Chassis Num: VC57S302368
1957 was the second restyling of the trendsetting 1955 model bringing the styling to new heights. Chevrolet lowered the car and used smaller wheels plus several other body modifications. The nose and tail were updated with Cadillac-inspired cues, res....[continue reading]
Ford outsold Chevrolet in 1957, but the 1957 Bel Air has been called 'the most popular used car in history.' This Bel Air Sport Coupe has the iconic 1957 Chevy color combination of Sierra Gold and Adobe Beige. It is equipped with the popular 'Power P....[continue reading]
The 1957 Chevy is the car everybody knows. Maybe its the fins, maybe its because during the sixties every high school kid wanted one. Ford actually outsold Chevrolet in 1957, but the 1957 Chevy has been called 'the most popular used car in history.....[continue reading]
The 'station-wagon-as-a-style-statement' boom can be traced to the mid-fifties Chevrolet Nomad. The sporty, low-slung Nomad was 'the longed-for styling wedding between the production sports car and the family workhorse,' enthused Motor Trend. While a....[continue reading]
The Bel Air was Chevrolet's top-of-the-line offering for 1957 and the Bel Air series was equipped with what was known as the 'Gold Package,' which included three gold chevrons on each front fender, a gold grille insert and gold V-8 ornament. A popula....[continue reading]
Chevrolet designers conceived the Nomad station wagon as an upscale, suburban utility vehicle. Introduced in 1955, the Nomad was admired for its looks, but was expensive compared to other Chevrolets. While the name lived on for several years in lower....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: CA746320
Though the Chevrolet Nomad was aesthetically different from the other vehicles in the lineup, it was mechanically identical and had the same optional power plants. One of those engines was the same found in the Corvette, the 283 cubic-inch V8 that h....[continue reading]
In the 1950's General Motors color palate seemed unlimited, and this car is certainly proof of that. It wears rare original Chevrolet color number 253-90645 'Canyon Coral.' Original specification Nomads are hard to find today because they made an e....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: VC57S218162
There were 47,562 Bel Air's created. They were originally available with a six-cylinder engine that produced 115 horsepower. They came in a two-tone paint scheme and two-tone interior. As the years progressed the Bel Air was available with a varie....[continue reading]
The 1957 Chevy is the car everybody knows. Maybe it's the fins. Maybe it's because - in the Sixties - every high school kid wanted one. Ford actually outsold Chevrolet in 1957, but the '57 Chevy has been called 'the most popular used car in histor....[continue reading]
'See the USA in Your Chevrolet' was the theme song for Dinah Shore's popular television variety show, which debuted on NBC in 1956. Ms. Shore remained a spokesperson for Chevy throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, during which time GM regularly gave....[continue reading]
The 1957 Chevy, the last year of the so-called Tri-Chevys, may be the classic American classic. This series of cars go down in history as the launch vehicle for the now evergreen small-block Chevy V8. Though based on the 1955 and 1956 cars, the 1957 ....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: VC57A199645
This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible Coup is equipped with 40 factory options. It has the optional 283 V-8 power pack with Rochester four-barrel carburetor, dual exhaust, Powerglide automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, parking br....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: VC57K117617
The design of Chevrolet's Nomad Station Wagon first appeared as a Corvette at GM's 1954 Waldorf Astoria Motorama; it was introduced to the regular passenger line 1955 with 8,386 examples built that year. Over the three-year lifespan, production remai....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: VC55K090585
This Chevrolet Bel Air has the optional small block V-8 with a rare accessory oil filter and mated to a Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission. There are dual exhausts with chrome tips, power steering, power brakes and 4-barrel carburetor. It is f....[continue reading]
Chassis Num: VC57K180258
The Chevrolet Bel Air achieved successful sales in 1956, and Chevrolet was to keep the enthusiasm alive, so they upgraded the model with new styling for 1957. It was lowered by 1.5 inches and became 2.5-inches longer than the 1956 model. In the front....[continue reading]
After decades of winning the sales race with a doggedly conservative but ruggedly reliable six-cylinder car, Chevy chief engineer Ed Cole came up with a hot, low-slung V8 car powered and styled to put competitors in the rearview mirror. All this earn....[continue reading]
Initially, General Motors executives wanted an entirely new car for 1957, but production delays necessitated the 1955–56 design for one more year. Ed Cole, chief engineer for Chevrolet, dictated a series of changes that significantly increased the co....[continue reading]
The owner of this 1957 Chevrolet Be Air restored about 80 percent of this car himself, and is proud to have had it featured in the January 19, 2012 issue of 'Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace' in the 'Finished Product' section. The car was invited t....[continue reading]
