People who view this 1957 Ford Country Sedan for the first time are often impressed by its generally unrestored condition and appealing original color combination. They’re not wrong of course, but the real appeal of this vintage wagon is under the hood, which is in fact sometimes missed. “It’s so unexpected,” owner Frank Stubbs says, when explaining the reaction people give him after learning of the status of this factory-supercharged car. “Most people have no idea that Ford offered a supercharger on the ’57s at all, much less on a four-door station wagon. They’re blown away by the idea.” But of course, Ford did offer just such an animal, and this may be the only one of its kind remaining.
Not wanting to assume that all our readers are experts on factory blown 1957 Fords, here’s a quick recap. In a case of racing making the breed better, the ’57 model year dawned with multiple manufacturers scrambling to homologate new equipment in hopes of improving their competitiveness in NASCAR stock car racing. Ford arguably pushed
