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1955 Ford Courier - Courie Roar With Gilmore!

FACTS & FIGURES
Mike Reid
Carlsbad, California
1955 Ford Courier
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer FoMoCo
Rearend / Ratio Currie (Anaheim, CA) 9" Ford / 3.00:1
Rear suspension parallel leaves w/ air shocks
Rear brakes drum
Front suspension original IFS w/ 4" dropped spindles
Front brakes disc
Master cylinder dual power
Steering box power
Wheel covers '47 Ford
Front wheel make, size Ford steelies, 15"
Rear wheel make, size Ford steelies, 15"
Front tire make, size Firestone, 215/70R15
Rear tire make, size Firestone, 235/70R15
ENGINE
Make Ford
Displacement 302ci
Valve covers Ford Racing aluminum
Manifold / Induction Holley (Bowling Green, KY) 700-cfm
Ignition / Wires Taylor Cable Products (Grandview, MO)
Headers custom by Warner's (Oceanside, CA)
Exhaust / Mufflers Hushpower (Hayden, ID)
TRANSMISSION
Make Ford C4
Shifter Lokar (Knoxville, TN) floor shifter
BODY
Body style / Material Courier / steel
Body manufacturer FoMoCo
Paint color Viper Red & Chrysler 300 Cream
Graphics by Bob Iverson (Fountain Valley, CA)
INTERIOR
Insert / Gauges Mooneyes (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Stereo / Speakers Alpine
Steering wheel LeCarra (Oneida, TN)
Steering column GM tilt


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