My second car was a White-over-Green 1957 Ford HT with the 312 Interceptor (T-Bird) engine and a TorqueFlight (yes a TorqueFLight) transmission. Best engine/transmission combo a kid could have.
Very curious - a '57 Ford 312 Y-block with a Mopar Torqueflite transmission? Was an adapter plate used? A '57 Ford 312 would have come from the factory with a cast iron Fordomatic. The dual range Cruiseomatic came out in the '58 Fords.