Very nice! This car has it’s own unique character, it was possible back then, and the manufacturers were game to try some odd styles and features, it was an interesting era to live through.
Ahoy Captain permission to come aboard? That is one fantastic land yacht! I mean that as a sincere compliment to the owner. Although but the breezeway open you go down to the box lumber yard and shove a couple 2X4s in back there. I'm sure somebody did that when these cars got a particular age that they bottomed out on value. But this one's fantastic inside and out. I've seen that on forge about 10 years newer where it catches the heat from the exhaust manifold. At the right time the heat buildup opens up the spring on that trapdoor. I want to say it was a 1967. Anyway fantastic car if I haven't said that enough. That would make a great Christmas calendar car. Santa would love to ride in style. Thanks again to you and the owner of the car for showcasing it.
That Merc has got be fairly rare. I don't recall ever seeing one come into the gas station where I worked all through high school ( '64-'68) and we saw at least some of just about everything. She's a beauty for sure!
I really enjoy seeing the other cars that don’t fit into the traditional collector cars category. I dig the scalloped fins along the sides, the breezeway rear window and the roof air ventilation scoops with their little antenna projections. The riot of color and chrome trim on the insides. Just a lot of over the top style baked into cars from this period.
She's a beauty. I grew up in the era of 'Turnpikes'.. We lived in New Jersey and would drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike into PA to visit our rellies. You would get a paper ticket when entering the Turnpike and you paid when you took your exit and the amount you had to pay to use the Turnpike was dependent on how much of it you used (how far you drove on it). There are still Turnpikes today. There's one in Orange county CA, and one in the LA area that come to mind. They're basically short cuts you can take to get around the heavy traffic jams as certain times of the day.
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Yes, a booth where you would pick up a ticket entering the Turnpike to show where you entered, then a booth on the exits where you paid according to how much of the road you used.
As early as the 80s, Italy's Autostrada would time stamp your toll ticket - and then hit you with additional penalty fees upon exiting the tollway depending on how many minutes/hours you were "under par." It appears speed enforcement is more stringent these days, as the fee back then was simply collected with a simple "next time, please keep it under 100" admonishment, instead of the demands for bank tranfers these days.
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 We're about the same age,it's having guys or gals like us who knows how to fix em is the other side of the equation also...we better start training some young folks eh??
This was a very very expensive car when new and chock full of all sorts of power-assist goodies nobody had seen in production vehicles. Problem is Ford had its hands full (and NOT in a good way) with Edsel and the economy was in the tank. Beautiful car and very rare. Thanks for sharing.
Kiwi Classics and Customs : You have a beautiful car. I'm so glad to see you have replaced the brake master cylinder with a dual reservoir master cylinder. please get you some seat belts and shoulder harnesses. And how about some adjustable headrests. I would hate for you to crash into your windshield in a wreck, because you weren't buckled in.
You can't see daylight through them so I suspect there's probably a couple of deflectors of some kind to stop the water. Great question, I hadn't thought of that!
Beautiful job Kiwi. As a suggestion. You should wear a wireless mic when you shoot a video. Too much background noise. Your voice would come through much better. 👍👍👍
Nice job and a lot of attention to detail. I would surmise that the car had power brakes originally but the upgrade to the dual master cylinder and vacuum booster as well as the disc brakes is a plus. Reading up on the Ford vehicles the 1957 year introduced padded dash and dished steering wheel. Also, as an option customers could get seat belts. Naturally during that time these safety features were not embraced by the customers. And as you know these safety features were mandated by the federal govt in the 1968 on vehicles. Now this vehicle is a shining example of a "land yacht" and I would guess that the car would probably get around 18 mpg on the open road.
I had a chance to buy one of those when I first got divorced but passed on it because it needed a complete new interior and all glass due to some Jenks attempt at arson
@4:14 Popo lurking there, waiting for you to come by in the Big Block Mustang... Are the vent windows power on that car? Looks like two different switches on the driver's door.
I didn't spot him there the sneaky shit. Manual windows bud. Surprised me a bit, I figured they'd be electric. The switch just below the windshield is for the the back breezeway window. And the one on the door is the door lock
Love those Turnpike Cruisers: and on long trips - with kids in the back seat - the window rolls down! You'd think they'd offer a combination suitcase rack/playpen cage feature for larger families.
