Always liked 57 Fords thought they are one of the better designs. I have seen so many 57 Chevy's in my life time they just do nothing for me, and have gotten way to cliche'. Here is a piece of 57 Ranchero I did some trade out work for, I do have the doors and bumpers as well. Still not sure who got the better deal.
Since this thread is is on the 57 Ford, Would anyone know where i can find a windshield im having the hardest time finding one for my Ranchero
I'm not much into '57s. I really prefer the '56s myself, but, I digress. There is a local So-Cal '57 Ranchero that I just love, however. Don't know if any one is familiar with this car? Its candy apple red with metal silver flake scalloped panels on the body and roof. I've seen it at the Primer Nats in Ventura, CA. a couple of times. I'm sure someone here has a picture of it somewhere. But, that particular '57 made me rethink my position on '57 Fords for sure. Still prefer '56s though. Just my two cents.
Wagons werte the primary factor... over 120,000 units sold... they were 6" lower than the 56 and had about the same capacity and easier access... they were so advanced they sold more than all the competiters combined... odd because today its hard to find survivors since most were used for parts cars for the hard tops and retractables
Thanks for the complimant. I like it even more now, got it back from the upolstery shop Saturday. Had a tired and cheap interior, seat spring poking me in the a--, now has a sweet tuck & roll job. Finally found a good stich man! I imagine the farther north you are the tougher it is to find a solid 57 Ford, it's tough to find a rust free one here in the desert! For those inquiring the black 57 sedan I mentioned has been sold and shipped to New York
When I pulled a motor out of my 59 Bird and put it in the 57 we just flipped the motor mounts and everything bolted up including the driveshaft (both were automatics)... they were a factory setup but the exhaust manifolds on the later models may have been wider requireing earlier oem or aftermarket headers
Here's my Fairlane 500. Found it 1982 while everyone else was looking for '57 Chevys. Just finishing up it's second restoration. It runs a warmed over 312 with a Cruise-O-Matic. Like many who have already posted, I wanted to trick out a '57 Custom with a big-block 460 and after looking for two years I found my '58 Custom 300 and gave it the business. Larry D
I really love the '57-'58 Fords. Have often dreamed of a '57 Del Rio! On a recent road trip we came upon this '57 headin' towards us. Now, how often would that happen in a far away country at the bottom of the globe..?? But, this is my favourite shot.... Cheers, Cruisin'
here's somethin' to add.... i don't have photos anymore.. but i was doing a painting with some of my boyfriends cars for him for christmas this year... this was while it was in progress... two of em are 57 fords... the ranchero is an old bill hines kustom, and the wagon is kinda historical in his own right.. he's had it for like 16 years!!! then he got it tattooed based on my drawing... aaaaawee how sweet... (ha ha!) i guess you can say he's a 57 ford nut.. he's actually got a 58 panel too.... no photos of that yet though.... he said he's going to build it like it's 57 so he can line em all up and have car, truck (ranchero), and utility..... silly car boys... aaaah.. i love em!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyaXMSHbtVU Burnout contest at Dragway 42 a couple years ago. I lost the contest, but came in second at the drags that day. I'm running a 523 SCJ now, it should be a bit faster now.
You guys might enjoy these (If they haven't been posted yet) What makes these Flag men hover above the ground ?
This one found me a few years ago,... The guy wanted to sell it cheap, "cause it had the wrong motor in it" (302 2V-C4) the glass and stainless was in the barn, I had bought it to give to my Brother to work on when he recovered from his cancer,.... well Rick didn't make it. so it sits high & dry and covered up,.... don't think I'll ever do anything with it, but can't bring myself to sell it,.... you could probably buy it at my official "kicked the bucket" Auction. This is how it looked the day I went to look at it, took pictures with the cell phone,... threw money at the old guy, and figured out where I would put it.
Here are a few old family photos. In roof top tent photo, around 1959, I am on top handing something to my grandmother. Mother on the left. In the other, I am the tallest of the 3 boys. The last was my first car, 1969, when I was 18.
Are thoes pics of the hill climb race from the Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado ? Also a fan of the 57 Ford ,not as comon ---- cool as hell !!
My" Ol Friend " in the 70's, 12 sec 390....OCIR In the 80's and 90's, 11 sec 427 Med Riser LACR Into the 21st Century and we're still here...429 street car now. Cam, Headers, Intake 10" Conv with 3:55's
One I cruised while racing the fast one. Didn't build this. just drove the shit out of it I believe this one is in Sweden now.
Seems to me that car was featured in SRM many years ago. The car always stuck with me because I had a '57 Custom 300 at the time, and the one in the pix shown here gave all us Ford boys something to shoot for. All my old mags are in storage, but as popular as that black '57 has been over the years, surely a HAMBer has the story handy. Hope so, I'd like to see the details again myself.
I've always loved the 57's. I had an altered wheelbase drag car with an Algon injected lincoln 430 that I bought years ago from another HAMB'er and always regretted selling it. Ironically, now I've got a 512 inch Lincoln 430 dragster motor with 6 dueces and couldn't sell it when I needed money but I sold some other stuff and ended up with a 57 Ford Fairlane convertible with no engine this week...you see where this is going...
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