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The most timeless variations of the car are normally thought about to be the 2-door Sport Coupe and the Convertible.
It had actually been used as a Bel Air in '55 and '56 and hadn't been all that popular, although Chevrolet did offer the even less popular 2-door Wanderer wagon in '57.
The hood ornamentation, chrome trim down the sides and the grille are the simplest methods to tell one year apart from the others. The '55, for instance, had a Ferrari-inspired egg cage grille, while the '56 and '57 had grilles extending across the entire front end. The tailfins are at their most significant on the '57, but they are still far from the biggest examples to have actually come out of the '50s, and are about the limitation of what you could still call stylish.
It's something that would thought about horrible today, however it fits with the Bel Air's shape far better than it would with anything today. For as stylish as the exterior of the vehicle is, the interior of the Bel Air is about the most '50s thing around. The dash has actually been streamlined from what you would have seen in an older vehicle, with Chevy replacing the oil pressure and generator assesses with "idiot lights." The streamlined gauge cluster is controlled by a big speedo and surrounded by polished metal.
It was an interior that could come across as either loud or restrained, depending upon what color combination the client selected, and a lot of the were made with some lovely strong color choices. But, you can forgive that, due to the fact that Chevrolet handled to make an interior that looks excellent in nearly any color.
The base engine was still an I-6, the "Blue Flame" out of the Corvette, which by all accounts ran more smoothly than the early small block V-8s, but the V-8 was still hugely popular. And, because the Bel Air was the top trim, by '57 it was available only with a V-8.
A larger 283 V-8 was brought out later on, and with a four-barrel carburetor it made 220 horsepower. This was a sensible amount, thinking about the cars and truck weighed less than 3,500 pounds. That's pretty close in both power output and weight to the existing Chevrolet Malibu, simply for a bit of contemporary context.
But the really important thing about the 283, which was also used in the Corvette that year, was the optional (and very expensive) mechanical fuel injection. Fuel injected models made 283 horse power, and the choice was advertised as the first mass-produced engine to make one horsepower per cubic inch. The expense of the fuel injection option made cars geared up with the feature very rare, but 283-equipped Bel Airs controlled NASCAR for a time, and today the 283 is the most demanded by collectors.
In truth, overall U.S. production of all body designs of just the Bel Air cut for simply 1957 is available in at simply under 700,000, a fairly shocking number. Still, different choices are more rare than others, and rates can vary by more than you 'd expect. Fortunately, because so many were constructed, there is a lot of data about pricing available, and we have uncommonly precise averages.
Today these, go for about $19,000, or only just a bit more than the inflation change rate when it was brand-new. The most costly is the convertible with the fuel injected 283. These go for approximately $95,000, with the fuel injected Sport Coupe can be found in 2nd at $71,000.
Introduced the exact same year as the second-generation Bel Air, the Fairlane was the most significant rival to the Bel Air. In reality, for as popular as the Bel Air remained in 1957, the Fairlane was a lot more popular, leading Ford to outsell Chevrolet for the very first time considering that 1935. For the '57 design, Ford introduced the Skyliner retractable tough top for the Fairlane.
Like the Chevrolet lineup at the time, Dodge's consisted mainly of one design with a range of various bodies and trim levels. The Custom Royal was the top trim, and when the automobile was revamped for 1957, it was a highly attractive automobile. It never ever did sell in numbers rather as huge as those of the Ford or the Chevy, however this is probably at least in part because the redesign came so reasonably late.
The Dodge may not have actually had fuel injection, but Dodge did offer larger and more powerful Hemi engines for the Customized Royal. The '57 Bel Air is among the biggest classics of all time. However unlike many other excellent classics, its not rarity that makes it special. With the Bel Air it's the opposite, the reality that there are a lot of of them around and how accessible that makes them.
It's probably the very first automobile you think about when you believe of the '50s, and it captures the spirit of its decade much better than simply about any other car ever has. Love it The definition of classic appearances Fuel injection for less than the price of a Mercedes The last time that an automobile this popular might get away with such a wild interior Leave it So common, a lot of people will not even rely on look Fuel injection and a drop leading quadruples the cost Red interiors are a lot to take.
When you believe of a classic hot rod, efficiency doesn't occur. However the Chevrolet Performance E-ROD cage engine system in this 1955 Bel Air is a powerful example of technological development building on greatness. The Bel Air's E-ROD system balances the 430 horses of an LS3 6.2 L V-8 with emissions equipment developed to assist lorries satisfy significantly stringent emissions requirements.
The most cost effective automatic from Chevrolet Efficiency, the 4L65-E provides strength to accommodate an engine approximately 430 lb-ft of torque. A SuperMatic transmission controller allows a convenient plug-in installation to match the plug-in functions of the E-ROD system. The result is an easy way to mix yesteryear's renowned style with today's efficient, performance.
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air for sale! Motorcar Classics is pleased to provide this definitely spectacular and pristine 1957 Bel Air presented in Harbor Blue with blue interior. This Bel Air is among the finest Bel Airs we have had the chance to represent. Acquired by Rick Henderick at a 2010 Las Vegas Barret Jackson auction this Bel Air was stored in a personal collection in Charlotte, North Carolina from 2010-2015.
The engine is a 283/283hp strong lift camera fuel injected. The transmission is a 3-speed column shift. A full rotisserie remediation was finished on the automobile around 2008 by the really well known Snodgrass Brothers. This Chevroler likewise won Super Chevy Gold Class, Best of Show, Outstanding Detail Winner (September 2008).
While there is no files to prove coordinating numbers on the motor. Hendrick presented the vehicle as a Date Code proper motor as many are due to the fact that pre-1960 they were simply no files at the time.
Our research reveals the vehicle to be real and the VIN # and options do examine out.
