Meteor Rideau
1956 Meteor Rideau Victoria
Overview
ManufacturerMeteor (Ford)
Production1954–1961
1965–1976
AssemblyOakville Assembly, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size
Body style4-door sedan
2-door coupe
LayoutFR layout

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.

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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