For Sale: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door - Coral and White - "All original, from Georgia" - "Own since 1972" - Taylor, MI - Not Mine - 8/4 No longer available

[6T-FinSeeker]

For sale on Facebook: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door Sedan in Taylor, MI  -  $15,000  -  Must be a member of Facebook to access Seller's contact information.

 

On 7/8, Seller reduced price to $14,500

 

Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/640974664729556/-1957-Ford-Fairlane-500-Hardtop

 

Seller's Description:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door Sedan

• Driven 45,000 miles
• Manual transmission
• Exterior color: Coral Pink · Interior color:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 292 v8 all original owned it since 1972. Came from Georgia. The car is the way we bought it never painted since. 3 speed on the column $15,000 or best offer.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by 6T-FinSeeker
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[Jim Skelly]

two-door sedan

[Marty Roth]

49 minutes ago, Jim Skelly said:

two-door sedan

Yes Two-Door Sedan,

NOT a Hardtop

 

A "Hardtop" would have No Post - No "B" Pillar !

The term "Hardtop" was actually an abbreviation for Hardtop Convertible, making a closed car appear as a traditional convertible without the "B" pillar, as introduced in 1949 . Early examples include Buick Riviera and Cadillac Coup deVille. The story goes that the wife of a Buick engineer/executive had a convertible, kept the windows down, but didn't lower the top, as it mussed her hair !

Hubby came up with the design feature.

Edited June 21, 2023 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[rocketraider]

45 minutes ago, Jim Skelly said:

two-door sedan

Club Sedan in Ford-speak. Good colors too.

 

Ford got it right with the Fairlane's narrow bright-trimmed window frames. I actually like these better than the pillarless hardtops.

[deac]

Now that's another pretty car.  I like the exterior color combination. If we could see the interior and it looked as good as the exterior I think the price is quite fair.  The fuzzy dice on the mirror has to go! 

[1957Birdman]

Looks like a nice car. Colors are Coral Sand and Colonial White. The interesting thing about this car is it even though it is the top of the Ford line it is basically nude (no options except radio and heater) other than the upgrade to the 292 engine (standard was 272, i believe) with single exhaust. That way of ordering a car was not an anomaly. My parents had a green and white 57 Fairlane 500 Club Victoria. On that car they got the 292 engine, Ford-O-Matic, back up lights, radio and heater, and white wall tires. Nothing other than that. It was definitely a different time in the 1950s.

Lew Bachman

1957 Thunderbird

[Charlie Petty]

11 hours ago, Marty Roth said:

Yes Two-Door Sedan,

NOT a Hardtop

 

A "Hardtop" would have No Post - No "B" Pillar !

The term "Hardtop" was actually an abbreviation for Hardtop Convertible, making a closed car appear as a traditional convertible without the "B" pillar, as introduced in 1949 . Early examples include Buick Riviera and Cadillac Coup deVille. The story goes that the wife of a Buick engineer/executive had a convertible, kept the windows down, but didn't lower the top, as it mussed her hair !

Hubby came up with the design feature.

I've read that "hardtop" came into use because, with the lack of a B-pillar, hard top signified the presumably stronger roof panel present in the absence of the center support.  I hadn't heard the term "hardtop convertible", but I'm familiar with the term "convertible coupe", signifying a coupe that could be converted to a no-top configuration.