After 60 years on the road together, woman ready to sell '57 Lady'
After 60 years on the road together, woman ready to sell '57 Lady'
WEBVTT PATRICK: THERE'S A WOMAN IN WESTPENN WHO HAS HAD HERS FOR MORETHAN A CENTURY, BUT THE TWO AREABOUT TO PART WAYS.TRAVEL THE ROAD TOGETHER, ANDOVER TIME, THE TWO -->> THE 57 IS MORE TOWARDS THECAR.PATRICK: BECOME ONE.GRACE AND HERB A LAYER -- HERBELAIR BEGAN THEIR TRAVELS 60YEARS AGO.>> THERE WAS NEVER A REASON FORME TO BUY ANOTHER ONE.EVERYONE LIKES THIS CAR.IT'S THE ORIGINAL ONE.PATRICK: SHE DROVE IT OFF THELOT IN OCTOBER OF 1957.>> 1958'S WERE ABOUT TO COMEOUT.PATRICK: SHE SAYS THE SALMONWANTED TO SELL THIS ONE, IN 1957DEMONSTRATOR CAR.>> EVERYTHING WASTOP-OF-THE-LINE.PATRICK: THE PRICE?JUST OVER $2200 AND A TRADE-INOF HER OLD CHEVY.HOW MANY MILES DO YOU HAVE?>> 121,000.PATRICK: 57 LADY IS HER ONLYCAR.>> SHE LOVES TO GO TO CHURCH.PATRICK: WHEN SHE GOES TO THESHOP -->> THIS CAR IS TAKEN CARE OF BYTHE BOOK.PATRICK: THE BOOK IS THEORIGINAL MAINTENANCE GUIDE, ANDA MIDAS LIFETIME WEREN'T COVERSTHE MUFFLERS.>> I BELIEVE IT WAS A TOTAL OF23.PATRICK: ALL THOSE MUFFLERS, ALLTHOSE YEARS, ALL THOSE MILESLATER.DO YOU GET A LOT OF LOOKS WHENYOU GO OUT?>> UNBELIEVABLE.THAT IS THE FUN OF IT.PATRICK: THE FUN IS MOVING ON.AS SEASONS CHANGE -->> I HAVE NO EARS.PATRICK: CHANGES DOWN THE ROADFOR THE 57 LADY.DO YOU THINK IT WILL BEEMOTIONAL?>> NO, BECAUSE I'M READY.PATRICK: GRACE IS READY TO SELL.>> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS IMUST DO BEFORE I DIE, AND THISIS ONE OF THEM.PATRICK: A JOURNEY THATCONTINUES, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOTTOGETHER.>> SHE WILL BE DRIVING THEROADS, BUT I WON'T BE.PATRICK: IT WAS FUN TO RIDEALONG.DRIVING NEW ROADS, FITTING,CONSIDERING CHEVY'S NEW SLOGANIS "FIND NEW ROADS."SHE DOESN'T DRIVE THE CAR IN THEWINTER.SHE HAD IT RESTORED IN THE
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After 60 years on the road together, woman ready to sell '57 Lady'
A 60-year journey is coming to an end for a Wisconsin woman and her '57 Chevrolet Bel Air. Grace Braeger bought the car, she calls "57 Lady," in 1957. After six decades together, she's ready to find the car a new home.She had "57 Lady" restored in the 1980s and doesn't drive the car in the winter. The Chevy is the only vehicle she owns. She doesn't have a set price for the car, but is taking inquiries from people who want to buy it. She can be reached via email at gracebraeger@gmail.com.
A 60-year journey is coming to an end for a Wisconsin woman and her '57 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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Grace Braeger bought the car, she calls "57 Lady," in 1957. After six decades together, she's ready to find the car a new home.
She had "57 Lady" restored in the 1980s and doesn't drive the car in the winter. The Chevy is the only vehicle she owns.
She doesn't have a set price for the car, but is taking inquiries from people who want to buy it. She can be reached via email at gracebraeger@gmail.com.