Vehicle Description
Add a little color to your life with this '56 Bel Air. It grabs
your attention with the orange and yellow paint, then keeps your
attention with the style of the first class interior full of modern
comforts and conveniences. Drop in a built 454 with some suspension
upgrades, and you have a powerful show and go combination.
Big chrome bumpers and rockets on the hood may be a couple of the
reasons these cars have been so endlessly popular. The bumpers, and
all the chrome, look like new on this car. Another possible reason
for their popularity could be that they look so good in two tone
paint, and the orange with yellow on this car really highlight the
cars lines beautifully. Chrome brightwork surrounds the yellow that
starts on the front fenders and runs down the side of the car
echoing the shape of the rocket on the hood, then carries the
yellow around to the trunk and back of the car. Taillights are set
in the ends of the fins and trimmed in chrome. Red white and blue
emblems front and rear, and Bel Air emblems on the fenders
reinforce that this car is all American. Underpinning all that
color, are some pretty unique, attention-grabbing, TSW wheels.
Open the door and step inside for lots of treats that are bound to
please you. First, there is a bench seat with a twist. Side
bolsters along with a center arm rest offer a bit of bucket seat
like support and are upholstered in nice quality leather. Door
panels with power windows carry on the leather theme with an added
tweed accent and billet controls for the door handles and window
cranks. Behind the Lecarra leather wrapped steering wheel topping a
chromed column, is a dash board that is a work of art. A Mooneyes
tach is a sweet touch, and Classic brand instruments keep accurate
tabs on critical functions. There is lots of stunning, polished
metal, including the glove box and a Chevy bowtie in the center.
Another treat is the iPod compatible JVC stereo and DVD unit in the
dash which pumps sound out through four speakers in the rear deck
and two more in the front. The windows have a nice smoke tint to
them, and the trunk is trimmed out as nicely as the interior so
even your luggage is surrounded by luxury.
With the standard set by the paint and interior, the engine
compartment and drivetrain had to be something special too. Before
the engine went in, the firewall was smoothed, and dressed up, with
pinstriping. The 454 itself is both pumped up, and dressed up. A
triangular March Performance air filter looks great and lets you
see the polished high ram intake with a Demon 4bbl carb sitting on
top of it. Bowtie valve covers along with an aluminum accessory
mounting system are also polished nicely and compliment the chromed
master cylinder, brake booster, and alternator. Keeping things
cool, and also looking cool, are an aluminum radiator and A/C
condenser. Ceramic coated headers and an MSD blaster ignition round
out the engine mods. All that go power runs back through a
three-speed automatic transmission, and the whoa power is handled
by four-wheel disc brakes. The rubber meets the road through
245/45/ZR18s mounted on those sweet TSW wheels all around.
Come on down and take a look at this attention-grabbing car. But
grab your sunglasses on the way out your door. You may want
them.