What is it? - The Augusta Chronicle
“I had ’52 ’53, ’54, ’55, ’56. I had 17 Ford (products). Only one bad one, a Mercury Grand Marquis. Other readers identifying the Ford were:. AIKEN: Don Cook said his first car was a 1954 Ford two-door sedan. AUGUSTA: Walker Mobley Jr. wrote: “This week’s photo is of a 1954 Ford. The ’54 Fords had the first overhead valve V-8 engine (at least in the passenger cars). “The body lines of the ’54 were the last of that body design that started with the ’52 model year. Willie Thomas identified the 1954 Ford and said his brother had a ’53. Dr. Dalton Brannen wrote: “The 1952-1954s were similar in style with changes in the grille and taillights primarily. The 1954 is important because it was the first year of the accessory ‘bubbletops’, which was a Plexiglas roof above the front seat. This option was also available for the next two years on Fords. Lowell Fritsche said: My buddy had a 1954 Ford. We were at each other’s throats – Ford and Chevrolet. Craig Kerins wrote: “This is a 1954 Ford. Source: chronicle.augusta.com
