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The Dahl Auto Museum, La Crosse (Part 2)

 

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.

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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 Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)

1955 Ford Thunderbird

Ford designed the T-bird to compete with the Chevy Corvette.  It's powered by a 292 cubic inch V8.

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)

1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)

1955 Nash Rambler

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)

1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)

1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe

1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1957 Ford Thunderbird

1957 Ford Thunderbird. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1957 Ford Thunderbird. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1957 Ford Thunderbird. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1957 Ford Thunderbird. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)

1957 Ford Thunderbird. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)

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 Fairlane GT convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible

1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

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.

1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)

1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI(2)

2006 Ford GT Heritage edition

Capable of reaching speeds of 205 mph.  Only 327 cars were produced.

2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)

2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)

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.

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  • 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
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  • 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)
  • 1955 Ford Thunderbird, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (7)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)
  • 1955 Nash Rambler, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)
  • 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Coupe. Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)
  • 1957 Ford Thunderbird.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)
  • 1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible.   Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible.   Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible.   Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1964 Ford Fairlane GT convertible.   Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1964 Ford Thunderbird convertible.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (5)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (6)
  • 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI(2)
  • 2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)
  • 2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (2)
  • 2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (3)
  • 2006 Ford GT Heritage edition, Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (4)
  • M38A1 Ford Willy's Jeep.  Dahl Auto Museum, LaCrosse WI (1)

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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.

George G

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