The 1957 Ford Fairlane/Fairlane 500 was the primary of the long, low Fords, boasting the first deeply sculptured steel body panels and a serious enhance in passenger room. The 272-cid V-8, optional on the Ranchero, was upped to 190 bhp, while the 292, optional on the Custom, jumped to 212. The usual powerplant for all Rancheros was the 223-cid overhead-valve six, which acquired a mere seven bhp enhance to 144. Any engine might be ordered with stick overdrive or the reliable however unexciting F...