The Mainline wasn't really its own model — it was the bargain-basement trim below Customline and Crestline, and even its wagon version lost the Mainline name once Ford spun wagons into their own series for 1955.
Lead trim: Mainline inline six · up to 130 hp
Ford MainlineMAINLINE · 1952–1956
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FactThe Mainline wasn't really its own model — it was the bargain-basement trim below Customline and Crestline, and even its wagon version lost the Mainline name once Ford spun wagons into their own series for 1955.
The Ford Mainline is an automobile produced by Ford in the United States in the model years 1952 to 1956 (also assembled at Geelong, Australia), introduced as the base trim level of the 1952 Ford range below the Customline and Crestline; it kept its position in the redesigned 1955 range but was discontinued for the 1957 model year when the Ford Custom became the new base model. It was offered as a 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé and 2-door station wagon (marketed as the Mainline Ranch Wagon until 1955, when all Ford wagons moved to their own series), with both inline six-cylinder and V8 engines. The page gives no engine sizes or power figures.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainline V8 | 1952–1956 | V8 | 130 hp | 214 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Mainline inline six | 1952–1956 | Inline-6 | 115 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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The Mainline wasn't really its own model — it was the bargain-basement trim below Customline and Crestline, and even its wagon version lost the Mainline name once Ford spun wagons into their own series for 1955.
This humble work ute borrowed its backbone from a convertible — Ford Australia reinforced the Mainline's chassis with an X-member lifted straight from the Sunliner.
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