1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

Coupe

BUILT 283 CAMEL HUMP HEADS

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

1957 CHEVROLET COUPE BEL AIR 150 / 210 BUILT IN THE LOS ANGELES PLANT, AND BEEN HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ITS WHOLE LIFE IN THE FAMILY SINCE 1961 HAD THE OLD SCHOOL CALIFORNIA PINK SLIP, BUT I JUST REGISTERED IT SO ITS CURRENT AD DRIVABLE WAS ALWAYS GARAGED DRIVEN IN HIGH SCHOOL 25 YEARS AGO THEN PARKED, LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN DAILY WAS 1996, THATS THE LAST TIME IT WAS REGISTERED, HAS PERSONAL PLATES THAT CAN BE RELEASED AND GO WITH THE CAR ITS FRESH OUT OF STORAGE RUNS AND DRIVES, BUT COULD DO WITH THE FLUIDS CHANGED AND SOME HOSES CHANGED AND ANOTHER BLEED ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE IT A GREAT DAILY DRIVER , I DRIVE IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO WORK AND ACROSS TWON IN BUMBER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC 98% RUST FREE, BEAUTIFUL FLOORS, ROCKERS, FRAME RAILS, ETC... PROBABLY THE BEST EXAMPLE OUT THERE FOR SALE RIGHT NOW THE ONLY RUST IS A SPOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENEGR FENDER SMALLER THAN A GOLF BALL AND A PIN HOLE ON THE PASS ROCKER DRIVE AS IS OR RESTORE AS YOU GO, THIS IS AN EASY ONE TO DO IT DOES HAVE A SMALL RUST THRU PIN HOLE ON THE PASS SIDE ROCKER, BIG ENOUGH TO STICK THE TIP OF A PENCIL IN THE HOLE WITHOUT GOING ALL THE WAY IN, AND A SPOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PASS FRONT FENDER ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL OR SMALLER, I DID SEE A FEW TINY BUMPS ON THE PAN UNDER THE TRUCK LID, BUT WE DIDNT TAKE THE BUMPER OFF SO THERE IS STILL PAINT THERE, CLEAN STRAIGHT BODY WITH A FEW DINGS, A COUPLE SMALL DENTS, THE PASS FIN HAS A GOOD DENT BUT NOT TOO DEEP, THE DRIVERS QUARTER PANEL HAS A SMALL SCRAPE AND SMALL DENT, THE DRIVERS FIN HAS A SMALL DING, THE ARE A COUPLE DINGS KINDA HERE AND THERE,SOME ON THE ROOF, BUT VERY SMALL, A SMALL DENT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PASS DOOR, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES, AND SEE SANDING MARKS, ITS FROM THE BODY WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THE 90'S, I HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES AND CAN EMAIL THEM IF YOU REQUEST STRIPPED TO BARE METAL SO YOU CAN SEE EXACLTY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING IT WAS STRIPPED WITH AIRCRAFT STRIPPER AND A WIRE BRUSH, NO SANDING WAS DONE, NO TRIM WAS REMOVED, IF YOU WANT TO SPRAY CLEAR OVER IT AND LEAVE IT AS IS ITS COOL THE METALIC BLUE PAINT WAS PUT ON IN THE 90'S, OVER TOP OF THE ORIGINAL IVORY WHITE PAINT, YOU CAN STILL SEE IT ON THE DOOR AND TRUNK JAMBS MILD BUILT 283 V8 WITH CAMEL HUMP HEADS, WITH EDLEBROCK MANIFOLD AND HOLLEY 4 BARREL CARBURETOR, MALLORY IGNITION, IT RUNS GOOD BUT COULD DUE WITH FLUID CHANGE, AND A MILD TUNE UP, I HAVENT CHECKED THE NUMBERS TO SEE IF ITS ORIGINAL TO THE CAR TURBO 350 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WITH A B&M RATCHET SHIFTER, SHIFTS GOOD, BUT COULD USE A FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE, ONLY DUE TO SITTING SINCE 1996 MANUAL STEERING AND MANUAL DRUM BRAKES CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC SPEEDO AND STEERING COLUMN BUT HAS A CLUTCH PEDAL STILL HANGING, SO YOU COUD EASILY CONVERT TO A 4 SPEED IF YOU WANTED THERE ARE AIR