1957 Ford Custom 300 - The Other '57. Don Wiste’s Fine '57 Ford. Rusty Steele Writer Feb 21, 2014. ... So I took a Christmas bow off the porch and put it on the trunk, just as she came home.

The 57 Ford contimues to use the Bendix duo-servo "floating" brake assembly. ... The fit of the hood, doors and trunk was only fair and as such, certainly substandard for Ford.

The car also received a longer trunk and taller rear fins. Consequently, the 1957 two-seater Ford scored the best sales figures of the first generation (with 21,380 automobiles). Photo: craigslist.org ...

Tim Sutherland has always been mesmerized by retractable-roof cars. “I always wanted a ’57 Ford retractable hardtop,” Sutherland said, “but I couldn’t afford one, so I decided to build ...