What Is It? - The Augusta Chronicle
That hint was to help you pick from the 1955 Ford and the near-identical 1956 Ford. Randomly chosen from the correct guesses was the one from Don Wiggins, of Warrenton, Ga. , who said the week’s car was brought out the year he was born and so was a 1955 Ford:. The blinkers were big and round that year. AIKEN: Bob Ennis said: “This one is a 1955 Ford, the only one with all round lights. The 1956 had an oblong parking light that wrapped around the fender. Ed Somers wrote: “This week’s entry is a 1955 Ford. It was the first year of the hooded headlight rings the taillights were round and the parking lights were bullet shaped. In 1956 the tail lights were still round, but the parking lights were oblong. In 1954 Ford had modernized their V8 power plants by switching to overhead valve engines. The years 1955 through 1957 along with 1961 through 1966 represented the zenith of Ford’s styling. AUGUSTA: Willie Thomas said his uncle had had a 1955 Ford like this one. Rick Farris said: “I believe this week’s car is a 1956 Ford Fairlane, one of Ford’s better-looking mid-’50s models. Source: chronicle.augusta.com