People not born at the age of repairing carburetors overlook the fact that they can not add fuel outside of the accelerator pump circuit, only added by the speed of air and a certain amount of "Brunelli's Principle" otherwise called Venturi vacuum / port timed vacuum signal. So, once adjusted, the air/fuel ratio is fixed but the temperature of air controls entering at 145 degrees to 150 degrees F. This is an analog attempt to maintain a 14.2: 1 air to fuel. The bi-metal element moves quickly to operate the blend door between hotter and cold. Yes, richer for a reason. Cold engines of this era have pistons that are egg shaped and narrow across the wrist pin as it grows as brought to full temperature. Castings and design were more about function rather than power. If you remove the coolant circulation pump off an inline 6 cylinder that had a very simple brass trumpet shaped tube with direction slots stamped on the cylinder side, slightly smaller at the front and larger toward the rear. It directed coolant between the cylinders from passenger side to drivers side. The circulation pump created a low pressure area to move & pull coolant forward into the radiator after a thermostat opened. A technician was taught to spray water on the block after 15-20 minutes. They were told to watch how much & quickly it turned to steam. If much slower at the back, then the coolant directional tube on this Buick Chief should be pulled straight out the front and a new brass alloy tube was installed. Easy, as the intake & exhaust were both on the drivers side. Warming the intake would create vapor the engine could use to create better cold weather operation. Yes, engineering was mostly an OJT experience. Bi-metal device controlled shutters in front of radiator on large truck like the short lived company that built "Diamond REO". We had one for grass fires in town at fire station. DK, ASE master retired.
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I've had the 57 since 83.:Pops scored a 58 Edsel in the early 90s. We toyed with the idea of an Edselero. Never did,but others have. I also have a pic of a crew cab 57 Ranchero.
Why do people say that? "It is not fast by any means." Nobody ever thought it would be fast. It is a shame all cars are compared to Hellcats now with 700 HP.
Back in the day it wasn't fast, wasn't meant to be. If you wanted fast you bought a supercharged T Bird. My comment wasn't meant to be negative just an observation that it is a cruiser and a very capable one at that.
I think I get where you're coming from. I have a GT350, say "It's quick, but not the fastest thing out there. Was not the goal of this car, it's a track/ handling machine that will hand many 'Faster' cars their asses in it's element. It'll still kill you quick, too, if you don't respect it"
Completely over the top. I love it. The days when you could tell from a long way off what brand the car was. Thanks for keeping the memories alive.
Glad you enjoyed it !!
Sweetheart of a car right there.
Indeed!!
Love all the FoMoCo cars you show going through the shop. Thanks for sharing these classics.
Seriously, it's my pleasure. Thanks for watching!!
An Incredibly Beauuutiful Car!💕
It really is!!
My folks had one of these in green and white.
Bet it looked good!!
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I like the red and white better. Ours only had a 312 V/* in it and it was a little gutless for that much car.
What a monster!
Truly a Yank Tank !!
👍🏻🇦🇺🏴
Thanks for watching!
Very nice! This car has it’s own unique character, it was possible back then, and the manufacturers were game to try some odd styles and features, it was an interesting era to live through.
It gets a lot of looks!! It was the era for car guys, no doubt!
Another classic lovingly repaired by Kiwi and Kev!
and Barry, he did wonders with the paint on this car!!
Ahoy Captain permission to come aboard? That is one fantastic land yacht! I mean that as a sincere compliment to the owner. Although but the breezeway open you go down to the box lumber yard and shove a couple 2X4s in back there. I'm sure somebody did that when these cars got a particular age that they bottomed out on value. But this one's fantastic inside and out. I've seen that on forge about 10 years newer where it catches the heat from the exhaust manifold. At the right time the heat buildup opens up the spring on that trapdoor. I want to say it was a 1967. Anyway fantastic car if I haven't said that enough. That would make a great Christmas calendar car. Santa would love to ride in style. Thanks again to you and the owner of the car for showcasing it.
Actually yes your tight. Perfect Santa parade car. Thanks for watching man
It's amazing all the options that were available on '57 Mercury. This is a fine example.
That Merc has got be fairly rare. I don't recall ever seeing one come into the gas station where I worked all through high school ( '64-'68) and we saw at least some of just about everything. She's a beauty for sure!
Yes, pretty rare. They made these in a 2door Htop Wagon as well. I've never seen one of those in real life only pictures
Great video of a classic car good to see someone that appreciates owning & working on a beautifully designed car.
Thanks man!
One of my favorite cars of all times.
It is pretty cool!!
Sweet ride mate, that thing looks like it is just gliding nice and smoothly down the highway and not laboring at all.
She sure does
That sure is a beautiful car. Nice job. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Thanks man!
I call Shotgun ! (ie- I'd love to cruise in it as a front seat passenger) Very cool ride- thanks for sharing and showing off the features 👍
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
That is a beautiful highway Cruiser!
