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• 1955, 1956, 1957 GAYLORD
• BILL MARSH FORD GAYLORD
• HISTORY MATTERS: GAYLORD MOTOR CAR COMPANY STARTED 110 YEARS AGO
• BILL MARSH FORD GAYLORD
• USED FORD EDGE FOR SALE GAYLORD, MN
• GAYLORD CAR

1955, 1956, 1957 GAYLORD

The stylg of the 1955, 1956, 1957 Gaylord, by Brooks Stevens Associat, wasn't up to the engeerg, maly bee of a ntradictory goal: "a morn r wh classic overton.

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For example, the Gaylords had wanted P-100 headlamps -- but they ma the r look like a malevolent four-foot owl, and had to be scbbed. The door sign of the 1955-1957 Gaylord, which Stevens lled the "Washgton ach door, " looked terrific -- a sleek upward cut, openg along the le of the ivory two-tone lor panel, self spired by the classics.

Fal touch of novelty on the 1955-1957 Gaylord were a retractable hardtop which disappeared to the ck, and a spare tire that slid out om a rear panel and flopped upright on the road, where uld easily be rolled to posn.

HISTORY MATTERS: GAYLORD MOTOR CAR COMPANY STARTED 110 YEARS AGO

The retractable top on the 1955-1957 Gaylord -- much simpler than the later Ford Skyler's -- required only one motor for the whole operatn, and the sequence uld be reversed at any pot. When GM's chairman saw the Gaylord top retract at the Paris Auto Salon 1955, he remarked to his dre of engeers, "You bastards told me this uldn't be done.

Shown wily Ameri and Europe durg 1955-1956, the Gaylord was orred by everybody om Dick Powell to Kg Faro, but the project lgered, whered, and fell apart -- the end only a show chassis and three plete rs were built. Tremendo problems of f and fish occurred wh the bodi on the 1955-1957 Gaylord, built by Spohn (prototype) and Luftschiffb Zeppel (later mols). In the midst of a lawsu agast Zeppel for failg to perform, the stra got to Jim Gaylord and he had a nervo breakdown.

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The prototype 1955-1957 Gaylord wh open wheel wells was broken up, and one "productn" r disappeared Europe -- may still exist.

The third r, along wh a magnificently crafted show chassis, is on display at the Early Amerin Mm Silver Sprgs, Florida, to which was donated by the Gaylords. See the specifitns of the 1955-1957 Gaylord on the next page.

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USED FORD EDGE FOR SALE GAYLORD, MN

Bill Marsh Ford Gaylord. Used rs Gaylord, MI.

Used rs for sale Gaylord, MI by make. One hundred ten years ago, a group of people Otsego County, Michigan, pooled their money to create the Gaylord Motor Car Company (GMC) lumberg dtry was drawg to a close and the lol enomic future was lookg bleak.

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) The funds would be enough to build a factory and purchase to parts so that a few rs uld be assembly plant was built 1910 on 6 acr of vant land the southern part of the village of Gaylord near the Bagley Township Cemetery. Durg May and June 1910, the headl of the Otsego County Herald and Tim (now named Gaylord Herald Tim) touted all the excg news. The Gaylord Car was featured at the New York Automobile Show 1911.

This feature was pecially appropriate for fort cut over lands Northern Gaylord Motor Car Company experienced typil growg pas of a new bs.

The price of the Gaylord Car was $1, 250 which was double what Ford was three years of productn, the Gaylord Car Company went bankpt 1913.