Customs kwmpa and I went to New Jersey...

...and some jerk in a '57 ford rode our ass the whole way back!


Merry Christmas to me.

Last week I made a deal with Kustom Chief (thanks again, Larry!)for the '57 Ranchero he had in the classifieds. I couldn't pass it up, I've been after one forever but the timing has never been right until now. 292/3spd with a floor shift conversion, last registered in '66. Runs and stops, and is mostly complete, needs some EMS steel on the bottom edges, but is much better than most I've seen on this coast. Plans include, lowered all around, clean-shaven except for the side trim, tastefully molded functional lake pipes, possibly a '57 Desoto grille ala tiago 1st version, rolled pans front and rear. Should be fun, I'm thrilled. I'll cook up a build thread once I get moving on it.

 

Perfect!
Merry Christmas!

 

Oh how I love those Rancheros.

 

Verry cool, I'd take tailgating like that any day !

 

You and me both, brother! They really knocked the ball outta the park with the '57s. 58-59 are pretty cool too, but a little too large for my taste. The proportions and simple aesthetics of the '57 just work so well. ESPECIALLY with the ranchero body style for some reason. Balanced...

I can't wait to dig into this ol' girl.

 

NICE !!
Look forward to seeing the pic build....

 

Wondeing what else is behind those white doors

 

You don't wanna know...






Search kwmpa's posts, I think he has a thread with pics...

 

Awesome dude! I know you were hunting for a daily with some room in the back so this thing is going to be awesome!!! I know you'll nail it!!

That garage is pretty rad. I want it too!

 

Great find Andy!!

 

Cool project!

 

a shoebox would look killer sitting next to it

 

Bring it on!


I'm serious. Let's see it!

 

I like it

 

That's my second choice, right behind a '59 El Camino. Of course if I had one it would have to get Chevy transplant.
Keep us up to date on getting it roadworthy.

Frank

 

neat car Andy...you are brucie will be riding low and slow too

 

Cool truck, good luck & merry Christmas.

 

Yeah just a bunch of rusty junk no ones interested in....haha....

Yeah that dude in the 57 was pissin me off

 

Hey that garage in the backgound its pretty big, what good stuff is hiding inside???

 

haha...

great thread.. nevermind what we've bought for our wives!!!

 

Kevin's star wars collection. I'm serious.

 

Super project! When I was in high school in the late '50s, small upstate NY town, one of the local guys had a '57 Ranchero, Hondouras Maroon (was there any other color back then?), lowered all around, 430 Lincoln power, Lee tailights with the "club" centers and a white tonneau cover on the bed with a matching "club" in maroon on the center of it. Wow, that was some eye candy for a 16 year old who was still pedaling his Schwin to high school. Good luck with it, will watch for the build thread.

 

Haha, Jeff I almost had her convinced that this Ranchero was what she wanted for christmas... almost! Now that would have been sweet! ...except then I would have had to paint it bright red.

You think he actually owns ANYTHING that's not remotely automotive related? He probably put cheater slicks and a dropped axle on his millenium falcon!

 

Shhh no ones supposed to know about that project

 

This is whats really behind the white doors to stop all the talk http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261532

threads about andy's 57 not all the junk in my garage....dont want it to change gears from that...

 

I tend to love me some Rancheros. Nice find, and good luck with it. Need a battery tray for it? I don't need the one I have, it's brand new. Mine is in good shape.

I will be getting very deep into mine in a few years, ( after the truck and the A ) but for now, it's low and pretty solid, and runs great, so...I'm just driving it.

I kind of wish mine still had the Y-block...
I like my aod, though...

Enjoy one of Fords best hits,IMO...

 

Great find Andy, keep us posted on the progress, and thanks for the link. Dave

 

Cool, it's crazy I've been looking Ranchero for awhile too! Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve.

 

Kool, sounds like it's going to be an interesting build.