Bruce's Rod Shop Builds an instant Classic.

Jeff Norwell · 2014-09-25 18:45

My Pals in Spring Texas built this Impeccable 57 300 427 powered 57 custom
Bruce,Danny and the crew are know for there world class workmanship,. Maybe the owner is on here.
Danny and I were talking 32's and he mentioned this car.

Superior intelligence.

Jeff Norwell · 2014-09-25 18:46

Texas.Spring Texas.sorry about that.

Ecode70D · 2014-09-25 19:58

With that engine and what looks like a four speed, the owner would certainly get the ice cream home before it melts.
Great looking 57 Custom 300.

Jeff Norwell · 2014-09-25 20:10

I believe it is a North Carolina car,Perfect.

hotroddonnie · 2014-09-25 20:15

That's what I call a sleeping beauty! Nice car!

VwDrvFnd · 2014-09-25 21:08

Very Nice Indeed!

One of the guys that use to work for Bruce's opened his own shop called Faded Love Garage. He did a bunch of work on my Ranchero before I bought it.

suede57ford · 2014-09-26 01:18

What a fantastic '57. Supercharged FE looks great too. Thanks for sharing. I hope to see it at one of the Texas shows sometime. Bruce's Shop turns out some really cool rods. He has done a bunch of '32 trucks, that all have a great look.

hiball3985 · 2014-09-26 08:51

What a beauty, I'm glad he retained the steel wheels and hubcaps. The FE is the icing on the cake..

Limey57 · 2014-09-26 14:26

Wow, stunning car and the manual transmission makes a nice change from the usual auto.

6cyl57 · 2014-09-27 08:09

Perfect !!

SkylinerRon · 2014-09-28 23:06

Super car, Custom 300's look best in black but, it's not an FE.
Probably a 460+.

Ron.

rmk57 · 2014-09-28 23:36

Quote from: SkylinerRon on 2014-09-28 23:06
Super car, Custom 300's look best in black but, it's not an FE.
Probably a 460+.

Ron.

I thought it was a 351 Windsor.

suede57ford · 2014-09-29 01:32

It does look like it is a 351 windsor. Probably stroked to 427 c.i. It has taller pent top looking valve covers giving it a similar look to an FE. They make adapters to put FE valve covers on the big inch windsors for the Cobra kit cars. I noticed the exhaust manifolds when I looked at initially. With such a hot motor the exhuast manifolds have to hurt the power some. A set of 65 mustang w/289 headers actually get pretty close to fitting a '57 with a 302.

Jeff Norwell · 2014-09-29 03:29

Correct.It is not an FE.Stroked n pulled late ford punched to a 427.It runs a 5 speed Tremec and has been dynoed at 700 h.p.The car originally came out of North or South Carolina.
Works for me.

michael m · 2014-09-30 01:53

That's what I'd like my '57 to be when it grows up.

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Bruce's Rod Shop Builds an instant Classic.