Sunday, October 11, 2009

1959 Ford Custom 300

1959 Ford Custom 300


Seen this car in the neighborhood?  Sure it's a classic.  But for "M" this 6 cylinder Ford is also transportation: She drives it to work every day.  "You have to go real slow over Coldwater," she says.


Sunday afternoon I saw "M" lifting bags of potting soil out of the car's spacious trunk.  She told me she's owned it for 18 years.  I said I'd never seen a car quite like this.  She explained that the Custom 300 was basically a "stripped down" version of the  Ford Fairlane.  They called it "the poor man's Fairlane," she told me.   


BTW:  See more classic cars this Wednesday night (10/14) at Van Nuys Cruise Night, sponsored by the Van Nuys Cruising Association.  The action is centered around the  old Rydell Chevrolet lot at the corner of Van Nuys and Burbank boulevards in Van Nuys.  Check out this article by Steve Rosenberg's article in the Daily News for more info.

See you around the neighborhood.  --  Jeff










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