Trio of 57's (Fords)

[Leica007]

My first car was a 57, so I have a soft spot when it comes that model. Maybe that's why there's 3 in my collection; the first is a rebuild from years ago that is a customized version, the second is the Fireball Roberts kit that is built to be a street rod, and the third is mostly a stock version. I've seen many on the forum and  enjoyed everyone's work. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Zippi]

That's a good looking trio of 57 Fords Lei.  I like the swivel front seats in the first one. 

[ncbuckeye67]

Very nice! That's a great looking trio.

[espo]

Having also owned a couple of '57 Fords in the past I share your appreciation for the subject and like how you did your three builds. Your Gold hardtop is really well done knowing some of the idiosyncrasies of that kit. A friend of mine had a 1:1 with many of the same styling Q's as your build back in the early '60's. Your paint color and finishes look great, and I like how you posed the passenger seat for display. Your Lavender Mainliner Tudoor is much the same as a White Tudoor I had with a 312 and 3-speed Overdrive at that same time. Like how you flipped the rear bumper and did the taillights. What engine did you use since the distributer location looks like a FE block maybe? The two-tone Fairlane 500 paint treatment has a nice OEM look and matching interior. The chrome wheels set it off well. I can tell this is an FE Ford engine and they would bolt right in using '58 Ford engine mounts. 

[Sledsel]

Your 57's look great!

57's are among my favorite and I have a bunch in my stash and one in the garage.

[PappyD340]

Great looking group of 57 Fords!

[STU111]

Great looking collection there, they’d look great parked together in the display case. ??

[slusher]

Great trio of Fords!

[ewetwo]

They are all nice. wish you had better pics of the front and back of the first one.

[Leica007]

Many thanks to all of you for looking and taking the time to comment. Appreciation by others who do the work and recognize what's involved in the hobby adds so much to my enjoyment and keeps me wanting to learn and become better. Thank you all again.

[Leica007]

On 11/4/2024 at 11:04 AM, espo said:

Having also owned a couple of '57 Fords in the past I share your appreciation for the subject and like how you did your three builds. Your Gold hardtop is really well done knowing some of the idiosyncrasies of that kit. A friend of mine had a 1:1 with many of the same styling Q's as your build back in the early '60's. Your paint color and finishes look great, and I like how you posed the passenger seat for display. Your Lavender Mainliner Tudoor is much the same as a White Tudoor I had with a 312 and 3-speed Overdrive at that same time. Like how you flipped the rear bumper and did the taillights. What engine did you use since the distributer location looks like a FE block maybe? The two-tone Fairlane 500 paint treatment has a nice OEM look and matching interior. The chrome wheels set it off well. I can tell this is an FE Ford engine and they would bolt right in using '58 Ford engine mounts. 

Both seats actually do swivel, I used some wheel parts to make the bases.  I don't remember what block I used on the sedan. I was experimenting with the paint, trying to get a ghost effect on the scallops, wished I had done a better job on the masking make them thinner. Sharp eye, didn't realize the flip on the rear bumper. Appreciate that you think it looks good.

[Leica007]

14 hours ago, ewetwo said:

They are all nice. wish you had better pics of the front and back of the first one.

Thanks for you comment and interest, here a extra pics of front & rear. I have some wip shots if you wanted to see what was done.

[ewetwo]

Love the front and back custom work Lel

[Geno]

I have a soft spot for the '57 as well. Beautiful builds, every one.???

[XYHARRY]

Nice trio, my favourite is the two tone green and white one. Well done Lei. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Leica007]

Thanks David, the two tone is the most recent and is result of the many things I've seen and learned from all of you on the forum. Many thanks to all of you.