'57 Ford Custom 300 Tudor Sedan

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Winter Update:

It's been awhile since I last posted, so I thought I'd catch up on a few things. We've been to a few shows this fall but the car cover is now on Maybelline for the winter. We were invited to the KCI All Speed Expo a couple of weeks ago and had the car on display there. They only awarded one trophy per class but we were edged out by Ray Worth who owns a Harley dealership here in KC. Oddly enough, his car was a '57 Ford Custom with a fuel injected Boss 521 Jon Kaase engine. I felt like we had a more detailed car than his, but there was no getting around the impact of that powerplant. We had a great time anyway and bumped into a number of folks we know.

The hydroboost brakes work like gangbusters, but the increased line pressure found one more small leak that was easily fixed by tightening a bleeder valve a little more. Not sure if I mentioned that the trans leak turned out to be a missing o-ring on the downshift lever. With that fixed, the only leak that remains is a very tiny one from the rear main seal. After the car sits for a week or two, there will be a spot about the size of a half dollar under the bell housing lip. Not too bad after all is said and done.

I've been mulling over what to do next and have arrived at a difficult decision. I'm completely out of space to work on anything. I could store one or two vehicles at Subtropolis to free up the necessary room, but still, my present cash flow would hinder progress on CRLS. So I'm testing the market at the moment. We listed Maybelline on Hemming's website a few days ago and the print ad should go out the first of January. If it sells, I'll have both the room and the money to proceed with the truck. I'll let you know how it goes. Till then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!

P.S. Speaking of Christmas, my (early) present from Kathy was a new set of hoops for the Mopar. Added some needed sparkle.

I agree Vic I think your car was a lot cleaner than the black 57 Ford. You'll get my vote everytime though . Good luck with getting the car sold. The wheels look nice on the Charger.

[Vic1947]

Well by now, you may know that Maybelline sold at Mecum yesterday. Hammered down at $37K, but I was able to negotiate a $35K payout. The crowd had thinned considerably by the time we ran across the block. Our number was S194, but they inserted 55 ".1" cars in the queue ahead of us. We should have gone across about 4:00 pm, but it was past 5:30 when we hit the carpet thanks to all these stragglers they stuck in front of our '57. I felt like if it had gone thru at 4, we might have gone over $40K, but that's just my opinion.

Mecum staff told us this morning they thought the reason the crowd evaporated was because Trump was holding a rally at The Midland, a few blocks away. Cops were lined up blocking the streets and using pepper spray on some of the protesters. I reckon the car folks wanted to get as far away from all that mess as they could, as fast as they could.

Anyway, she's gone to a new home somewhere. Now it's time to make some progress on CRLS. Parting shot...

[SamsAutoParts73-87]

Congrats on the sale, looking forward to more on CRLS

I really enjoyed following along for Maybelline, and really appreciate you taking the time to share it with us.

-Sam

[jlsanborn]

Well done Victor Congrats on finishing the project and making good like that. Also, thank you for documenting the ride and sharing with all of us. Look forward to seeing the truck back in the shop!

[sduckworth13]

Glad to see you got Mabelline sold. Sorry to hear that it didn't bring more for you though, somebody got a wonderful car they will enjoy for many years. Let me know if I can help you out with CRLS.

[knomadd]

Congrats on the sale. Looking forward to what you do with CRLS.

[swamp rat]

That was quite the journey Vic! Congrats on the sale!

[Vic1947]

Thanks, everyone. It's weird to walk into the workshop and see thin air where the car used to sit. My next move is to get a wrecker over to the house and transfer CRLS to the workshop downstairs. Then I'll begin disassembling everything. I'll report progress on Crusty's thread. Later!

[Elliot949]

glad it all worked out for you Vic... I will look forward to the progress on CRLS...

[Low Elco]

Hope it all worked out, Vic. AS always, holler if you need extra hands. Looking forward to the 2.0 on this.

[jeh]

Glad everything worked out for you, can't wait to see more amazing work on the ole truck

[flashed]

Can someone post the thread on his truck ,I have followed the 57 Ford build and would like to follow the truck build ?

[jwilson645]

Originally Posted by flashed

Can someone post the thread on his truck ,I have followed the 57 Ford build and would like to follow the truck build ?

The link is in his signature.