Vehicle Description
Gorgeousframe off restoration put back to originality265 SBC
V8Largest engine offered in 1956Edelbrock 4 barrel
equippedPowerglide auto transmissionContinental kitOriginal seat
upholstery preserved in plasticManual brakes and steering
If you're itching to get behind the wheel of an undeniable timeless
classic, it would be awfully difficult to do better than this 1956
Chevrolet Bel Air. It's a member of a class of mid-'50s Chevys that
forged an unbreakable link as part of true American car culture
and, with its outstanding curb appeal and meticulously restored
look, would be equally at home making an impact on the local car
show circuit as it would pulling focus on the boulevard. The red
and white two tone combo is to die for and will catch everybody's
attention. The interior is put back to exactly how the car would
have looked in 1956. The seat upholstery in this car is special
because it was shrinked wrapped sometime ago to preserve them for
the future. The original seat upholstery looks to be in excellent
shape due to this. The 265 and powerglide combo are freshly rebuilt
and run great. This is an excellent, comfortable, stylish cruiser
that is screaming to get on the road!
History;
The 1956 Bel Air received a face-lift with a more conventional
full-width grille, pleasing those customers who didn't favor the
Ferrari-inspired '55 front end. Distinctive two-tone bodyside
treatments and graceful front and rear wheel openings completed the
"speedline" restyling. Single housings incorporated the taillight,
stoplight, and backup light, and the left one held the gas filler -
an idea popularized on Cadillacs. Among the seven Bel Air models
was a new Sport Sedan, a pillarless four-door hardtop that looked
handsome with all the windows rolled down and allowed easy entry
into the back seat. Production exceeded 103,000, compared to
128,000 two-door hardtops. Shapely two-door Nomad wagons topped the
price chart at $2,608, but now carried the same interior and
rear-wheel sheetmetal as other Bel Airs, lacking the original's
unique trim. Only 7,886 were built. The least costly Bel Air, at
$2,025, was the two-door sedan. Seatbelts, shoulder harnesses, and
a padded dashboard were available, and full-size cars could even
get the hot Corvette 225-horsepower engine. In 1956 sales material
there was an optional rain-sensing automatic top. Popular Mechanics
reported only 7.4% of owners in their survey ordered seat
belts.
