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In 1953 Chevrolet re-applied the Bel Air name to their premium A-body models only, no longer was it a model in its own right. But no matter, they were still special cars. Advertised as 'Entirely new through and through,' the 1953/1954 range paved the way to the now iconic and 'thoroughly' new cars beginning in 1955 that bore little resemblance, finally, to anything pre-WWII. For example, the one-piece, curved windshield and the over-the-top use of chrome in the interior. In 1954 for the first time, Chevrolet's 6-cylinder engines had babbitt insert bearings on the crankshaft, and aluminum pistons. All hugely significant improvements with the future in mind.
The 1953-1954 Chevrolet Bel Air offers an excellent example of the then popular practice 'in 1950s Detroit' called re-skinning, that is making an old car look new without changing its basic structure by simply applying different outer body panels. Nobody did this better than Chevrolet and the Bel Air proved it. Chevrolet spokesperson at the time, singer Dinah Shore remarked: 'It's a glamorous new star,' pausing, while the camera cut to a close-up, then gushingly asked: 'Isn't that about the prettiest thing you ever saw?'
Everything changed in 1955.
The 1953-1954 Chevrolet Bel Air offers an excellent example of the then popular practice 'in 1950s Detroit' called re-skinning, that is making an old car look new without changing its basic structure by simply applying different outer body panels. Nobody did this better than Chevrolet and the Bel Air proved it. Chevrolet spokesperson at the time, singer Dinah Shore remarked: 'It's a glamorous new star,' pausing, while the camera cut to a close-up, then gushingly asked: 'Isn't that about the prettiest thing you ever saw?'
Everything changed in 1955.
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1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Chevrolet Bel Air
(Data based on Model Year 1954 sales)
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Chassis#: c54s045976 Sold for USD$26,400 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Chassis#: 0604378f54y Sold for USD$29,700 2023 Mecum : Kansas City | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Chassis#: c54a052523 Sold for USD$55,000 2023 Mecum : Chattanooga | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible Chassis#: c54n072259 Sold for USD$40,700 2023 Mecum : Dallas | |
1954 CHEVROLET BEL AIR Chassis#: C54F121909 Sold for USD$26,950 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Chassis#: c54s045976 Sold for USD$17,600 2023 Mecum : Indy | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible Sold for USD$38,500 2023 Mecum : Glendale | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$29,150 2023 Mecum : Glendale | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Sold for USD$12,100 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$16,500 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$17,600 2022 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Chassis#: 6F07T354417 Sold for USD$17,500 2022 GAA : July 2022 | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$17,050 2022 Mecum : Orlando | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible Sold for USD$44,000 2022 Mecum : Orlando | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Sold for USD$31,350 2022 Mecum Indy | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$12,100 2022 Mecum Indy | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$50,600 2022 Mecum Indy | |
1954 CHEVROLET BEL AIR CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: C540009732 Sold for USD$66,000 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$17,600 2021 Mecum : Chattanooga | |
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sold for USD$26,400 2021 Mecum : Las Vegas |
Chevrolet Bel Airs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom | 542439f542 | 2024 Mecum : Houston | $35,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | b54n047331 | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 | $10,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | c540031394 | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 | $50,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan | c54s045976 | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 | $17,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Coupe | B54N024516 | 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom | 2022 Mecum Indy | $60,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | $42,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | 2021 Mecum : Chattanooga | $37,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2020 Mecum : Indy Fall Special | $25,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2020 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special | $22,500 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2020 GAA : July 2020 | $45,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | 2020 Mecum : Indy | $35,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | $22,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Coupe | A54J104328 | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Riyadh Auction | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2019 Mecum : Louisville | $16,500 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2019 Mecum : Indianpolis | $22,500 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2019 Greensboro Auto Auction : March 2019 | $29,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | C54L038869 | 2018 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air LS Resto Mod | 2018 Leake Tulsa | $45,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon | 2018 Collector Car Toronto Spring | $18,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet BelAir Convertible | 2018 Collector Car Toronto Spring | $29,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Resto Mod | 2018 Mecum : Houston | $50,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 0877833F54Y | 2018 Mecum : Los Angeles | $15,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | $16,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | C54S143564 | 2017 Mecum : Monterey | $22,000 | ||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Townsman Custom | B540013934 | 2017 RM Sothebys : Santa Monica | $30,000 | $40,000 | |
1954 CHEVROLET BEL AIR CVTBLE | 2017 McCormick's # 62 | $39,000 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | C540004741 | 2017 Mecum : Los Angeles | |||
1954 Chevrolet Belair | 2017 Silver Auction Arizona in January 2017 | $8,700 | |||
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air | 2017 Mecum : Kissimmee | $29,000 |
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