My HS ride and first car was a 57 Ford Fairlane. Got in in 1965. It cost me $25.00, and had 67,000 miles on it. It had a 223 ci straight 6 rated at 144 hp, and 212 ft/lb torque, with 3 on the tree, manual steering, manual brakes, with only 2 factory options, an AM radio, and a Heater (yeah, heaters were optional in 1957).
I drove that car for 4 years, but on Christmas of 1967, my father's gift to me was a new yellow 1968 Hemi Roadrunner, (833/Dana60). I kept the Fairlane as my daily driver, and the RR was my weekender and track car. Finally sold the Fairlane when I bought a new Swinger in 1971.
