Re: 1955 Clipper Customs w/o TL

Posted by HH56 On 2010/1/2 10:44:10

Not sure which year or model we're talking of now but there are bare bones 55 Clippers out there. One was a daily driver about 40 miles from here until parked because the rings or valve stems got so bad someone turned it in and was cited as a pollution problem. Nothing extra in it but radio and heater and radio was installed after the present owner got the car.

The original question of a 55 Custom with standard suspension, I have not seen but that's not to say there are none--If in fact the TL was a delete option early on. Wish I could remember which book or article suggested that so I could check it out again. 56's equipped that way, I would seriously doubt.

Sure hope the fellow on AACA forum with the bare bones car follows thru with pictures. I'd like to see where they mounted the hand throttle and how "factory" it looks. Sounds to me as if a dealer installed with proper knobs and used the hole destined for the underseat heater fan.