behov.

Finns det någon Ford expert som kan hjälpa?

Mvh Daniel


"The Ford Mainline is an automobile which was produced by the Ford Motor Company in the United States in the models years 1952 to 1956. It was introduced as the base trim level of the 1952 Ford range below the Customline and Crestline models. The Mainline retained its position in the redesigned 1955 Ford range but was dropped for the 1957 model year when the Ford Custom became the new base model.

The Mainline was offered in 2 door sedan, 4 door sedan, 2 door coupe and 2 door station wagon body styles. The station wagon was marketed as the Mainline Ranch Wagon until it lost its Mainline tag for the 1955 model year when all Ford wagons were moved to their own series. Mainlines were available with both inline six cylinder and V8 engines.

Australian Ford Mainline Utility
In Australia the Mainline name was applied to a locally developed 2 door coupé utility version of the Ford Customline sedan from 1952. The Mainline utilized an imported Ford V8 convertible chassis with an added cross member for additional load carrying strength. It sold alongside the Australian built Customline sedan, with both given yearly updates until production ceased in 1959. The Mainline Utility were powered by an Australian produced version of the Ford side valve V8 engine until the introduction of the OHV V8 in the redesigned 1955 series."