Vehicle Description
1961 Chevrolet Bel Air 4 Door Sedan
"If ever a car was right for its time, it's Chevrolet for '61! Here
is the neatly tailored simplicity you've been asking for. Its clean
lines combined with a trim new size, (a practical plus for getting
around town). Its anodized aluminum grille is classically clean and
Chevy's new slanting windshield pillars blend beautifully with its
distinctively new roof styling. In this 1961 Chevrolet you are
seeing the new trend of the Sixties!" From the 1961 sales
brochure.
For consignment, a 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air 4 door with a title
verified 44,751 actual miles, garage kept during our consignor's
ownership, and wearing a wonderful shade of blue. Forget the front
pillars, look at that rear window detail! Wow.
Exterior
Two stage Dark Metallic Blue covers this classic which allows the
polished metal elements to really pop. We're talking about a car
length body spear that turns up at the tail and continues around,
dipping on the decklid and underlined by a straight, clean rear
bumper. Twin antennae make a bold design statement aside from just
looking cool and the extended roofline over the wrapped rear glass
is incredible. The side windows mirror each other, and it almost
appears as this car can be driven in either direction and still
look like it's going forward! Quad headlights and a shimmering
grille and bumper in front look fantastic and subtle body lines on
the hood and trunk along with fender ornaments gently guide flowing
air up and around the car. 15-inch Chevrolet Rally wheels are on
all four corners. Imperfections are limited to a surface scratch
and one two part scratch that is a bit deeper in the metallic
paint.
Interior
Wonderfully designed door panels are topped by a white header, navy
center, and light blue bottom with three white stripes stitched in
horizontally, all in great shape. The white header rides over the
cloth bench seat in gray, light blue, with dark blue accent stripes
and the rear bench mirrors the design, both seats looking very nice
and represent the original interior design. Sixties simplicity is
demonstrated by the steering wheel and the gauge cluster which
consists of a horizontal speedometer and jet-age inspired round
gauges under it. The shifter is on the column and the buttons on
the dash are robust metal units that shine with reflection. An
AM/FM radio is in the center of the painted dash and the passenger
has a rounded simple shelf in front and an aftermarket center
console has been added, more of an aqua color, and includes a
storage bin and two cup holders. Looped blue carpet covers the
floor nicely and the stitched gray headliner is in good condition.
The trunk is unlined but seemingly large enough to park your
Corvair in, or at least a few golf bags.
Drivetrain
The airy engine bay is clean and houses a 235.5ci inline 6 cylinder
engine with a light blue valve cover and a 2-barrel carburetor.
It's rated at 135 horsepower and is backed by three on the tree
3-speed manual transmission sending the power back to 3.36 gears.
Drum brakes are all around.
Undercarriage
With a car this nice on top, we hold our breath as the lift rises
and hope for the best. It's not bad underneath and surface rust
covers the X-frame, axle, and other usual places. The single
exhaust is clean and follows the line of the frame, intersects with
a stock style muffler, then exits just behind the left rear wheel.
We note some oil on the rear differential. It looks relatively
fresh and might be coming back from the pinion seal. There's
residual oil on the pan, and some fluid presence and some grease
build up on the wheel knuckles. Invasive rust is noted on a body
brace and on its seam. Suspension consists of coil springs in
front, and a 3-link with coil springs and a panhard bar in the
rear.
Drive-Ability
We slide into this time capsule and refresh our three on the tree
skills, which takes us onto the test loop for a little
functionality exam. And we're happy to report that it runs, tracks,
and brakes as expected and functional items work as intended.
Visibility is off the charts good. While Classic Auto Mall
represents that these functions were working at the time of our
test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at
the time of your purchase.
Here's a wonderful low mileage classic Chevy that is a lot of car
for the money. If you've been eyeing that tarp covered roller in
your side yard and hoping to get it done, here's an opportunity for
a turnkey version that needs very little and can be at cruise night
next weekend! And you don't need a Brinks truck to get the deal
done. Call or stop in today!
11569T120799
1-1961
15-Bel Air 6 Cylinder
69-4 Door Sedan
T-Tarrytown, NY Assy Plant
120799-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
10D-4th Week October
STYLE 61 1669-1961 Bel Air 4 Door Sedan
BODY TA6942-Tarrytown Body #
TRIM 806-Gray Cloth & Vinyl
PAINT 936-Ermine White
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collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in
person.
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