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Esther, the youngest and newest member of the crew, gets a little animated as she recounts how she acquired her 57 Ford Custom. She and her mother went to an estate auction where her mother hoped to pick up some bargains for the house. During the course of the auction this Ford came across the block, but it was the wrong crowd, and the auctioneer couldn't get a bid on it. Just about the time that the auctioneer was going to give up on it, Esther yelled out a ridiculously low bid. Since everything was being sold without reserve, he took it, and nobody bid against her. The only issue that she had was that it was a straight stick and she hadn't learned how to drive one yet, so she called her father to come drive it home for her. Her father came, plopped himself in the shotgun seat, and by the time she got done driving it home with his instructions, she was already pretty good with a straight stick. Ammon, the shop foreman, and Abish, the appraiser, are checking it out with her to see just how well she did. It's had some very good treatment over its life, but there are some issues. The paint code calls for Starmist Blue, which that isn't. Under the hood is a 312 with a dual quad setup with an obviously modern air cleaner, that looks suspicious. A chrome fan and alternator are also not original to the car. Even with its deficiencies, she still got it at about a tenth of its value. It may not win any judged shows, but it will still draw a lot of attention at the weekend show & shine. For a sixteen year old, she did good.