This 1957 Ford Custom 300 wears the styling from Ford's complete '57 restyle a lower, wider body and the tailfins that marked the line's first year with that shape. The Custom 300 sat at the bottom of Ford's full-size lineup that year, a plain-trim car built with fewer comfort features than the costlier Fairlane line, which makes this one's transformation into a driver-focused build that much more of a departure from where it started. Finished in black, close to the factory Raven Black it wore off the line in '57, with a two-tone white and black interior, it pairs a period-correct color story with modern running gear underneath.
Power comes from a 351W V8 fed by an Edelbrock intake and a Weber carburetor, with true dual exhaust routed through cherry bomb mufflers for the traditional hot rod note. An upgraded aluminum radiator keeps things cool, and power goes back through an automatic transmission with a B&M shifter to a rear end currently running 3.51 gears, down slightly from the factory's original 3.70. The car left the factory with an inline six and a three-on-the-tree manual, but at some point in its history that drivetrain was swapped for the V8-and-automatic combination it carries today.
Braking is handled by front discs and rear drums, and all four tires were recently replaced, currently measuring 10/32 of tread. A handful of custom touches update the driving experience without straying from the car's traditional look: power windows, shaved door handles opened by an electronic popper system on a key fob, a Bluetooth-equipped radio, and a set of Dolphin gauges monitoring oil pressure, water temperature, and volts.
For someone who wants '57 Ford styling with easy-driving V8 power underneath, this Custom 300 offers a straightforward, road-ready package.
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