We first visited the Dahl Auto Museum in this post. That prior post reviewed some of the older cars in this collection. Today we’ll look at some of the newer cars from the Dahl collection, including some beautiful models from the 1950s and 1960s.
1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
The car derives its name from Henry Ford’s estate, “Fair Lane”, in Dearborn, Michigan. It’s powered by a 272 cubic inch V8 engine.
1955 Ford Thunderbird
Ford designed the T-bird to compete with the Chevy Corvette. It’s powered by a 292 cubic inch V8.
1955 Nash Rambler
1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe
1957 Ford Thunderbird
1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible
A popular car in a popular color. Powered by a 390 cubic inch 4 Barrel V-8 engine.
1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible
1972 De Tomaso Pantera
Mr. De Tomaso was a wealthy Italian born in Argentina. He developed a car production company in Milan and created the Pantera for Ford. Only 7,260 were made from 1970-1991.
2006 Ford GT Heritage edition
Capable of reaching speeds of 205 mph. Only 327 cars were produced.
There are a lot of other cars in this museum, so be sure to include a stop at the Dahl Museum when visiting La Crosse.
I remember the T-Bird and Corvettes being coveted vehicles back in the day. My brother had a Nash Rambler (one of your car photos) and after installing many ad-ons including a bigger engine, would race it on our local highway against other street machines.
Speaking of the Nash Rambler…who could ever forget the Playmates’ classic?
George — did you race that Nash Rambler with your brother? I can easily see you hanging in the front passenger seat.