Vehicle Description
1957 Ford Fairlane
The Ford Fairlane was produced by the Ford motor company from 1955
through 1969. The original body design was the full-sized Ford body
which started out as a family vehicle and slowly evolved into many
different available models and body styles. The exterior paint and
trim and the options, seemed endless with elaborate cloth woven
seat covers and a rainbow of paint combinations. You could
virtually have any variety of Fairlane your heart desired. Variety
was big in the early days which makes these cars somewhat more
difficult to restore but all the more interesting to the
collector.
If variety is the spice of life then this car could be put into the
category as hot, with a pinch of sweetness. For consignment, a 1957
version of the Ford Fairlane, with a two tone paint job, and some
extra spice added to the swoop spear with a pinch of gold accenting
above the spear which is in chrome. As for fins we are in the
tasteful era, and not yet out of control from the designer's pens.
Wrap around front and rear glass, excellent retro interior, and
fully lined trunk, and some 15 inch Torque Thrust wheels on all 4
corners we are stylin' and adjusting our greased doo in the chromed
rear view mirrors attached to the front fenders, because after all
who uses those to actually look for traffic??.... Sheesh!
Exterior
A single headlight on either side with an upper overhanging visor
flank a slightly outward V shaped grille in chrome egg crate with
the obligatory big bumper below and the Fairlane script in gold in
grandma's handwriting style, you are now in 1957 and looking very
cool. A white painted hood and uppers for the front fenders and
doors gets lost in a sea of burgundy paint below as we move
rearward. A swoop spear in chrome with a gold accenting panel
delineates the two tones and adds a wonderful highlight to the
overall look. On back the rear quarters have some nice fins, with
the Ford round taillight, and white topped trunk lid paint. The
bottom roll panel is painted more of the burgundy and hanging below
is a wide large and in charge bumper with dual exhaust peeking out
the bottom. Body panels are straight and show some rust bubbling
mostly under the burgundy near the rockers. On the rockers is an
ever widening as you move forward stainless trim, and within each
wheel well are 15-inch Torque Thrust wheels wrapped by thin whites
on all 4 corners. The roof presents in burgundy, and for all window
openings are very nice chromed trimmings and surrounds of the wrap
around front and rear glass. Keeping it very cool looking, are the
dual swept back antenna, and on the front quarter tops, dual rear
view chromed round mirrors.
Interior
Within all that greenhouse glass is a mixture of red velour and
white vinyl for the door panels and two tone seats. Door panels are
just a little wrinkly but have wonderful polished levers and
cranks. Inside a spit back bench for the front and a full bench for
the rear, all wrapped with white bolsters and red velour inserts
with some wide tuck and roll stitching. Material on the seats is
looking just fine. Fronting all this seating is the original dash,
with a burgundy dash top, and white dash front. The gracefully
curved instrument and speedo eyebrow shows the clean and
well-preserved gauges within, various controls, an aftermarket
vintage look radio and various knobs and pulls. Below the dash is
an aftermarket trio of gauges in a stainless shiny panel with white
faces. Just below, nice red carpeting is lapping at the seats and
thresholds and covers the front and rear passenger compartment. The
dash is a wraparound style just like the windshield above, and the
headliner is nice and white and nice and tight above. Just a slight
bit of wear is seen on some of the chromed plastic surrounds on the
dash.
Drivetrain
A lift of the forward hinged clamshell hood and what to our
wondering eyes does appear but a shiny blinged out 390ci V8. This
has a 4-barrel Holley carburetor atop, and it's covered by a
K&N chrome air cleaner housing. Nice cast aluminum M/T valve
covers can be seen, and the engine bay is overall very clean. On
the back is a C6 3-speed automatic which pushes power back to the
rear axle which is a Ford 9-inch with 3.56 gears.
Undercarriage
Some light surface rust has been rattle can sprayed black matte,
and it is somewhat uneven but still very sound structurally. New
floorpans are on this car and rockers underneath have some rust.
Independent coil springs for the front suspension and drum brakes
for the front wheels, and on the back are leaf springs with more
drum brakes. A glasspack exhaust is now on.
Drive-Ability
This newer engine fired right up, and it was off to the Classic
Auto Mall test track. Here it performed swimmingly with nice
acceleration, and smooth automatic shifting. Cornering was just a
bit lumbering but remember we are in 1957 and in a fairly large car
so it was as expected. Braking was bias free and strong with not
too much foot input required. I did notice a major exhaust leak
which will need to be attended to prior to spending a lot of time
behind this wheel.
A nice example of 1957 Ford automobilia some visored headlights, a
swoop spear in two tone, gold accenting, wrap around glass, and
snazzy interior could have been pulled out of the local drive in. A
newer 390ci V8 and C6 tranny, and there could be a lot of cruising
in your future running around impressing the chicks.
VIN DECODE
C7MV131279
C-292ci V8
7-1957
M-Memphis, TN Assy Plant
V-Fairlane
131279-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 63A-Fairlane
COLOR CE-Dresden Blue, Colonial White
TRIM H-Colonial White Vinyl, Blue Tropical Leaf Bodycloth
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