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15/04/2024 7:23 pm
Re continental kits...Back in the mid-fifties only the coolest guys who had the hottest chicks drove cars with continental kits...I suspect some here would not know this. 
John Bono
North Jersey
15/04/2024 9:31 pm
Re continental kits...Back in the mid-fifties only the coolest guys who had the hottest chicks drove cars with continental kits...I suspect some here would not know this.
For what my opinion is worth, the only guys I seem to remember putting Continental Kits on their cars were insecure. They needed to garner attention to themselves and it was things like those hideous wart butts that got it for them. I knew two of these guys in high school.
P. S. I wasn't one of them! 
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
John Bono reacted
15/04/2024 9:56 pm
@jack-dodds, I knew that!
HA! So says the guy with the Maverick Grabber "Cobra" with faux dual exhaust!
16/04/2024 12:26 am
Hey! Mine had black stripes!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
16/04/2024 9:54 am
It is the diving platform that looks ugly on any car. The tire in the rear is not bad, extending the bumper or a carrier that sticks out detracts from the design of the car. No problem with the built-in ones.
Topic starter
16/04/2024 12:30 pm
Re continental kits...Back in the mid-fifties only the coolest guys who had the hottest chicks drove cars with continental kits...I suspect some here would not know this.
For what my opinion is worth, the only guys I seem to remember putting Continental Kits on their cars were insecure. They needed to garner attention to themselves and it was things like those hideous wart butts that got it for them. I knew two of these guys in high school.
P. S. I wasn't one of them!
George, no way you'd be one of them.
John Bono
North Jersey
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Topic starter
16/04/2024 12:47 pm
I believe the accent wheel on the trunk lid of the Mark II and III stemmed from the Coronado kit (aka Coronado deck) which was a dealer installed accessory for the '52 - '54 Fords. A cleaner design for sure.
John Bono
North Jersey
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Topic starter
16/04/2024 12:55 pm
Both the '55 Ford and Mercury pictured are beautiful examples of period correct cars with continental kits. My vote goes with the Ford for its trend setting "Style-Tone" paint scheme.
John Bono
North Jersey
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