1957 Ford skyliner description

1957 Ford Skyliner

This  car was originally purchased in Selma, CA from Hinch Motors by a Dr.  Lorenz. He owned the car up into the early 80's when he sold the car to  the Baughn family, also in California. They cared for and enjoyed the  car until the mid 90's when it was sold to a collector in the Chicago  area named Nolan. He didn't drive it much at all and it was primarily  kept in his garage as part of a collection to look at more than drive.  In 2014 the car was sold to an Olson in CT and just recently was sold to  the current owner, Dave. Dave always loved the Skyliners and in selling  another car, he was finally able to make that dream happen.  Unfortunately, he didn't get to enjoy the car fully as he passed away  recently, however, he did get the car out to shows and drove it a bit. I  am assisting the family in selling this wonderful, original car.

The  car still wears it's original Colonial White paint and black and white  vinyl interior. Both show some signs of their 65 years but both still  look really good. The engine was rebuilt in 1992 by the Baughn family.  With only 48,000 miles on the car, it is unknown why they had the engine  rebuilt.

When  the Doctor ordered the car, he had it optioned with power steering,  power brakes, the Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission, radio, back up  lights and a fresh air heater. The car also had the 292 ci 2 bbl Y block  V8 which reportedly puts out about 200 HP and 300 lb ft of torque. It  puts that power to the ground via a 9" rear set up from the factory with  3.56-1 gears.

When  the 4th owner had the car, he got the car up and running smoothly again  by performing a full tune up, new power steering hoses, Monroe shocks  at all four corners, new motors for the power hard top and brakes.

When  Dave bought the car, he had a new dual exhaust installed along with a  new battery and had some paint correction done. The original paint  indeed has some imperfections.. you would too if you were 65 years old  ... however, after the paint correction, buffing and ceramic  application, the paints shines beautifully.

The  car is super solid, no rot, the frame is clean and there is only some  minor surface rust in the trunk. She runs and drives great; everything  works as it should. All the lights, wipers, horn, etc. operate  correctly... even the AM radio! The top is a one pull/push handle  operation - Pull it out and hold to fold the top down into the truck,  push it in to bring the top back up.

These are absolutely awesome cruising vessels and always gather crowds when parked.

The family has an asking price of $33,000 FIRM, on her.

Any questions, to schedule a time to meet her in person, or to make an offer, please don't hesitate to contact me.

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Thank you for the interest.