Ford Mainline

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The Ford Mainline is an automobile which was produced by Ford in the United States in the models years 1952 to 1956.<ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 389-397</ref> It was introduced as the base trim level of the 1952 Ford range below the Customline and Crestline models.<ref name="autogenerated390">John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 390</ref> The Mainline retained its position in the redesigned 1955 Ford range <ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 393</ref> but was discontinued for the 1957 model year when the Ford Custom became the new base model.<ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 397</ref>

Mainline Styles

The Mainline was offered in 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe and 2-door station wagon body styles.<ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 390-395</ref> The station wagon was marketed as the Mainline Ranch Wagon <ref name="autogenerated390"/> until it lost its Mainline tag for the 1955 model year when all Ford wagons were moved to their own series.<ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, page 394</ref> Mainlines were available with both inline six-cylinder and V8 engines.<ref>John Gunnell, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975, Revised 4th Edition, pages 390-397</ref>

Australian Ford Mainline Utility

In Australia the Mainline name was applied to a locally developed 2-door coupé utility version of the Ford Customline sedan from 1952.<ref>1957 Ford Mainline Utility at shannons.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 18 February 2010</ref> The Mainline utilized an imported station wagon chassis <ref>Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page 127</ref> with a large X-member from the Ford Sunliner convertible added for additional load carrying strength.<ref>Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page136</ref> It sold alongside the Australian built Customline sedan, with both given yearly updates until production ceased in 1959.<ref>Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, pages126-137</ref> The Mainline's position in Ford Australia's lineup was filled by the first Ford Falcon utility the following year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 <ref>Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page127</ref> until the introduction of the OHV V8 in the redesigned 1955 series.<ref>Norm Darwin, The History of Ford in Australia, 1986, page131</ref>

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