I’ve got a ‘57 150 2-dr wagon that was factory black and white. The dude who bought it new turned it into a street racer. From everything I’ve read, the Handyman wagons that got a V8 came with a 265 that was painted an ugly green. The guy put in a 283 and painted it green, then dropped a 2x4 intake on it--so it looked like a 265 with dual quads. At some point in the early ‘60s, it got a 3spd OD trans.
When I bought it, the original induction was gone, but the guy threw in a 2x4 intake and carbs (with the wrong numbers, but factory duals according to no choke mechanism...I’ve never run the numbers). The heads were also junkers put on the engine to sell. Came with a spare 1pc frame (powdercoated black) and P-case, and extra set of control arms also powder coated. Body is ROUGH, but was a pretty complete car. Had home-made floors in it (well done, but no ribs or anything--just flat metal), and a lot of bondo. I bought it in ‘95 for $3500.
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