1957 Coupe de Ville-I Just Took Delivery-Shakedown 125 Mile Scenic Mountain Driv

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hello all... I've been hanging out here, trolling lol, and I took delivery of my 1957 Series 62 a few days ago, so I thought I'd write about it! But... I've got to head off to work, so I'll just post some pix of our drive thru the Catskill Mountains yesterday, and I did have a serious mechanical problem I may post elsewhere in this forum. My brakes locked up. And I believe the power brake-master cylinder was the culprit. Somehow it resolved itself, and I was able to complete my trip without a problem

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Enjoy!

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Hmmmm... why do I think I'm attaching several pix, and only the last one posts? Using android device

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More...
And loading er up!

https://youtu.be/66gEKbjkT6k

[GBrown #8092]

Lookin' Good!

Glenn

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Funny that the image showing me and my gfriend-selfy-has more views than any of the other great shots. Yeah, I need my beard trimmed...

[Cadillac Jack 82]

Beautiful 57!  I had one for about 5 years so if you have any technical questions please feel free to ping me.

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Tim, thank you for reaching out. I just posted about the brake lockup issue I experienced yesterday... the brakes seem business as usual again today on a 15 minute drive... I'm out of town visiting family now, I'm not sure if I'm going to trailer the car home, or leave it here and drive it some more...

[Barry M Wheeler #2189]

You might try some neats foot oil through the screw hole in the large round doohickey. When I had my '57 convertible years (and years) ago, that freed up my brake pedal. (There is a large leather seal inside that large round fixture that can dry out.)

I know this suggestion sounds crazy but I read it somewhere in the shop manual or "something" official. The car was my daily driver at the time and at times, I had to drag the pedal back "up" with my foot to be able to use the brake again.

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Barry, doesn't sound crazy at all! So what is the large round doo-hickey? The power booster? And the place to apply the neats foot oil is where exactly? The car is not with me now, it's 300 miles away. I should be able to look at it Sunday. I'm going to leaf thru Hemmings and see if there's a rebuilding specialist that maybe I van get some tips from, or maybe that leather seal...

[Barry M Wheeler #2189]

I've never been sure what they call it, but I guess it's the power booster. As I recall, there is a slotted screw near the top that would allow access for a nozzle if removed. It's a fairly large one, and I think that it's the only screw visible.