1957 Ford Fairlane

Fairlane 500 Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

D7AV171817

Clear

Gasoline

THIS IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION – FRAME UP RESTORATION JUNE 2011. Distressed must sell as-is with accessories this week. I have had some difficult financial times recently and unfortunately must sell this week of January 1ST, 2012. This 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2 door hardtop was bought new in the south in 1957 by my Father. I have the original bill of sale from the dealer. It has been in the south until 2008, garaged all of its life. I inherited the car in 2005 and the only other owner since new. It has no rust whatsoever. 2 OWNERS ONLY. I sent it out for full frame and body restoration in June 2010. I have over two hundred pictures on DVD of restoration and all 200 pages of receipts. The car was stripped to the frame and built back up, every item that needed replaced got replaced. Just a very short list of replacements: gas tank, gas lines, all weather stripping, moldings, all brakes and brake assemblies, all brake lines, all nuts, bolts, washers - as needed, new radiator, hoses, new headliner, bumpers re-chromed, all emblems replaced, new dual exhaust, on and on. All gauges, horns, and lights work. The carpet and headliner are new as well as the dash completely dismantled and restored. The dashboard has been redone and painted with the same clear coat finish as the exterior. The dash was fully dismantled; the needles on the speedometer were even painted. For safety, I had the brakes changed to power brakes, steering changed to power steering and rack and pinion, and lap safety belts installed. ?FE BLOCK, V8, Police Interceptor engine, Holley 4 BBL. ?Engine is an approximate 1966 Fairlane GT 390@320HP. ?Frame approximate 300 miles since restoration June 2011. ?Engine mileage approximate 5,000 miles. ?AM/FM/MP3 radio in 1957 dashboard face (new). ?Garaged entire life never sat outside. I also have the tools specific to this year model car for maintenance, vacuum tester, timing light, voltmeter, etc. I also have hundreds of pages of receipts to document everything that was done to restore the car and what was done to the engine - every single part that was bought, and installed. I have the original am radio as well as the two (2) extra tires and wheels, and four extra wheel covers. The pictures do not show the fender skirts, which I have and the all the mounting hardware. The skirts are new and they are painted the same as the car - 8 coats of clear coat black. The engine was not rebuilt as it compression checked fine, and was replaced shortly before the car was garaged. The transmission was not rebuilt as it was replaced with the police interceptor engine and there was no metal in the fluid or filter. All of the attachments to the engine were replaced, i.e. water pump heater core, fan, radiator, plugs, battery, etc. FYI: The Bill of sale reads: July 15TH, 1957 - NEW 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 C1 Vict. $ 2,575.00 V8 Engine $ 150.00 Fordomatic $ 194.00 6 t. Radio $ 79.00 F.A. Heater $ 73.00 NEW Tires $ 45.00 Federal Excise Tax on Extras $ 40.65 TOTAL CASH PRICE $ 3,165.65 NOTE: Again, this is a distressed sale, must sell immediately. I have over $34,000.00 in the restoration. NO RESERVE, must go. Seller does have the car listed in private classifieds, but has not sold, and reserves the right to terminate this auction if the car sells for $34,000 on or before this auction close. At auction close, car will go to the highest bidder.