Rear-mounted spare tires are a collector automotive novelty rooted as a lot in style as in perform. In some circumstances, such a setup allowed a car to hold a couple of spare tire. Talk about preparedness!
The Pick of the Day is a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Athens, Georgia. (Click the hyperlink to view the itemizing)
Noteworthy at the again of this Fairlane’s two-tone physique is a continental package (so-named after the 1939 Lincoln that first made it widespread) with a swing-away spare tire in a tough color-matched enclosure. But nearer inspection of the itemizing reveals that the trunk itself additionally accommodates a further spare. Isn’t it attention-grabbing how vehicles over time went from full-size spares, to compact “donut” spares, and now generally don’t include a spare tire in any respect? Times have modified.
“Frame-off restoration about 20 years in the past,” the itemizing states. This Fairlane’s exterior presents tons of eye-candy along with the continental package, together with rear fender skirts and much of brightwork.
The Fairlane first launched in 1955 as the flagship of the Ford model lineup, and it was provided in varied configurations over its lifetime together with hardtops, sedans, convertibles, and station wagons. Two years after its introduction, the styling obtained aesthetic modifications, and a top-trim “500” mannequin was added. The coupe-utility Ranchero model with a pickup-style mattress debuted that very same 12 months, and Ford was on a roll. According to Motor Trend, 1957 marked the first time since 1935 that Ford outsold Chevrolet.
Power for this two-door hardtop is sourced from a 312cid V8 that’s fed by a four-barrel carburetor and identified in fanatic communities as the “Thunderbird Special.” The vendor states that the motor obtained a recent $4,000 rebuild. Along with that, the spark plugs, wires, gas pump, coil, heater hose, gas sending unit, transmission fluid, and engine oil had been all changed inside the final 50 miles. Photos of some of the service receipts are included in the gallery that accompanies the itemizing.
A walkaround video conveys an exhaust rumble coming from the again finish at idle, and the automotive sounds nearly as good because it seems to be. “Beautiful automotive with the basic 50s colours,” the itemizing concludes.
The vendor is asking $32,000 for this continental-equipped Fairlane.
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