1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

540 Merlin

Automatic

VC57B204861

Clear

Gasoline

Up for bid is a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Sedan. I bought this car from the original owners daughter in 2007. She lived in the Los Angles area where the car spent most of its life. It was a nice driver and was black with a white top and was a 350/4 speed car. Also the car was featured in Motor Trend magazine in 1970. It was used in an article "Updating Your Power Train". They put a 69 corvette 350 motor, corvette rally wheels and the vett steering wheel and stereo in the car and did an article on it. The car still had the same set up when I bought it. So I started to fix a few things likes brakes and a coolant leak and next thing you know i pull the body off and do a frame off build on the whole car. So here is a down and dirty on the car. Merlin 540 big block built by John Beck/Pro Machine in Chico Ca. The motor is purpose built as a fun street driver. Dyno tested to 640hp on pump gas. I have all receipts and specs as well as dyno sheets. Transmission is a turbo 400 with a Gear Vendors over and under drive unit which gives the car a 6 speed transmission. Rear end is a Currie Ford 9" posi with 4:11 gear ratio but note that in overdrive with the Gear Vendors unit on the rear end ratio drops to a 308. 4 link rear suspension with QA-1 coil overs at all for corners. Tubular front a-arms, 4 wheel disc brakes with a hydro boost braking system. Hydro boost braking is ran by the power steering pump and this car stops on a dime. Vintage Air conditioning in a custom leather interior stitched by Ron Mangus. Lexus electric front buckets, power windows, custom stereo by Stereo Bob using a Pioneer head unit, 5 channel amp,and 10" sub woofer. Auto Meter instruments watch the rpms, mph, oil psi, water temp, trans temp, volts, and fuel. Paint is PPG Blazing Copper done by Doug Starbuck of Starside Design in Riverside Ca. The Paint is flawless!! Fire wall is shave as well as fender well, rear deck lid and hood. Front and rear bumpers are shaved and rear bumper from a station wagon allowing the license plate to be mounted on the bumper rather than on the trunk lid. Halibrand rims with BFGs up front and Hoosier Pro Street radials in the rear. The rear was mini tubbed to fit the almost 13" wide rear tire. This car has been in only 4 car shows and the biggest to date the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show. The car received a participant award which places it in the top 5 of the semi custom class. There are only 250 miles on the car since completion. The car is amazing to drive. It has a vintage hot rod look with all the modern amenities of a resto mod. The sound from the engine through the 3" exhaust and Flowmaster mufflers is flat awesome! This car is a turn key driver that sounds amazing and has the power to back it up. I spent 4 years, countless hours and a grip of money building this car. If you are a serious buyer feel free to call me for more details. 714-402-1034 Please contact me prior to end of auction if you intend to buy the car. $1000 deposit via Paypal immediately following end of auction. All shipping to be worked out by buyer.