1951 Ford Victoria Was an Industry A-List Star, Spent Three Decades in Seclusion
8 Jan 2021, 12:31 UTC ·
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The star of this piece is a 1951 Ford Victoria that not long ago, in the 1980s, was also the star on the cover of specialized magazines and books. The A-lister reached celebrity status, as it sometimes happens, only after it underwent serious surgery meant to bring it back to its former glory.
That’s because the Victoria is old, very old. It was born as a hardtop in 1951, at a time when the world was regaining its footing after the devastating war years, and was beginning to appreciate the beauty of machines. As a family, it was in production for such a short time its members now have all the right to be considered collectibles.