1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

Sedan

v8

Manual

VB57O121958

Clear

Gasoline

57 ChevroletV-8, Original Power Pack (4bbl carb, 220hp)Original 3 Speed (on the tree) with RARE ORIGINAL OVERDRIVE Hi Folks- I am selling this for my mother. The car is located in Benicia, California. She is the 3rd owner and has had it for about 25 years. Yes, 98688 miles is original - it has not flipped the odometer. The car has been parked for a number of years but it ran like a top when parked (I have been told that the engine turns freely so with a little bit of work I've got a feeling she will run pretty good all over again). My mother has decided that it is time to let it go rather than let it sit outside any longer. What I remember when the car was purchased: This car is extremely original (even the Mohair headliner) with ALL numbers matching (all engine parts, tranny, overdrive, windows, etc....) except the rear end. The rear end was replaced before my mother got the car but it was replaced with a 'newer' chevy rear end with 4:11 gears. The 4:11 gears are the stock ration for the overdrive model. I was able to drive this car a bit when I was in high school. She's a heavy car, but with the Power pack motor and 4:11 gears she's a true "stump puller!" Don't tell my mother, but there wasn't a single person in high school that could beat me off the line in this car. Ahhh, the memories! The OD helped quiet down the noise @ freeway speeds. Oh, the original color was Salmon - the previous owner painted it the '57 Buick blue color that you see. My mother did tell me that the glove box and the glove box door are currently missing. My father took it out to work on something (I don't know what??) and never got around to putting it back in. From the photos, it also looks like the driver's door panel is missing. I have not personally seen the car for years but ask me any questions you have and I will get what answers I can from my mother. Other than the photos on this listing I personally have not seen the car for about a decade (the photos were taken this last week) so this is an as-is sale. But, she is a clean titled, very original '57 Chevy with numbers matching Power Pack motor, 3 speed manual transition and very RARE OVERDRIVE. As-is, where-is. Payment due within 7 days of auction end. Your responsibility for gettin' her moved but I don't mind helping find an auto hauler if you need one (although I think eBay offers a service, no? Not sure, never sold a car on eBay before). Please ask any question you may have and I will do my best to get you the answers! Best of luck! If you don't mind putting a little elbow grease into her, this gal will make you happy!On Nov-23-13 at 15:30:41 PST, seller added the following information: Hi Everyone - thanks for all the great questions! I was able to get out there and take a look at the car today and took photos of what people were asking for. General description of what the car looks like now (as I mentioned before, I had not seen it in about 10 years... until today). Body panels look pretty solid and straight: fenders, quarters, doors, hood, trunk, etc but there is some typical/surface rust. Engine compartmenthttps://www.dropbox.com/s/w4958eb8h0e3cyl/Hood.jpghttps://www.dropbox.com/s/pg8y1tb47819oom/Engine%20Compartment.jpg The floor on the drivers side looks reasonable - probably savable but I am not going to make that call from a quick inspection as I did not want to peel up the original flooring ( I would just replace it and be done with it, myself). I now understand why my father removed the glove box door - there is a leak at the bottom passenger side of the front windshield and so the front passenger side floor will need replacing. Trunk looks really good (I mean, this car is over 50 years old!) Front passenger floor from the tophttps://www.dropbox.com/s/8u03fsc4t53brfr/Passenger%20Side.jpgFrom the underneathhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/v1uw3g0etglhkh9/Under%20Passenger%20Side.jpg Driver side underneathhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/1lw8ibxudmeyvkt/Under%20Driver%20Side.jpg Trunkhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/nt6aej7lg63bxq7/Trunk.jpgSpare wheel wellhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/hucwstarirs5kly/Spare%20Wheel%20Well.jpg Gutters are so-so: will need some work. The back splash panel (located in front of rear bumper) will need replacing although the front one looks pretty good. Engine compartment has surface rust but the splash guards, etc are usable. Here is a spot with the SS missing that will need TLC:https://www.dropbox.com/s/fxtodacis8f7ete/Rear%20Window%20Corner.jpg The drivers door cannot be opened right now. I'm positive the original ID plate is there, though - I would have remembered something missing as glaring as that. It may need the hinges replaced? After talking with my mother, my father did something to screw up the hinges. Apparently, no one ever found out what. Here are pix of the original overdrive equipment:Lever:https://www.dropbox.com/s/tmqi255o6flcdg1/OD%20Lever.jpgand senor on the carbhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/onwaog7jemnodl7/OD%20Sending%20Unit.jpg I'm pretty sure that the gas tank needs to get replaced - my father cut the fuel line so he could install a filter (original system only has a sintered brass filter in the carb) and then the turkey put in a 1 gallon paint thinner can and ran the fuel line into that (He has the mentality of a Great Depression survivor and applied it to everything - even if it didn't make sense). Replace the fuel line and gas tank, remove the 1 gallon can and it will be fine. Yes, the original OD equipment are still there and in place. Pix of the radiator numbers: yep, the original 1957 radiator.Driver sidehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/tul0r6b4spamzr9/Radiator%20Left.jpgPassenger sidehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/glvwlngm9cszhwm/Radiator%20Right.jpg Happy Bidding!