I inherited a '55 Rolls Royce about 25 yrs ago. RH steer, leather interior with wood fold down tables, the whole bit. I joked with my buddies about doing a Grey Poupon gig out cruising the boulevard on a Friday night.

The car was from a close friend. It looked nice, but needed LOTS of TLC to be roadworthy. I ended up auctioning it off when the house was sold. It was that or paying $100 month storage fee someplace as I had no room for it inside at my house.

This was when he bought it in Florida back in about 1992? It had a rod hanging out of the block. He rebuilt it and got the car running again.



(I was A LOT younger then )

Cool, but I still like my bumps.

 

That's a beautiful car. Good story, too. Cars we have know and the ones that got away.

 

I have to say I really love those Bentleys, and I would take it in a heartbeat over the old Ford.

I'd drive it for a week, then sell it and buy an old Ford. I have the truck, so next up would be a '60 Sunliner and have enough money left over to build the garage to park it in, plus the next old Ford I'd buy.

 

I like the Sunliner, but it would have to be a '64 Galaxie for me. And a '62 T-Bird convertible. Hmm, and a '42 pickup. Then the garage.

 

3X on the Sunliner. But I'D go 1963 1/2 Galaxie. 1957 T-bird. And 1959 wasn't a lousy year for everyone. Consider 1959 Mercury.

 

It's a pretty car. I like Mercs.

I would love to have a '64 comet.

 

I agree. Those were sharp cars. Did you know where Comet and some of the introductory parts were born from? Ford had to use them somewhere.
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The Edsel Comet[edit]

The scheduled 1960 Edsel Comet compact car was hastily rebranded as the Comet and assigned to Lincoln-Mercury dealerships as a stand-alone product. Based on the new-for-1960 Ford Falcon, the Comet was an instant success, selling more cars in its first year than all models of Edsel produced during that marque's entire three-year run. Styling touches seen in the Comets sold to the public that allude to being part of the Edsel family of models included the instrument cluster, rear tailfins (though canted diagonally), and the taillight shape (the lens is visually similar to that used on the 1960 Edsel, and even retained the embossed "E" part code). The Comet's keys were even shaped like Edsel keys, with the center bar removed from the "E" to form a "C."
For 1962, Ford officially assigned the Comet to the Mercury brand. The Mercury name does not appear anywhere on the 1960 and 1961 models.

 

That's interesting. Makes you wonder if the Comet might have rescued the Edsel brand.

 

Costal, does your truck have a manual or an auto trans? I bet that if it had a manual, then there was probably hardly any valet who could drive it even. A manual trans is almost an anti-theft device today

 

Even moreso with a three on the tree.... if a kid attempts to steal it just look for it at the end of the driveway where it will likely be abandoned.

 

Or look for a kid with a bloody nose (after the first time he hits the cold drum brakes).

 

Got that part covered



Needless to say, that is why there was no room for the Rolls.

 

Wow! Those look speedy. Now THAT would really make the valets nervous.

 

Truth. Beautiful truck!

 

My '54 is even more theft proof with not only the three on the tree but also the push button ignition. Most kids wouldn't know how to start it let alone drive it.