1957 Ford Custom 300 Muscle Machine "700 Proof" 

interior is just incredible on this beauty,im mainly a chevy guy but cars from 70 and back can be from any car maker and be incredible.

There was a great movie made in '58 starring Robert Mitchum about shine-runners called "Thunder Road." One of Mitchum's cars in the movie was a hopped up '57 Ford. Good stuff.

I would take the 57 Fairlane over a 57 Belair anyday!

I had this type Ford while in USAF back in the 60's. Never had a vision like this. The hood scoop is perfect. When I first saw it, I thought, oh crap. Often that just looks stupid and bolt on. This one looks like it was stamped out at the factory. Nice car!

i´m n´all Mopar Guy.. but this is ´n nice 57 Ford i would go with it... thumbs up....

Great Moonshiner love how the door handles match the molding on the outside of the car

Had a '57 and wished I had never sold it...had a 312 cu in police interceptor. I put a Hurst four speed in it. Great video Scottie

You guys took one of the most beautifully styled cars of the '50's and brought it into the 21st century. All your modifications look and function so well together. Wish the factory would offer one of these! I love it!

Wow, everything on this car is perfect. Up to date everything mechanical while keeping the style period correct. Really nice job.

Thunder Road with Robert Mitchum, I knew it was a runner's car before I read the description. Fantastic car!

Damn Scottie!That Steve does awesome interior,I would consider it an honor to make the beast with two backs on one of his seats with a hot Georgia peach,lol.

How can I not love this car? Absolutely beautiful!

That's probably the nicest 57 Fords I've ever seen. Totally love everything about it ! Thanks Scotty

I agree with you Scottie... you don't see too many of these 56 and 57 Fords because the Bel Airs from 55-57 are the most popular ones... but this is one gorgeous car and it has become my favorite car... I love the attention to detail and how it turned out it just looks gorgeous and sound mean too... plus the car is black and that is indeed my favorit color...

That is classic - and done SO nice!

Love this car ford in a ford is perfect The 55-57 ford out look the Chevy’s any day of the week!

Nice! I think they nailed the "moonshine runner" car. Reminds me of the Burt Reynolds movie "White lightning"

Robert Mitchum or some thing! I'm from Jersey not Tennessee and that statement is blasphemy. Thunder Road is the gospel.

Beautiful 57 Ford Scottie.!!...love that interior Holcomb put together.The man has talent that's for sure.Thanks for the great video!!!

This car is really cool. Its nice to see someone start with something different,. The car is 'finished', and doesn't look 'patchy', meaning some areas look un-done. Look at the engine and the engine compartment, just awesome! The choice of wheels is also really neat following the 'moonshine runner' theme. It appears to have a standard trans, right? Must be fun to drive with that kind of HP! Really nice, good edition to your 'herd' of vehicles shot, great job!

Great taste! Thanks for sharing!!

Fab, keep em coming Scottie

FANTASTIC !!!

absolutely gorgeous car. The oil fill cap is drivong my OCD crazy though. It needs to be facing the other direction.

I am all in on this one as you sat the 56 57 Fords kinda get lost back then. Mike

Just came across this video... Absolutely amazing! Yes, I love this car! Glad I came across this!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love it!!!

Beautiful car Scotty! When I was a kid my father had a 57 Fairlane 500 with a 312 T Bird engine. My brother drove the crap out of. I've alway loved them sinse then.

Always liked 57 Fords they look awesome turned to Hot Rods. He kept this old school Steve hooked up the inside to keep it like that...Ford in a ford 700proof on pump gas..Nice job Scottie Thanks.

My father had a 57 Ford country squire,that was his work car.

Scotty any new stuff All your stuff is fantastic

Nice clean 57 ford farilane

Best looking Ford of the 50’s. in 1957 Ford outsold GM in full size cars. The 57 Ranchero is way cool.

Scottie you come across some of coolest cars! How do you find them? Maaan this car is badazz!

Very sharp and clean interior is just right not over done.

