I'm toying with the idea of letting go of my 57 hardtop. It's an older custom ?? someone stripped the trim of I'd guess in the early 70's ....judging by the CRUSH VELVET interior.....
and it's got a 4 spd.... 1963 327 in front of that.
It's a driver, passenger floor is soft,,,still intact ,,, but it has some flex.
I have collected all the side trim for it. as far as the outside of the body goes ,,no major rust ,,the trunk looks decent.
I bought mine for $5k with a near perfect body, needs floor work and had a near perfect body for $5k. Interior is crap, and some assembly required. I think I got a deal...
The only other one I have seen for sale recently is on the east coast and the guy wants $12K, and its apart, and needs paint.
What size rims/tires do you have on that car? It looks really good.
-- Edited by RacerRick on Wednesday 16th of September 2009 10:20:11 AM
the pic on the left with the Halibrand style are 15 x 8 ( 3.75" BS ) with a 275/60/15, still have an inch of clearance , fronts are 14 x 6 ( 3" BS ) with a 195/75/14
standard vette rallies on the other, 15 x 8 ( 3.75" BS ) with 255/70/15 and the fronts are vintage 15 x 6 ET ( 2 7/8" BS) 205/70/15
I'm currently running the steelies and torque thrusts on my 55 150 2 dr. fills the wheels wells real nice....
YOU'VE GOT A GREAT START THERE. WHY DON'T YOU FINISH THE CAR? 57s HAVE SUCH GREAT STYLE. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF U.S. 1957 CARS FOR FRIENDS LATELY AND THEY ARE SO ENTHUSED WITH THEIR NEW PROJECCTS. ONE LONGTIME FRIEND HAD A STAR CHIEF CONVERT BACK IN 1959 AND HAS DESIRED ONE SINCE 1966 WHEN HE SOLD IT TO RAISE HIS KIDS. HE IS 71 YEARS OLD NOW AND HAS A FINISHED TROPHY WINNING 39 FORD HOT ROD. HE IS REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT RESTORING THE 57 STARCHIEF 2 DOOR HARDTOP. HE NEVER DISCUSSES HIS FORD WITH US BUT YOU CAN'T STOP HIM TALKING "PONTIAC". YESTERDAY WE SPENT THE DAY HUNTING FOR PONTIAC PARTS IN A COUPLE OF JUNKYARDS NEARBY. WE FOUND 3 57 PARTS CARS. HIS GOAL IS TO FINISH THE CAR BEFORE HIS DAY COMES! KEEP THE CAR. YOU'LL BE SORRY YOU NEVER FINISHED AND ENJOYED IT.
