MY 1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500

AS A TEEN IN THE 50’S, I USED TO DRIVE MY DAD’S BLACK 1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500 FROM TIME TO TIME. AT 18 YEARS OLD, I FELT LIKE A KING DRIVING AROUND THE VALLEY AND CRUISING VAN NUYS BOULEVARD DURING THE SUMMER. IT WAS ON ONE SUCH SUMMER NIGHT IN 1957, WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR, THAT I PICKED UP MY BLIND DATE WHO TURNED OUT TO BE SUE, MY WIFE OF OVER 64 YEARS. THOSE TIMES WITH THE CAR LEFT LASTING MEMORIES OF SPECIAL MOMENTS IN THE 1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500.
IN 1959 I PURCHASED MY OWN BLACK 1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500 THAT I KEPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO SELL IT. MANY YEARS WOULD PASS BEFORE I FOUND ANOTHER ONE BUT I WAS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT. ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, STANLEY M. AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT CARS AND HE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A VERY GOOD FRIEND WHO HAD PASSED AND LEFT SOME BEAUTIFUL CARS TO HIS FAMILY. STANLEY THOUGHT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN SELLING A RED AND WHITE 1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500 THAT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED BY HIS FRIEND WITH PAINTSTAKING CARE AND PRECISION. THE CAR HAD BEEN STORED AND COVERED IN A GARAGE FOR NINE YEARS AT THIS POINT. HE PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY AND A DEAL WAS MADE. THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY STOCK INSIDE AND OUT WITH A T-BIRD SPECIAL V-8 ENGINE. IT HAS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT RUNS GREAT AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND GET ADMIRING GLANCES FROM OTHER DRIVERS. I TRY TO DRIVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS CAR BRINGS ME MUCH JOY AND HAS RENEWED MANY MEMORIES FOR ME AND SUE.