Thread: Check out this 57 Chevy

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This car is down the street from me. My wife thinks I can fix it. She said it's a Diamond in the ruough, I said no it's just rough.


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The pictures from the cell phone make it look better then it is.

Richard

well they make every body and inner floor and brace part for it . how good are you at hanging steel not to long ago a guy had one were the roof line was siting down on the frame if you have a good roof line and some front cowl you can fix them but $$$$$$ how bad do you want to

He would have to pay me to haul it off...I don't see anything here

The roof has an area in the front above the windshield that has been caved in. It is a lot worse then it looks. Fot $3,000 I could put that in a 55 Chevy that I've had for 25 years and it's in better shape. Someone with a ton of money could fix it. Now if it was a convertible it would be more tempting.

Richard

Originally Posted by rdobbs

He would have to pay me to haul it off...I don't see anything here

No engine, trans, glass, interior, every panel would need lots of work. I thought $300 would be high but the frame and rear end may be worth that.

Richard

Originally Posted by ford2custom

The roof has an area in the front above the windshield that has been caved in. It is a lot worse then it looks. Fot $3,000 I could put that in a 55 Chevy that I've had for 25 years and it's in better shape. Someone with a ton of money could fix it. Now if it was a convertible it would be more tempting.

Richard

now i was thinking you put that 3000 on there for a joke guy must be on good drugs there not a FI engine in it

Classic car like that to buy the trim parts after all the sheet metal work was done could put you in the poor house.Those parts are big money.

Pat, I bought a 49 Ford for $350 and it is ten to one better then the 57. I thought he must be joking but when he has title by the $3,000 I don't think he is kidding. He has an 86 Cutlass for $1,500 next to the 57 that would be a better buy.

Richard

Pass. As much as I hate to see any old car not brought back to life, it has to make sense financially and work wise. I see cars on forums all the time where the guy starts with something none of us would attempt, and sometimes they end up being a really nice car. But IMO it is so much better to start with one that is fairly solid because once you buy all the floors and patch panels you need you usually end up with a lot more money in the car than the nice one cost initially.

The other problem is that rust comes back. No matter how well you think you cut and grind all of it out, some of that cancer hides and after a while those tell tale bubbles start popping up under your nice new shiny paint.

Plus, the owner of this 57 has been watching too much Barrett Jackson.

Don

Rust in Peace

I agree with everybody that have already post an opinion. If you had the time and skill to do all the frame off panelwork yourself you would still spend so much on purchasing the missing parts to complete the car it wouldn't make sense. As you mentioned Richard you already have a '55 that doesn't require as much work. Keep that on the back burner for when you tirer of that Ford...
As Todd said, " let it Rust in Peace" Amen...

That has got to be the rustiest old pile of donkey do-dos I have seen lately...Even considering the 57 2dr h/top a guy brought in from New York a few years ago...This car went to Magoos Street Rods in Masterton for a going over,and ended up with just about every panel being replaced,and then sat on an Art Morrison frame...but what a transformation...
I think the guy has two zeroes too many on it...

Maybe he wants it gone & figured someone will steal it if he writes a big price on it

I agree with "lame and ate"

There are lots of post tri-5s in much better condition for that kind of buck.

So many times you see tri-chevies, merc/lead sleds, dueces with those kinds of numbers just because of who they are not WHAT they are.

I wouldn't want the car to try to fix it but if he would drop one 0 I would give $300 for the car. 15 years ago a 57 rear end was going for $100. The rocket’s are with at least $30 each, the hood could be saved as well as the trunk lid, the dash could be sold for $75 to $100, the front bumper is good enough to be rechromed or some people paint them so that's worth at least $100. The rest of the car there could be some areas cut for patch panels. The wheels and tires could be worth $100. The frame would be worth $300 with the rear end included cleaned up and painted so for parts you could make out if he would drop it down to $300 I wouldn't go any higher. Even at that it would be a lot of work to get maybe $600 or $700 over if you could get the whole car for $300.

Richard