Vehicle Description
1957 Ford F100 - 4.6L Supercharged V8 - Custom Suspension - Power
Disc Brakes - Custom Interior - Built by Gas Axe Garage - Arizona
Truck (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this vehicle on a
website other than our main website, it's possible that only some
of our many photographs of this car are presented due to website
limitations. To be sure you access all the photographs, please go
to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Built in a traditional
style, this dropped - and jaw-dropping '57 Ford Pickup has all
sorts of great custom touches to take in. A good look at all the
photos of this truck is in order to really appreciate it. Our
client had a vision to build a truck with an aggressive stance
that's powered by a modern power plant of some sort. The finished
product that you see here is a show stopping truck with plenty of
power underfoot. A story we often hear about custom builds is that
the owner knew exactly what vehicle that they had in mind for a
project - often right down to the year. This truck was no
different, our client knew the year and make of truck he wanted to
use as a base for his project. This '57 was sourced from Arizona
approximately 10 years ago as a solid start to realizing a vision
he'd had for quite some time. This custom is finished in PPG Pearl
Metallic White and Tuxedo Black which are separated right at the
chunky body lines from front to back. At the front of the truck,
the bumper was deleted which leaves the large chrome grille
section, headlights, and the famous Ford V8 logo at the center of
the grille. The hood has been treated to 8 rows of custom louvers,
along with the tailgate which features 9 rows of custom louvers.
All the exterior logos have been deleted throughout the truck, and
'56 Pontiac tail lights were added to the rear just above where the
rear bumper would usually be. 15-inch Rocket Racing alloy wheels
peek out from behind the fenders on all four corners. Such a nicely
styled exterior must have a nice interior to go with it. A half-ton
Chevy truck seat was modified to fit the cab and covered with vinyl
upholstery in black and white with traditional style pleats. Side
and door panels, and black loop carpeting were also added during
the full interior customization which was completed by Rex Moon Dog
Parsons. Pearl Metallic White paint is carried onto the top of the
dashboard and the door panels. Dakota digital gauges sit in the
factory gauge locations and are flanked by some black and white
accents. Other interior highlights are a Lokar shifter, Vintage Air
controls on the dashboard, JVC stereo hidden in the glovebox,
Rockford Fosgate speakers, and tilt steering wheel. Under the
louvered hood is a 2005 4.6L V8 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
engine with a Kenne Bell supercharger strapped to the top. Similar
to the black and whites out in California, except for that
supercharger and the supporting mods. The engine features a number
of choice details in the form of hypereutectic pistons, aluminum
heads, cast iron block and crank, and sequential electronic fuel
injection. Gear selection is handled by a Ford 4R75W transmission,
and power is delivered through a custom driveshaft from D&R
Driveline. Other power plant highlights are aluminum radiator,
aftermarket cooling fans, Trick Flow valve covers, 2 ½ dual exhaust
with Flowmaster mufflers, and 3.55 gears. This classic Ford truck's
stance is achieved thanks partially to a Crown Victoria independent
front suspension, and Crown Victoria 8.8 rear end that includes a
custom 4-link, and panhard bar. The suspension components are
fastened to the original frame which was sandblasted and
refinished. We always like to pour over the details of our
customer's projects when the vehicles are in our showroom and we
have the honor of selling them. This pickup, which was carefully
molded into our client's vision of what a '57 Ford should look like
is impressive and full of details. We have to s
