1957 Ford Fairlane 500
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The mainstream Ford line of cars grew substantially larger for 1957, a model which lasted through 1959. The Crown Victoria with its flashy chrome 'basket handle' was no more, and the acrylic glass-roofed Crown Victoria Skyliner was replaced by a new model, the retracting-roof hardtop Skyliner. The 1957 models retained a single-headlight front end like their predecessors, but were unmistakable with their long flanks and tailfins. The V8 lineup included a 272 CID Y-block making 190 hp, a 292 CID Thunderbird version making 212 hp, a 312 cubic inch V8 making 245 HP and a supercharged 312 CID Thunderbird Special making 300 hp. This numbers matching Skyliner still carries its 212hp 292 cubic inch Y-Block V8 engine. Transmission choices were pretty simple, automatic or manual. This one has the Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission. The big news for 1957 was the introduction of the Fairlane 500 Skyliner power retractable hardtop, whose...