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Now THAT'S one rare piece, Larry. I'm a big fan of our Canadian cousins. The grille on this year's..

Meteor is particularly good lookin'.

Another beautiful pair, Larry.

Very nice.....some of the later Canadian Fords were overdone, but this one is perfect.

Excellent car and color !!!

I like the Coronado kits, had one NOS that was going to go on a 23,000 mile Victoria but sold it before I ever got a chance to restore it. Coronado kits gave the Ford that early Mark look.

I like the Canadian variants, although I think it's simply a Meteor, not a Ford Meteor.

Not until 1954 Steve. From 1949-1953 it was a Canadian Ford Meteor.

Meteor was a brand of automobiles offered by Ford in Canada from 1949 to 1976. The brand was retired for the 1962 and 1963 model years, when the name was used for the Mercury Meteor sold in the United States.

The initial 1949 Meteor was introduced on June 25, 1948. It used a Ford body with a Mercury grille and was powered by a 100 bhp (75 kW), 239 CID V8. Meteor, as well as the Canadian Ford, kept the flathead V8 engine through 1954. The new 239 CID OHV V8 was not introduced in Canada until the 1955 model year. The following year Ford of Canada introduced a 6-cylinder engine for Canadian Ford and Meteor cars. Meteor models continued to use the Ford body with unique items such as grilles, taillights and moldings. The 1952-54 Meteors used Mercury instrument panels and dashboards. In mid-1954 some Niagara and Rideau models began using Ford instrument panels and dashes. These cars were named "Niagara Special" and "Rideau Special" and were priced around $67CDN less than regular Niagaras or Rideaus.

In 1954 Meteor changed to its' own series names. The entry-level car was called just "Meteor," replacing Ford's "Mainline" series. The mid-level "Customline" became the "Niagara" while the top trim level changed from "Crestline" to "Rideau."

I'll have to disagree with you on that , Larry, but I won't argue.

So it's just your personal opinion that the '53 Ford Meteor just be called Meteor.

No. Everything I can find on the subject says nothing about it being called a Ford Meteor.

I don't want to argue, Larry, just stating fact. There were both Meteors and Canadian Fords built by

Ford of Canada, but they were both separate lines.

What I posted was fact also. Sorry it didn't conform to your naming conventions.

Larry, Im not trying to offend you, so please let's not get upset over it. We disagree, that's all.

interesting variant of FoMoCo and a spectacular restoration...

I am curious as to the floor covering. It appears that a rubber floor mat is used front and back: was this a typical way that this model would have been equipped? Was carpeting an option? Was there a difference between what was offered in the USA and Canada? Thanks for shedding light on these inquiries. (It certainly is a chromey thing isn't it?)