The Ford Mainline is an

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which was produced by

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in the

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in the models years 1952 to 1956. It was introduced as the base trim level of the

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range below the Customline and Crestline models.John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 390 The Mainline retained its position in the redesigned

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range but was dropped for the 1957 model year when the

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became the new base model. The Mainline was offered in 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door

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and 2-door

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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

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the Mainline name was applied to a locally developed 2-door

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version of the Ford Customline sedan from 1952. The Mainline utilized an imported station wagon chassis with a large X-member from the Ford Sunliner convertible added for additional load carrying strength. It sold alongside the Australian built Customline sedan, with both given yearly updates until production ceased in 1959. The coupe utility slot in Ford Australia's lineup was filled by the first Ford Falcon utility the following year. Comment: Ford also sold a utility version of the English Zephyr 6 in the fifties and it was this ute which was closer in size and price to the first Falcon ute. The Mainline like the Customline was a more expensive premium product in the Australian market. The Mainline Utility was 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.Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page131

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Chino Hills Ford Website
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Australian Ford Mainline Utility

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