Knew a guy in the early 70's that built a '57 for street racing. Ran the 352 - twisted the axles...twice

I'm a Mopar guy but I love the 57 Ford's...especially the factory supercharged versions. Most of the supercharged 312's ended up in T-Bird's and Fairlane/Custom 2 door sedans. But there was even 2 supercharged Ranchero's and 1 supercharged 4 door Fairlane(which was originally ordered by a North Carolina moonshiner) that were built. I think there was only a total of like 50 of those supercharged 312 Ford engines built in 57. They were Ford's first true muscle car. Ford rated them at 300 horsepower but theyre rumored to make 340 horsepower...more than a 64 GTO with a 389 4 barrel. Really the 55 Chrysler 300 was the very first muscle car in my opinion. The Chrysler 300's dominated NASCAR in 1955-56 and the supercharged Ford's dominated in 57 until Chevy cried and got the blown Ford engines banned mid season. Several very good performing cars came out in 1957 from all different manufacturers... Fuel injected and dual quad 283 Chevy's, Injected or Tri Power 347 Pontiac's and 371 Oldsmobile's, Supercharged 312 Fords, Hemi powered Chrysler 300's, Dodge D-500's, and DeSoto Adventurers, and the Plymouth Fury with the 290 hp dual quad 318 or the 305 hp 350 Golden Commando engine. These cars were all really the original muscle cars. 1955-1970 is definitely the best era ever for cars. The compression and power numbers started to fall off some in about 1971-1972 because of emissions regulations and muscle cars were totally gone by 1975...when catalytic converters hit the scene. Leave it to the feds to fuck up the muscle car era just like everything else they touch

That custom front seat is flawless, and u gotta love them dogleg doorways just awsome!

I had a two 57 Custom black , an old Tennessee Trooper car , I put a 1962 406 - Holman Moody engine ,it was a rocket ,I had it painted Aqua ,popular at that time, I should have left it black . I wish I had it back.

Another Beautifully done Ford custom. Scotty is the man when it comes to bringing the public Super-Trick hot rods...hands down the best in the business. Thanks Scotty

Robert Mitchum , Thunder Road ,good movie

Very nice, clean, interior cool, engine to die for. Recognize the wing place from food network. Great find, both. Keep it up.

Sweet

What country is this guy from? He doesn't know who Robert Mitchum is, Mitchum was the Clint Eastwood of his time. Maybe he doesn,t know Eastwood either.

You didn't know about Thunder Road?

Nearly 100K Scottie! Keep the great videos coming. -Ethan

Damn, you never have seen Thunder Road. It was filmed in my county..... Damn, you never hearx the name Lucas Doolan..... Holy hell there is a Thunxer Road inspired liquor store at exit 407.....

Love this '57 Ford!

Simply beautiful !!

Inside is to mod for me but it still looks killer ford in a ford live long and prosper!

Nice clean car Scottie. The hood scoop looks like it should be there, ya know..... The guys did a nice job on it. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing this with us all man. Kev

Bad-ass. Period.

That thing looks downright evil!!

The Perfect Ford Hands Down!! I would have used the original design for the steering wheel and really beefed it up!! That would be it. Love the scoop!!!

I had a 57 Ford Skyliner Retractable Hardtop with a 390 Ford 4 Speed Manual out of a early 60's Ford Galaxie 500, White in color, when I was in High School, 1971-73 and sold it in 1985. The 57 Skyliner was the best looking year compared to the 58 or 59. I generally left the top up because I did not have a garage and was concerned that the top could get stuck in the down or mid way position.

Good looking car. I prefer a more original interior , but that's just personal likes and dislikes.

HOT DAMN thats a Bad Ass '57 Ford!!!

Any car that Steve Holcomb gets his hands on goes from cool to super cool by the time he's done. Great car!

Awesome-thanks for this one Scottie! My Brothers first car was a '57 with a 312:)

If this car could go in the way back machine back to 57. Haul some shine. Cops would be dumfounded

When as a young tender lad of 7 I used to call these Fords 'eyebrow cars'. :-)

Beautiful 1957 Ford

Gotta brag...my pop met RM at the Blue Room in New Awlins. Pop stuck out his hand and got a cold fish back so RM was X'ed from his list of liked stars. Pop met singer/dancer Dennis Day (Jack Benny show) in his WW2 Navy days...said he was down to earth and cordial.

