291 Ford Custom 2 door Sedan (1969)
Ford Custom 2 door Sedan (1969) Engine 289 cu in (4733cc) S6
Registration Number WTD 131 (now re-registered as CYY 413 G)
FORD USA
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The Custom range consisted of two series: a base Custom range and a slightly-better trimmed Custom 500 series, with less exterior chrome ornamentation. Many Customs were sold to Police Forces or to Taxi Fleets, during the 1960s, although anyone who wanted basic, no-frills transportation with the convenience of a full-sized car could purchase one,
Most Customs and Custom 500s were fitted either with a base inline six-cylinder engine or a small-block V8 engine (289 cid in the early years, up to 351 by the mid- to late-1970s), although the full range of large-block V8 engines, up to the 425-horsepower 427 V8, and transmissions (from overdrive and 4-speed manual to SelectShift automatic) were available for police customers and performance-oriented customers who wanted the lightest car possible.
The Ford Custom was dropped after the 1972 model year
although the Custom 500 continued for several more years and sold primarily to taxi, police, and fire fleet customers
Shot at Brooklands Bus Museum New Years Day meeting 01:01:2013 REF 90-291
291 Ford Custom 2 door Sedan (1969)
Ford Custom 2 door Sedan (1969) Engine 289 cu in (4733cc) S6
Registration Number WTD 131 (now re-registered as CYY 413 G)
FORD USA
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623789312836...
The Custom range consisted of two series: a base Custom range and a slightly-better trimmed Custom 500 series, with less exterior chrome ornamentation. Many Customs were sold to Police Forces or to Taxi Fleets, during the 1960s, although anyone who wanted basic, no-frills transportation with the convenience of a full-sized car could purchase one,
Most Customs and Custom 500s were fitted either with a base inline six-cylinder engine or a small-block V8 engine (289 cid in the early years, up to 351 by the mid- to late-1970s), although the full range of large-block V8 engines, up to the 425-horsepower 427 V8, and transmissions (from overdrive and 4-speed manual to SelectShift automatic) were available for police customers and performance-oriented customers who wanted the lightest car possible.
The Ford Custom was dropped after the 1972 model year
although the Custom 500 continued for several more years and sold primarily to taxi, police, and fire fleet customers
Shot at Brooklands Bus Museum New Years Day meeting 01:01:2013 REF 90-291