#1957 CHEVY CONV DRIVERS#
#1957 CHEVY CONV WINDOWS#

Reggie said, “The ’57 Chevy is the collector’s collectible, one of the cars you want to have. The engine compartment is untouched except for checking the fluids and routine maintenance. Reggie’s ’57 Bel Air is completely, absolutely original and has just 15,000 miles on it from new. It’s just like it came from the factory in Tarrytown … in more ways than one. Unlike so many ’57 Bel Airs seen these days, it hasn’t been loaded down with accessories, options, add-ons and knick knacks. It has Powerglide automatic transmission, spinner wheel covers, wide whitewall tires, AM radio, heater and a power top. Reggie Jackson’s 1957 Bel Air convertible is Black, the most desirable color, and is powered by the 283/220hp Power Pack V-8. These cars bring a smile to just about everyone’s face.

#1957 CHEVY CONV DRIVERS#

They’re good drivers and the looks of admiration, envy and approval from passersby and onlookers is like nothing else. Under 7% of ’57 Bel Airs were convertibles, however – even if that did amount to over 47,000 cars – and there have never been enough of this most desirable and attractive of all the ’57 Chevys to meet the demand of collectors.Įvery collector owes it to him- or herself to experience the pleasure of driving a ’57 Chevy at least once. The ’57 Chevy was a runaway sales success, selling over a million and a half cars and the number built meant that they traded down over succeeding years building a following not only among their first time buyers but also with succeeding generations of owners in the secondhand market. It outsold the bread-and-butter 210 model by over 25% and accounted for nearly half of Chevy’s total 1957 model year deliveries. The move upscale was conclusively proven by the Bel Air’s popularity. It was possible to outfit a Bel Air nearly as opulently as a Cadillac, all it took was enough pencil lead to check off a nearly endless supply of boxes on the options list. This also was the beginning of Chevy’s move upscale, with a plethora of options and accessories. The top of the line Bel Air also had chrome sills and distinctive ribbed satin finish wedge panels on the rear fenders. At the rear new, distinct tail fins ended in sharply defined chrome caps which hid the gas filler behind the left taillight. Subtly evolved from the ’56 Chevys, the ’57 featured a distinctive new grille integrated with new front bumpers and windsplitters on the hood which were fronted by gunsight ornaments.

#1957 CHEVY CONV WINDOWS#

The first year for Chevy’s 283 cubic inch engine, introduced only two years before with 265 cubic inches, it was now a perfected, reliable, high performance, lightweight powerplant that formed the basis of the Chevy smallblock’s storied history and celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its introduction this year.Ĭhevy put this screamer into a fresh, clean design that was an instant hit and has remained a favorite of collectors, weekend cruisers and just about everyone else since the days the paper came off the windows of Chevy showrooms in the fall of 1956. The 1957 Chevrolet is one of the most attractive and sought collector cars in the world.

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