Buy This NASCAR 1957 Ford Fairlane From When Stock Cars Were Actually Stock

It may still be called the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, but NASCAR race cars are in no way stock—and haven’t been for a long time. Back in the early days of the series, though, that was closer to the truth. Sure, teams modified cars to make them faster (sometimes without the approval of officials), but those cars started out on a showroom floor. A relic of that era is now headed to auction. This 1957 Ford Fairlane doesn’t have decals for headlights. What it does have are big chrome bumpers and a front bench seat (albeit with a roll bar strut running down the middle), features that…

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