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Bel Air Sport Coupe. White with red and black interior. 283" 270 hp Corvette engine with
Duntov cam and 2 4-barrels with progressive linkage. One of a very few made.
Paid about $2400. Courtesy Chevrolet on Western Ave. near Wilshire, LA.
Had it tuned a couple times by Ed Pink on Pico. Around $70.
I've seen what they bring at auction.
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so do you still have it or what?
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I sold it in 64 for $500. Including having done an overhaul.
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5 years ago next month I sold my last car.
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That's neat Go To Top. I bet it was a special day that day. 1957 Los Angeles. Western near Wilshire. The Carnation Diner on Wilshire was a nice place to eat near there. Not far from the Miracle Mile and "Zachary All." The Wiltern Theater.
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One has to wonder if that old 57 is still on the road. It's a model that's been saved from lots of crushers. I went to a Good Guys car show earlier this summer, and there were lots of them that had been brought back from ruin.
Beautiful cars.
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Had 2 - 57 ragtops back in 58-59. Both were drag racers - "D Stock" originally, bcause of the weight. Later went to modified. Frequent trophy winners.The first one was a Powerglide that I switched to 3 speed, then to a Cad/LaSalle 3 speed floor box. Used to be quite a sight with the top down and that huge shift lever coming out of the floor.
The second was a dual quad 283 solid lifter with a Vette four speed - had to cut the seat to use the Vette linkage as those early T-10 four speeds didn't have the dual mount on the tailshaft housing to mount the shifter forward.
My last 57 was about 20 years ago when I found a California Bel Air 2 dr HT in the local paper. I was caring for my elderly parents at the time and needed a hobby, so I restored the 57. Sold that for $4000.00 after my folks passed away and I went back to living on my sailboat. Wish I had it now.
http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc298...ction=view¤t=57Chev01.jpg
Just recalled that I used to pull the LaSalle box out of the first 57 on Saturday and put in a column shift 3 speed so I could run at the Union Grove drag strip in stock class (it was a "powerpack" 283 - hydraulics and a 4-bbl). Then Sunday night when i got home I'd pull the Chevy 3 speed out (to replace the 2nd gear synchro which never lasted more than one weekend) and put the LaSalle box back in for the week. Moved to drag racing a 58 Vette in 1960 - which was also the tow car for the Henry J I drove (also in the photo collection link above).
Thiose were the days!
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Sounds like it was a real chick magnet. Hubba hubba. My uncle had a '56 T-Bird but he let it rot @ my grandparents house. Very tragic. He ended up having to sell it for parts.
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I also bought one but not until September. Two tone green Byscane with nothing but an engine and four wheels. It was my first new car (only my second car) and I loved it. Paid $1800. Traded it in on a 61 Pontiac in November of 1960.