She's pretty cool😎
I reckon that steering wheel is on upside down. The flat bit would be to give more clearance for fat fifties bellies..
Lol. You might be onto something there....
Thanks for the ride! I learn more about this car as you tell about it on the road test
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Sweet car for a more door, had to take a close look to even tell it had a back door it blends in pretty good.
The lower roofline like the 2dr htp help it a lot. The 4 door post car is about 2" taller and doesn't look near as nice
I really enjoy seeing the other cars that don’t fit into the traditional collector cars category. I dig the scalloped fins along the sides, the breezeway rear window and the roof air ventilation scoops with their little antenna projections. The riot of color and chrome trim on the insides. Just a lot of over the top style baked into cars from this period.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
That is a good cover photo.
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Well done ! subbed !
Welcome aboard!!
You have the best job ever. And you definitely do it well. As usual, great car and great work
Thanks mate!!
Some great vehicles get to be graced by your presence
Thanks man!!
She's a beauty.
I grew up in the era of 'Turnpikes'.. We lived in New Jersey and would drive the Pennsylvania Turnpike into PA to visit our rellies. You would get a paper ticket when entering the Turnpike and you paid when you took your exit and the amount you had to pay to use the Turnpike was dependent on how much of it you used (how far you drove on it).
There are still Turnpikes today. There's one in Orange county CA, and one in the LA area that come to mind. They're basically short cuts you can take to get around the heavy traffic jams as certain times of the day.
Cool story. So your talking about a tollway I guess?
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Yes, a booth where you would pick up a ticket entering the Turnpike to show where you entered, then a booth on the exits where you paid according to how much of the road you used.
As early as the 80s, Italy's Autostrada would time stamp your toll ticket - and then hit you with additional penalty fees upon exiting the tollway depending on how many minutes/hours you were "under par."
It appears speed enforcement is more stringent these days, as the fee back then was simply collected with a simple "next time, please keep it under 100" admonishment, instead of the demands for bank tranfers these days.
What a beautiful machine
Agreed!!
When you went through the interior from the breezeway it looked like a restaurant booth... Think pulp fiction
Kinda does does doesn't it....😎
That’s such a beautiful old car. Back when steel and chrome were cheap.
Ain't that the truth!!
Simply beautiful car and our neighbor had one not the model you've here but still had that feature!
Cool old cars for sure!!
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 We're about the same age,it's having guys or gals like us who knows how to fix em is the other side of the equation also...we better start training some young folks eh??
Barry does a great job with the camera.
Yeah he does!!
That is one feature I like about the 57-59 Ford, Mercury,and Edsel is the rear opening hood.
Awesome car, never seen one IRL and only ever seen a handful online so I suspect they're extremely rare
First one I've seen !
This was a very very expensive car when new and chock full of all sorts of power-assist goodies nobody had seen in production vehicles. Problem is Ford had its hands full (and NOT in a good way) with Edsel and the economy was in the tank. Beautiful car and very rare. Thanks for sharing.
Kiwi Classics and Customs : You have a beautiful car. I'm so glad to see you have replaced the brake master cylinder with a dual reservoir master cylinder. please get you some seat belts and shoulder harnesses. And how about some adjustable headrests. I would hate for you to crash into your windshield in a wreck, because you weren't buckled in.
The customer wasn't interested in seat belts.....🤷🏼♂️
Love ya work... taupo nz aka 🥝
Cheers mate!
Nice Burn Out
She'll light em up on demand 😁😎
Looks like you didn't have to do much to that car looks good!
Certainly not a full restoration. A partial one I guess
The blue "play" line at the bottom of the frame 👍
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching
The front vents on top of the windshield dose water coming in when it’s raining?
You can't see daylight through them so I suspect there's probably a couple of deflectors of some kind to stop the water. Great question, I hadn't thought of that!
You guys have the best jobs! How can you beat it?
Some days these old girls fight back pretty hard and can really test you but yea it's not a bad job😁😎
Like a sore dick. You can't beat it!
@@Daniel-Weaver well there's a mental picture I didn't need🤣😂
Beautiful job Kiwi. As a suggestion. You should wear a wireless mic when you shoot a video. Too much background noise. Your voice would come through much better. 👍👍👍
Your right!!
Nice job and a lot of attention to detail. I would surmise that the car had power brakes originally but the upgrade to the dual master cylinder and vacuum booster as well as the disc brakes is a plus. Reading up on the Ford vehicles the 1957 year introduced padded dash and dished steering wheel. Also, as an option customers could get seat belts. Naturally during that time these safety features were not embraced by the customers. And as you know these safety features were mandated by the federal govt in the 1968 on vehicles. Now this vehicle is a shining example of a "land yacht" and I would guess that the car would probably get around 18 mpg on the open road.
