Front grilles

[chartlaub]

I'm sure this has been discussed previously but I didn't find it mentioned under search.  Can anyone explain why there are two types of front grilles found on 57 Ford Custom 300's (perhaps all 57 Ford cars).  There is one with just the horizontal bars and then there is one that has a V superimposed over the horizontal bars?

[RICH MUISE]

All '57 American grilles are the same and do not have a V in the grille. There was however an option for bumper guards that had a v shapped bar atop/between the two guards.
Canadian Fords, if I remember correctly, did have a V included but the entire grille is different...wrapped around the sides of the front fenders all the way back to the wheel well.
Welcome to the forum, btw.

[ragtop]

the  Canadian 57s were called meteors also different side trim

[canadian_ranchero]

the canadian fords[same grill as US]were sold by the ford dealers.the meteors were sold by the mercury dealers[a ford with grill and trim changes]

[RICH MUISE]

Ok, now I'm confused. So, Meteors were Mercury Meteors, or Ford Meteors sold by Mercury? A Canadian could buy  either an American Ford or a Canadian Ford/Meteor?

[geraldchainsaw]

just to add my 2 cents ,    fords were fords,   made in america,    ford meteors were made in canada,  always had diff grill and chrome trim and add ons so u would know where they were made

[canadian_ranchero]

most of the fords sold in canada were built in canada