Meteor Rideau

The Meteor Rideau is a full-size automobile which was produced by Ford Motor Company of Canada under its Meteor brand.[1] It was produced from 1954 until 1961[2] and from 1965 until 1976. It was named for the Rideau River, a river which drains into the Ottawa River in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. From 1957, the line included both the Rideau series and the higher-trim Rideau 500. The Rideau began as the top-trim level of the Meteor line, but beginning with the 1956 models, it was the lowest trim series.

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  • 1954 Meteor Rideau
  • 1956 Meteor Rideau Crown Victoria
  • 1958 Meteor Rideau (with after-market wheels)
  • 1960 Meteor Rideau 500 four-door sedan. Save for grille insert, trim and taillights, this car is virtually identical to the Ford Fairlane 500 of the same year.
Meteor Rideau
1956 Meteor Rideau Victoria by the owner Ronnie Nilsson
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company of Canada
Production1954–1961
1965–1976
AssemblyOakville Assembly, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size
Body style4-door sedan
2-door coupe
LayoutFR layout

References
  1. James K. Wagner and Jeffery I. Godshall, Maple Leaf Mutants - Ford's Canadian Cousins, Automobile Quartlerley, Volume 32, Number 2, October 1993, pages 88 to 109
  2. 1952 - 1954 METEOR MAINLINE & CUSTOMLINE (CAAARGUIDE.COM)


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