That is a good looking car. First car I ever drove was a 1957 Ford 3-speed on the column. Why so much chrome on a "Shine" hauler though?. Most Shine was hauled at night and they would often run without lights.That also meant they didn't want the moonlight shining off of anything.on the car. So your entire Shine hauler was most often dark in color without chrome and no brake lights. Shine hauling is where most of your early Nascar drivers came from.Check out Junior Johnson. He ended up getting a full pardon from Governor/President Jimmy Carter.

I always did like the 55--56 and 57 Fords better than the Chevys,I never could figure out what the big fuss was over stinking Chevy,,,,,, I liked GM;s Pontiac Much better lookin and lot more power.

A Beauty! My first car was a 1956 Ford cop car picked up in an auction. Please Robert Mitchum, not Meechum. Thunder Road”. A fun movie about hot rod pioneers and moonshiners. I still know the lyrics to the hit song. This car says it all!

I loved my 57 Ford Fairlane 500. I bought it when I was 15 and restored it, and took my driver's exam in it. The guy from the DMV said it was a first for him and he'd been doing it for 25 years.

How can you build a 1957 Ford Fairlane liquor car and not copy the "700 Proof!" That car is awesome , and I would love to get behind the wheel with some bad intentions! Great job!!

Thats bad ass. I'll take that over a 57 Chevy any day. Actually Plymouth had the best looking cars in 57 and 58 in my opinion. 57 Pontiacs and Oldsmobile's were good looking cars too

Thunder Road staring Robert Mitcham started off with a 1950 Ford coupe as his moonshine car then he traded up to a 1957 2 door Fairlane which he gave a real thrashing in the movie . they destroyed about 6 57's in the movie .want to watch a good period movie then get a hold of it .

It's a nice modernizing of an old Fairlane. The only thing I would change is a 5 or 6 speed Stick. I own mostly stick cars, just not a fan of automatics.

I prefer this 57 Ford ,it is really beautiful, compared to the over popular 57 Chevrolet.but every one has there own tastes. like you said, don't see many around..

I love this car but It seems like a pretty expensive build which would be out of reach for most folks. I see a 57 ford for sale now for 12k. I wish I could pick it up

That big old car and the motor still barely fits.Nice work think I'd go with a tilt front clip,

A beautiful car, I’m a Chevy guy but that is a very beautiful car. Looks a bit better than a Honda I’d say

An odd duck but cool as hell would love given that a spin around the Tennessee woods or something I have never seen a 57 Ford thanks Scottie

I have a 57 custom 300, and this is my dream, what does a job like that cost to be duplicated?

I like this car, I am an old chevy lover but omg this car is way nicer than any 57 chev alive.

Priceless pal.

zzzleeper..........

3V responds better than a 4V to boost? Would like to know more about that statement.

thumbs up , Ford in Ford , I build a chevy with a 302 Ford !

Moonshiners didnt used 18" wheels.

Everyone knows 50s and 60s had the best looking cars. 70s were good too.

Bad ass ride - wheels and stance are perfect, tho I'd keep the interior neat and dead stock and drop a twin Paxton blown Y-block and retro shifted Tremec, delete the bumpers to add some real mooonshine runner style.

I would pick this car over any Chevrolet ever built. So nice.

Nice! It's kinda like the ones on Carolina Custom Classics.

thunder road! robert mitchum boot leg smuggler with hot rod cars.

awesome car. kudos for keeping it FORD! narration similar to QVC... 😉

absolutely Frappin' BEAUTIFL !

My favorite car 1957 Ford & 1956 Ford Big Window.

this is amazing. this 57 ford is second only to Jeremy Pearson's "Bone Shaker" gasser. but thats just because i love race cars. such a beautiful machine though

I had a hopped up 57 Fairlane,,, damn I loved that car

I like it. I like black. Not downing it. But To me it too much black. A different type of wheel would have helped a lot.

A '58 Ford hood fits perfectly on the '57.

ThunderRoad it’s a great movie. It’s the first movie I can remember watching as a kid back in the late 50s.

Love the car and that look is so cool, the only thing I would do is add the police search light mirrors and put the chrome thing that cop cars used to have on the wheels but it still looks really good 5/5 :)

Thunder Road

Looks like something outta Highway patrol! Lol!