SHOCKS ON THE REAR, AND WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO PUT AIR IN THEM TO SEE IF THE WORK, BUT THE BODY MOUNTS FOR THE SHOCKS ARE GREAT, NOT RIPPED OR TORN OR PUNCHED OUT INTERIOR WAS DONE SHORTLY AFTER THE BLUE PAINT JOB IN THE 90'S, IT IS BLACK VINYL, SEATS ARE FAIR, FEW SMALL TEARS, DOOOR PANELS ARE FINE, JUST HAVE HOLES FOR 6X9 SPEAKERS, HEADLINER IS NICE, THERE IS NO CARPET ON THE FLOOR, ONLY THE ORIGINAL TAR PAPER THE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORK, AND DOES THE WIPERS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS WORKING ALSO, THE TEMP DOESNT SEEM TO BE WORKING, AND IT HAS A OIL PRESSURE GAUGE UNDER THE DASH IT HAS GREAT OIL PRESSURE, THE GEN LIGHT STAYS ON, I DONTT THINK ITS CHARGING SO IT MIGHT NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR, THE WIRING COULD USE A LITTLE CLEAN UP AND REMOVE ALL THE OLD SCHOOL ALARM SYSTEM AND CASSETT RADIO THE TRIM LOOKS GREAT WITH ONLY A FEW TINY DINGS, ITS PRETTY SHINNY AND NOT SPIDER WEBBY THE CHROME IS FAIR TO POOR, BUMPERS ARE STRAIGHT BUT CHROME IS FADED OR MILKY THE CHROME AMERICAN 5 SPOKES ARE NICE BUT NEED A GOOD CLEANING, THE BFG TIRES HAVE GOOD TREAD BUT ARE OLD AND WOULD NEED REPLACED FOR DAILY DRIVING, THE WHEELS ARE 14X6 FRONTS AND 15X7 REAR, THE PASS REAR DRUM DOES HAVE TWO BROKEN STUDS THAT NEED FIXED IT HAS DUAL EXHAUST AND SOUNDS GOOD, ITS PRETTY OLD SCHOOL CUSTOM WITH KING TRIDENT SPEAR STYLE OR PITCH FORK STYLE TIPS THAT DUMP BEFORE THE REAR END, SO IF YOU LOOK UNDER IT HAS 6 EXHAUST TIPS, THE COULD BE EXTENDED OUT THE SIDES FOR A GASSER LOOK THE GLASS IS ALL ORIGINAL AND THE RUBERS LOOK GOOD, THE FRONT DOES HAVE A SMALL ROCK CHIP IN THE CENTER, AND THE REAR PASS SIDE WINDOW DOES HAVE A CRACK THERE IS A SET OF BELAIR QUARTER PANEL FILLERS THAT GO WITH THE CAR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT A BEL AIR THIS CAR HAS BEAUTIFUL DOOR GAPS AND ALIGNMENT, AND SHUT SMOOTH AND EASY, ALL THE TRIM FITS PERFECTLY I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT ITS A VERY VERY GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A RESTO ROD , ANY BODY SHOP COULD HAVE THE BODY WORK DONE AND PAINTED WITH EASE IN A LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME SO YOU WONT WAIST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON PANEL REPLACEMENTS AND RUST REPAIR ASK YOUR QUESTIONS NOW IT IS FOR SALE LOCALLY SO DONT WAIT, THE AUCTION COULD END AT ANYTIME I MIGHT BE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF YOURS FOR MINE, IF YOU HAVE A HOT ROD MODEL A COUPE OR 2 DOOR SEDAN OR?? OR ANY 30'S - 40'S CAR OR TRUCK OR ANY CONVERTIBLE OR ROADSTER PRE 1960, BUT NOT LOOKING FOR ANY PROJECTS,JUNKERS, MUST BE A CLEAN DRIVER WINNING BIDDER MUST COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS: A NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $ 500.00 TO BE PAYED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION, BALLANCE TO BE PAID AT TIME OF PICK UP OR BEFORE, AND MUST BE PAID FOR AND PICKED UP WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE AUCTIONS END( SO END YOUR IRA OR CD'S EARLY) THE BALLANCE MUST BE PAID BY BANK TO BANK OR PAPER BILLS IN PERSON, ONLY THEN WILL TITLE AND CAR BE RELEASED. WE CAN AND WILL ASSIST ANY TRANSPORTER IN LOADING IF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SHIPPED, BUT SHIPPING IS THE BUYERS RESPONSABILLITY, WE CAN HELP FIND TRANSPORTAION IF YOU NEED HELP