1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

Townsman Wagon

Gasoline 283ci 2bbl

Powerglide Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

1957 Chevrolet 210 6 passenger station wagon. 82,000 miles! Born in the St. Louis assembly plant and still wears what is believed to be most of its original Sierra Gold and Adobe Beige paint. The interior is very clean and presentable, but has enough of a patina of use to be comfortable. The chrome and stainless trim is all in great shape. All of the windows, lights, blinkers, gauges, and horn work. Here's the good stuff - all of this has been done in the past 5 years: Original 283 V8 engine professionally rebuilt have a reciept from one of the previous owners showing that the Powerglide was rebuilt a few years back. New fuel pump, fuel tank, fuel sender, steel and rubber fuel lines - Rochester 2GC 2 barrel carb was rebuilt by Hot Rod Carbs (hotrodcarbs.com), which is truly the authority on 2GC carbs, with ethanol-resistant parts and jetted for today's gasoline Pertronix Ignitor II billet distributor with Ignitor coil, wires and NGK plugs New water pump, US Radiator 4 Core Desert Cooler radiator, fan shroud. Generator converted to alternator with proper wiring harness. Original generator is included. Oil filter converted to spin-on. Original oil filter housing is included. Air filter converted to paper element type. Original oil bath filter insert is included. Brakes have been converted to CPP power discs in front, professionally installed with all new steel brake lines and rubber hoses. New rear brake wheel cylinders, shoes, drums, and small parts as well. All 5 wheels (including the spare) are Danchuk 14" Disc Brake compatible wheels, and the tires are BF Goodrich Silvertown wide whitewall radials with plenty of tread.New CPP steering linkage, professionally installed.CPP front sway bar added - this was a HUGE improvent in handling!Front suspension control arm bushings and shafts replaced, shocks replaced all around, and replaced leaf springs in the rear California registration paid through June of 2016 Some known issues: The paint looks pretty good, but is getting thin on the top of the hood and fenders, and there are numerous little pinhole spots all over with some crazing on the area on top of the driver's side rear fender (see photo).The original AM radio is present, but is not hooked up. I don't know if it works or not - I mounted a small 12v stereo amplifier in the glove box that can connect to any 1/8" headphone output on a phone, iPod or CD player, and a Classic Autosound stereo 6x9 speaker in the dashboard. It sounds great!The heater valve is stuck closed. A new heater valve and a set of heater valve cables are included.Both front fender bottoms show evidence of a previous rust repair, which needs to be done again. There are pinholes on both rocker panels, and a little bit of surface rust around the roof gutter. The worst rust is the bottom of the tailgate, which is rusted out. This is a really solid, honest, great driving and dependable car. It gets tons of attention, especially at cruise-ins where over-restored restomodded billet monstrosities are the norm. People can't get enough of a car that looks original and wears it's years of well-maintained service with pride. You could take it to the next level with some bodywork and paint, or simply enjoy it the way it is. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere. I'll throw in a box filled with original parts that have come off the car, as well as some new things that I never got around to installing. The fine print: $500 nonrefundable deposit due within 24 hours of end of auction, with the balance due within 3 days of end of auction. This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with NO warranty and no guarantee expressed, written or implied. No guarantee of description. Buyer is responsible for shipping. Cash/wire transfer preferred or cashiers check (must clear before car is released). The sale of this car is final. No international bidders. Shipping is YOUR responsibility - I will make every effort to meet your shipper, but you've got to make all the arrangements.