New from New Zealand

[junior58]

Here's my Fairlane 500 Town Victoria 4 door hardtop, owned for about 3 weeks now. Was parked in 1973 until found under a layer of dust about 5 years ago and brought to New Zealand by a mate of mine who unfroze the motor, rebuilt the brakes and front end and tinkered away bringing it back to life, but never got to putting it back on the road. Decided to sell it and that's where I stepped. Apart from the wheels and tyres, and a major clean, this is how it was when found and how it will stay. It's 312, Fordomatic, power windows, seat, steering and brakes, with drivers side spotlight/mirror and centre trunk mounted aerial. Everything works but needs going through to bring back to good working order, so I have lot's of weekend jobs to do. It's a real survivor, "barn find" if you like.

[57 Ford Kustom]

Junior, welcome to the site! Your car is beautiful, very very nice shape! Thanks, Tim

[RICH MUISE]

That car survived incredibly well....Great find. I'm surprised your friend never put it on the road...your good fortune it appears. Are those the original California blk/yellow plates?
Welcome to the site....We've got at least 2 others from New Zealand....Alstoy and Kiwiragtop if I remember correctly.

[LAUDY57]

Some guys have all the luck! Nice car.

[F570RD]

Very Nice. Welcome!

[Frankenstein57]

Beautifull car, welcome!

[junior58]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. They are Cal plates (blue / yellow), but now registered on NZ plates. We can run personalised plates over here so I'm going to look into the possibility of running the Cal plates as personalised ones. My mate that I bought the car off had too many projects and decided to let a couple go so he could concentrate on his favourites (like his Grandaddies 55 Cusso)

[junior58]

Victoria has just had some new make up applied

[RICH MUISE]

Nice touch. I have always loved a good pinstripe job..they're just timeless. Keep us posted....some '57 pics with some New Zealand scenery would be great!
Rich

[57 Ford Kustom]

Nice, very nice! Thanks, Tim 

[junior58]

At last weekends Tararua Rodders Chrome n Custom show, with a few of my fellow Soprano's Street Rods members

[Limey57]

Love the pin-striping!

[robhaerr]

Love the Rat Fink!

They need to create a 57 Ford Rat Fink shirt...runnin' over a Chevy. Make it a wagon badass grocery-getter.

[junior58]

We do the Rat Fink as a trophy every year for our annual Soprano's picnic. We present it to the best represented club that turn up to the picnic. The Tararua club has won it numerous times, so loaned them back to us to put in front of our cars at their show. There is quite a competition every year to win one.

[Ecode70D]

Your car sure does look like a survivor.  Time was very kind to it.