1954 Ford Crestline Victoria in Yellow / White & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

On "My Car Story" we're in the West Suburbs of Chicago IL on 6-23-22.

We're looking at a 1954 Ford Crestline Victoria in Sand Stone White over Golden Rod Yellow Paint. The car comes with the factory 239 CI V8 “Y-Block” engine.

The car's Owner is Dennis Roxworthy. Dennis’s had this car since 2021. He shares he saw the detail in the restoration, the color, and ended up loving this car. This car has won MANY awards and looks as though it came from the dealership showroom.

ENJOY!

[loucostabile]

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[USCG.Brennan]

GORGEOUS CAR!! Back in the mid '70s, I had a '54 Skyliner Victoria "glass top" and it was a unique and rare car. A friend of mine had one also, but he even had the glass" insert" hood! It was a dealer show room add-on to display the new overhead valve V8s to their customers. Mine was "Forrrest Green" inside and out.

[sabba_dabba]

One of my favorite owners. Such a nice friendly guy who has a really good eye for great cars.

[Gershwin]

What a beauty this one is. With all the options every person who owned this knew this was special. This will survive years after we are all gone, every owner will have pride in this Yellow ‘54, a symbol of the fifties, for sure. Thanks Lou!

[MAGronemeyer]

What a beauty! The first year for the OHV V8 engine. I didn't realize that Ford ran the 6 volt system until the 1956 model year. This Ford Crestline Victoria is in pristine condition with every option imaginable on it as well! Cars had so much character back then! This was such a special car that you had to devote an entire video for your "Trunk 'n Treats" segment, which is deeply appreciated. This car speaks for itself, and what a looker it is! Nice catch Lou!

[Banjoman]

My Mom bought a new red '54 Ford convertible, the year my mom and dad married-which worked out pretty good for my brother and I-thanks, guys!

[jonathan_nc]

My grandmother drove a 54 Ford Crestline Fordor with manual overdrive transmission and the V8. I will never forget the sound of that Ford starter and how she drove that car--not very grandmotherly. She would quickly go through the gears and not waste any time and I was enthralled riding in the passenger seat. My favorite part on that car is the engine-turned dash. Thanks for featuring all the details of this beautiful car.

[chriscallen]

I love old Fords from the 50s. What a dream ride. I never knew Ford offered those bumper options. Thanks for sharing Lou. This video makes me long for warm summer days. 😊

[talldude]

Wow, does this bring back memories for me. I was born in 1954 and my father just bought a new car before I was born. Yep, a 1954 Ford. I came home from the hospital as a new born in it. I was the fourth out of six kids. It was the only car we had till 1959 as my mom didn't drive back then. I can still remember when all of us kids would pile in this car to go to church. I was the lucky one to lay down on the back window shelf. Those were different times.

[JeffKing]

Just re-watching this one - the details and bling are just great !

[lesgriffiths]

Ford stylists were supreme in the of the divisions of the FoMoCo had beautiful this was one of them.
Thank you from Australia for this video..
Les Griffiths

[davidgrisez]

This 1954 Ford Crestline Victoria is one amazing looking car that is well equipped with many of the options. There was one thing I noticed under the hood that is very different from cars made today. Under the hood the blower for the heater assembly could be clearly seen, along with a set of instructions on how to remove the blower and duct assembly. On this car it was an easy and simple job to replace the blower motor, also it was simple to replace the heater core. One today's cars replacing a blower and heater core is a very expensive complex job that requires removing the entire dashboard assembly just to get at the blower motor and heater core. Cars were a lot easier to work on back in those days.

[davidthompson]

Lou,
I like how you went to the passenger side of the car and gave your viewers a different view from the other side of the car. On cars with drive side embellishments, you should do this more often! One can only imagine how much time it took to get this car so nice….thx again Lou!

[georges]

I just knew it had to be a "friend of the channel" when I saw this one! Thanks to you Dennis and to you Lou for keeping the interest in these classic cars alive. Just beautiful!😉

[charlescrawford]

Yes, those sun visors were used in the early 50s. Also rear window Venetian blinds were available. Leaving the austerities of the war years during the1940s and avoiding the excesses of the late 1950s, American automotive design in the early 1950's was at a golden age. This car is proof. Thanks again to you Lou and the owner of the Ford.

[olskool]

i am a retired professional transmission rebuilder. i have rebuilt many of the ford-O-Matic 2sp transmissions, they were good

[akulinamackenzie]

💕💕💕 what an unorthodox, rugged beauty.
with sooo many little surprises....all gone nowadays...
somehow a lovable outsider 👁 💥 👁 😀

[scottydog]

I love it when you have Dennis on the show he has Awesome cars, Such a great personality, a guy you would like to have for your neighbor and friend for sure, thank you Lou !

[johnwagner]

Now THAT is cool!!! Gorgeous blast from the past that you'll sadly, never see again....those trunk and treats we're the best ever!!! Very rare and expensive cars there....especially the first one, the amt remote control....beautiful!

[carlv]

Beautiful restoration. Dennis was correct about the Y-block being made from '54 to '62, however, there were other displacements besides the original 239 and 292. In '55, it was a 272, then progressed to the 292 (as Dennis mentioned). There was also a 312. Also, Mercury in '54 used a 255. A little-known trivia about that V8 badge is that the red "Y" background represented the new generation "Y" block configuration.