How does a kiwi drive a lefthand drive vehicle?
When I first got here the were a few "moments". Just ask my wife😳😬
I had a chance to buy one of those when I first got divorced but passed on it because it needed a complete new interior and all glass due to some Jenks attempt at arson
Ahh the ones that got away......
I have a 57 Monarch which is a rare car as they were only built in Canada.
That is a rare car!! Sounds cool!
@4:14 Popo lurking there, waiting for you to come by in the Big Block Mustang...
Are the vent windows power on that car? Looks like two different switches on the driver's door.
I didn't spot him there the sneaky shit. Manual windows bud. Surprised me a bit, I figured they'd be electric. The switch just below the windshield is for the the back breezeway window. And the one on the door is the door lock
Another Kev approved kiwi rehab. Thanks for the history lesson. Kia Ora.
Your welcome. Thanks for watching!
The merc trim was second to none, ha puppies an silent rippas..
Love your content - thank you!
Please wear a microphone - relying on the camera's mic just doesn't work.
Your welcome. Working on mic's
IS IT 4 $ALE ?
No it's not. Family heirloom sorry.
Love those Turnpike Cruisers: and on long trips - with kids in the back seat - the window rolls down!
You'd think they'd offer a combination suitcase rack/playpen cage feature for larger families.
I'd go with the cage option 😬
Nice car. I hope those tires are less than 6 years old. If you had a blowout with old tires it could kill you and/or me.
Agreed!! They are new Cokers
People not born at the age of repairing carburetors overlook the fact that they can not add fuel outside of the accelerator pump circuit, only added by the speed of air and a certain amount of "Brunelli's Principle" otherwise called Venturi vacuum / port timed vacuum signal.
So, once adjusted, the air/fuel ratio is fixed but the temperature of air controls entering at 145 degrees to 150 degrees F. This is an analog attempt to maintain a 14.2: 1 air to fuel. The bi-metal element moves quickly to operate the blend door between hotter and cold. Yes, richer for a reason. Cold engines of this era have pistons that are egg shaped and narrow across the wrist pin as it grows as brought to full temperature. Castings and design were more about function rather than power. If you remove the coolant circulation pump off an inline 6 cylinder that had a very simple brass trumpet shaped tube with direction slots stamped on the cylinder side, slightly smaller at the front and larger toward the rear. It directed coolant between the cylinders from passenger side to drivers side. The circulation pump created a low pressure area to move & pull coolant forward into the radiator after a thermostat opened. A technician was taught to spray water on the block after 15-20 minutes. They were told to watch how much & quickly it turned to steam. If much slower at the back, then the coolant directional tube on this Buick Chief should be pulled straight out the front and a new brass alloy tube was installed. Easy, as the intake & exhaust were both on the drivers side. Warming the intake would create vapor the engine could use to create better cold weather operation.
Yes, engineering was mostly an OJT experience.
Bi-metal device controlled shutters in front of radiator on large truck like the short lived company that built "Diamond REO". We had one for grass fires in town at fire station. DK, ASE master retired.
Cool, thanks for sharing!!
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Does this knowledge mean we are getting old? DK.
@@deankay4434 think it might yeah😁
My 57 Ranchero has those same bones. Single round headlights. 58 and 59 got ugly with the doubles
Yes, they come from the same gene pool for sure!
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I've had the 57 since 83.:Pops scored a 58 Edsel in the early 90s. We toyed with the idea of an Edselero. Never did,but others have. I also have a pic of a crew cab 57 Ranchero.
@@Daniel-Weaver crew cab ranchero. That's wild!!
😆
Thanks for watching!
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 ....beautiful!!
Why do people say that? "It is not fast by any means." Nobody ever thought it would be fast. It is a shame all cars are compared to Hellcats now with 700 HP.
Back in the day it wasn't fast, wasn't meant to be. If you wanted fast you bought a supercharged T Bird. My comment wasn't meant to be negative just an observation that it is a cruiser and a very capable one at that.
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I know but speed is always on the mind and I have heard that about every car out there. It is always said on test drives.
I think I get where you're coming from. I have a GT350, say "It's quick, but not the fastest thing out there. Was not the goal of this car, it's a track/ handling machine that will hand many 'Faster' cars their asses in it's element. It'll still kill you quick, too, if you don't respect it"
@@olikat8I vouch for that, one must drive a 63galaxie or end up in the bushes? Unlike new cars that drive themselves essentially.
It's called a heat riser