Vehicle Description
The Chevrolet Bel Air is one of the most recognized and beloved
classics of all time. Its clean lines, ornate trim, and excellent
proportions make for a handsome car with a lot of customizing
potential. Not surprisingly, a wide array of these trademark Chevys
populate car shows around the country, and their builds range from
Concours' correct quality restorations all the way to wild
creations that exceed the performance of today's fastest sports
cars. Somewhere between those perfected trailer queens and
temperamental custom machines, you'll find cars like this
incredibly built 1967 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe. Decked in a smooth
coat of deep Red paint, sporting an attractive two-tone grey
leather interior, and featuring a modern Chevrolet drivetrain, this
super slick tri-five is an exceptionally restored, award-winning
car that is ready for endless nights of carefree cruising and car
shows. If you're looking for a well-done weekend warrior that'll
turn heads and drop jaws, then look no further: you've found your
next ride!
Logging just a couple hundred miles since a meticulous,
professionally done, frame-off restoration, this picturesque '57
Chevy utilizes the highest quality replacement parts on the market
to create a "no excuses car" with classic good looks. When the
obligations of a "correct" restoration are removed, you'd be amazed
at what a seasoned fabricator can do to vintage sheet metal.
During this car's extensive rebuild, every piece of its body was
honed and fine-tuned until it was as close to perfect as it could
get. Once that canvas was fully prepped, a fantastic coat of Red
Basecoat paint was professionally sealed in a thick clearcoat
shell. After that, the car's panels were re-assembled into
arrow-straight surfaces and everything was buffed to a glare
inducing shine as you can see in the photos (that still don't do
the car justice, really.) The result is one striking '57 Bel Air
which features first-rate finish work, presents exceptionally well,
and has enough visual punch to make 'kids' from 8 to 80, point,
stare and smile.
Tri-fives are renowned for their brilliant use of chrome and bright
metal trim, and one look at this spectacular coupe tells you all
you need to know about correctly detailing and accenting pretty
much anything with four wheels. At the front of the car a heavy,
body-width bumper houses a proper gold Bel Air grille behind a
pristine Chevrolet crest and two clear parking lights. Above that
Chevrolet crest, Bel Air exclusive gold hood ornamentation sits
between the iconic looking '57 Chevy exclusive 'spear bullets and
spoons' and new headlights. On the sides of the car, classic
'tri-five' Chevy stainless runs from the front fenders to the rear
fins and is branded by Bel Air exclusive gold emblems free from
dulling or imperfections of any kind. At the bottom of the doors,
dent-free stainless rocker moldings perfectly reflect the floor
it's parked on; and at the top of the doors, excellent looking
stainless trim combines with correct chrome mirrors and new
Raingear wipers to perfectly frame the cars entire smoked
greenhouse. Behind that greenhouse, peaked stainless trim begins at
the top of the fins and continues down to '57 Chevy exclusive
chrome taillights and second body-width chrome bumper. On the trunk
lid, another Bel Air exclusive gold "Chevrolet" script hangs above
a matching gold "V," and below the bumper on the right and left
sides is where you'll find the exhaust exiting the car.
Centered in this hot Chevrolet's glossy red engine bay is a fully
dressed, powerful sounding 1969 LT1 350 cubic inch V8 block which
produces approximately 450 horsepower. Motor completely freshly
built when the car was finished. Chrome "Chevrolet" valve covers
hang above ceramic coated Street and Performance shorty headers
which send consumed gases into a great sounding true dual exhaust
system, and flow through two beautiful stainless steel polished
mufflers. At the front of the engine a modern serpentine system,
and polished brackets spin an aluminum cased alternator, an
aluminum AC compressor, and a small power steering pump. In front
of that serpentine system theres an electric puller fan that's
mated to a polished aluminum radiator, which is complete with
body-matched corrugated hoses, a smooth chrome cap, and a familiar
polished overflow tank. Naturally, the car's entire block is
covered in a clean coat of black block paint. Accessories like a
polished heater block-off plate, billet aluminum front core support
panels, a chrome brake booster and master cylinder, a full set of
braided hoses and stainless lines, and trick braided dipsticks add
the kind of detail that warrants multiple looks and double-takes.
Did I mention this fully sorted powerhouse fires right up, idles
smoothly, and runs as quick and dependable as any modern-era
Chevrolet V8?
Underneath this sharp hardtop, a stunningly straight and smooth
chassis is finished in gloss black paint and, when viewed next to
the car's plethora of clean suspension parts, looks so nice you'll
swear it rolled out of the paint booth yesterday afternoon. Above
that top-notch chassis, solid red floor pans have exchanged their
traditional oxide primer for a wet-looking basecoat/clearcoat that
makes the underside just as beautiful as the topside. Behind the
engine, a new 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission spins torque
through a fully rebuilt positraction rear-end that's packed full of
stout 3.36 gears. Holding that road-ready drivetrain in place is a
fully rebuilt suspension, which includes correct double A-arms
upfront, correct leaf springs out back and a fresh set of Monroe
Sensa-Trac shocks and struts that deliver enhanced control with
uncompromised ride comfort. Modern car turning characteristics are
provided by a fresh power steering system. Short, confident stops
come courtesy of the industry-leading Wilwood High-Performance
power 4-wheel disc brakes, with red calipers to accent the drilled
rotors. At the center of the floor, a custom mandrel-bent exhaust
system sends spent gases through two great-sounding stainless steel
polished mufflers. All the car's fuel lines, brake lines, and
stainless fasteners appear fresh and free of weathering. There are
some pretty cool finishing touches that include an aluminum lined
oil pan, crisp smooth transmission pan, and quality hardware. A
fresh factory looking fuel tank, along with lots of miscellaneous
detail work, provides the kind of trophy-winning prowess that
generates high point-scoring sheets. When you gun the throttle and
put the power to the pavement, there's a sweet set of 17-inch Coys
wheels that are outfitted with new 205/50 front and 235/60 rear
Kumho Solus radials.
Climb inside this '57 Bel Air and you'll find a great looking gray
and silver interior that's every bit as dramatic and cool as the
exterior of the car. Covered in gray two-tone leather, the car's
bucket seats are all-day comfortable and mostly free of wear marks
and ugly wrinkles. Overhead there's a crisp custom gray headliner,
and below the seats, like-new gray carpeting blankets the floor and
compliments the attractive stainless pedal covers. On the doors,
gray trim panels look great behind a familiar array of stainless
trim and chrome handles; and at the front of the car, a curvaceous
gray dash is detailed with traditional tri-five stainless, controls
for a Vintage Air heat and air conditioning system, a fully
functional AM/FM radio with iPod connector, as well as a Custom
Auto Sound 6-CD changer in the trunk. In front of the driver, a
billet Lecarra leather-wrapped steering wheel spins around a chrome
column shifter. A trio of Dakota Digital gaug...for more
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