Customline

First generation: 1952 to 1954
1954 Ford Customline Fordor Sedan
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Production	1952-1954
Assembly	Chester, Pennsylvania Long Beach, California Saint Paul, Minnesota United States Australia
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size
Body style	2-door sedan 4-door sedan 2-door coupé 2-door station wagon 4-door station wagon
Layout	FR layout

Second generation: 1955 to 1956
1956 Ford Customline Victoria
Overview
Production	1955-1956
Assembly	Chester, Pennsylvania Long Beach, California Saint Paul, Minnesota United States Australia
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size
Body style	2-door sedan 4-door sedan 2-door hardtop coupe
Layout	FR layout

The Ford Customline is an automobile that was produced by Ford in the United States for model years 1952 to 1956.

The Ford Customline was introduced in 1952 as the mid-range model in that year’s US Ford range, positioned below the Ford Crestline and above the Ford Mainline. It was offered in 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé & 4-door station wagon body styles. The coupe was marketed as the Club Coupe and the station wagon as the Customline Country Sedan. 1952 Customlines were available with 215 cid inline six-cylinder or 239 cid V8 engines. Production totaled 402,542 units.

The 1953 Customlines utilized the 1952 bodies with only minor changes. Production totaled 761,662 units.

The 1954 Customlines utilized the 1952-53 bodies with only minor changes. The Customline range now included a new 2-door Ranch Wagon. Engines were now 223 cid inline six-cylinder or 239 cid overhead valve V8. 1954 Customline production totaled 674,295 units. Some historians suppose that at 1956 the Soviet car designer Lev Eremeyev studied the design Ford Customline for ideas to create the new Soviet automobile GAZ-21 "Volga".

1952 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan

1953 Ford Customline Country Sedan

1954 Ford Customline Fordor Sedan

1954 Ford Customline Country Sedan

The 1955 Customline was redesigned with new longer, lower and wider bodies. It continued as the mid range trim level, now positioned below the new Ford Fairlane and above the Ford Mainline. It was offered in 2-door sedan and 4-door sedan body styles only, with the wagons now included in their own series which comprised the Ford Ranch Wagon, Ford Country Sedan and Ford Country Squire. Customlines were available with 223 cid inline six-cylinder or 272 cid V8 engines. 1955 Customline production totaled 471,992 units.