Vehicle Description
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air - California Car - 350ci V8 - 4 Speed Manual
Transmission - Black Over Black and Gray Interior - 19k Miles Shown
One could certainly make the argument the most recognizable car on
planet is the iconic 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. These cars would be
followed up in popularity closely by its siblings the '55 and '56
Chevrolet Bel Airs and related models on this platform that make up
what has come to be known as the Tri-Fives. By the mid-50's the
generation that has been referred to as the America's Greatest
Generation had returned from World War II, married their best girl
who had been waiting for them at home, and used their GI Bill money
to purchase a house in the suburbs and had filling their homes with
tri-cycle motors, aka: children. Chevrolet had it right with the
1957 Chevrolet, it was a reliable car, that ran well, rode well and
honestly looked amazing; they were and still are great cars.
Chevrolet offered over 100 options for the new car buyer to choose
from in 1957 including 6-cylinder powerplants to even fuel injected
V8 Corvette engines and an amazing array of trim and color
combinations literally making it easy to go to the Chevrolet Dealer
and check the right boxes to have a car custom built to your liking
and setting you apart from the other Chevrolet owners in your
neighborhood. Of course, families were hitting the highways in
these cars, seeing the USA in their Chevrolet and building memories
along the way. Most families would sell off their cars every 3-5
years and purchase a new one, but 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air owners
kept their cars, they had become members of the family. Sure, they
bought a new model a few years later but now they had young drivers
growing up in their homes who need a car to safely drive. These
cars often stayed in in families through several drivers in the
home giving a whole other generation of drivers an opportunity
drive them, build new memories and full in Love with these cars.
The next generation of teen drivers often souped these cars up
which made them all-stars among the cars cruising the boulevards in
the early 1960's as the budding youth market, aka; the Muscle Car
era was beginning. Not everyone could afford a new GTO, but a
mechanically inclined frugal driver could easily build a
competitive car on a budget out of any Chevy Tri-Five and there
were millions built by GM so there were lots of them to rebuild on
a budjet. The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air featured here is a perfect
example of why these cars are so popular then and continue to be
today. This Chevrolet Bel Air has been treated to a tasteful
resto-mod. The restoration is older showing some light wear around
the edges, which is understandable for a car that was built to be
driven and has been! This car originated in California and the
build is based on a rust-free frame and body. The black paint is an
older refinish well applied over professionally executed bodywork.
The paint was buffed and polished to a deep luster that still
shines through, despite a few chips and some light swirl scratches.
The chrome and stainless trim are all present and was either
restored, replaced or re-chromed during the restoration process and
still presents with a nice brilliance. The headlights have been
upgraded to Halogen lights for improved night driving as well as
improved LED blinker and taillights. The fenders are decorated with
the infamous Fuel injection emblems hinting to something special
under the hood. Opening the massive hood one can see that the
fender emblems are not a rouse because sitting in between the
fender wells is a Chevrolet Performance Ram Jet 350cid V8. These
modern Chevrolet factory crate motors featuring a Ram Jet induction
that mimics the 50's/60's era mechanical fuel injection Chevrolet
offered at the time, however this system is much more! It features
electronically controlled port fuel injection and electronic
ignition producing 350hp @ 5200rpm with 400ft. lbs of torque at
3500rpm. Th
