1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Promo Film

Released by Chevrolet as part of their Centennial Celebration this is a short promo film about the 1957 Bel Air. Brought to you by Sports Car Illustrated. www.sportscaril...

[@aloisioferrazdecamargo309]

my father had a Bel Air 57 six cylindres....a beautiful and reliable car,.we made a lot of trips between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro fifty years ago.

[@debbiedaniels553]

This 1957 Chevy 2 door is my favorite car in the whole world... 👉I dated a guy that had a best friend had one and it was royal 🔵 We went for a ride in it ☺️ Just the greatest car ....🤠

[@JimmyKraktov]

Bought my '57 Bel-Air in '67 for $150. Wasn't as shiny as the ones here. With a 283 & Powerglide it was like a Caddy to a 17 yr old :~)

[@mikeklaene4359]

I bought my '57 Bel-Air convertible in June of '64 for $400. It had the 220 HP 283 with three on the tree. It was my HS graduation present to myself. It's Tropical Turquoise paint was looking tired and it had a coupe of dings so I spent almost another $100 to get the body work fixed and a total repaint. I was one happy, proud kid. Sold it for $350 when I got drafted in the fall of '66. The '57 Bel-Air has to be the best looking full size Chevy ever made!

[@nista67]

Bought my '57 210 sedan from original owner in 1983 for $2300. Factory right-hand-drive with '55 dash. 253 cu straight six.

[@timothypaulo7060]

The 283 is one of the finest Engines ever made..along with pontiacs 421 or Chevrolet’s l72 427. Great stuff!

[@1940limited]

1967 was a good time to be buying older cars. It was before all the antique and collectible hysteria got hold of the market. In From the 50s through the late 60s old cars were cheap and fun.

[@1940limited]

I had a 57 Nomad with Turbo-Glide. It was like a Chevrolet with Dyna-Flow.

[@robmastro8620]

Those turboglides were very smooth shifting and Chevrolet offered it for a number of years. They didnt fare well with the bigger horsepower engines like the 348 though

[@D_Roadtrip_Productions]

I can't believe they use such big words back then. Nobody speaks that way in 1957 and even today!

[@dhy5342]

This ad was made probably around July 1956, before the styling for the 210 model was changed and long before fuel injection was available.

[@jakeblake231]

I was wondering why they didn't get to the 1-horse-per-cubic-inch 283.

[@nickk7769]

Great Car!!

[@gojoe283]

At $550., Ramjet fuel injection wasn't going to be a popular option. And the ad was cut short, so they may have mentioned FI later in the video...

[@johnnikischer666]

Bought 1953 Chevy bellair in 1965 for 100$ it had 100thousand miles on power steering 6 cylinder I put another 50 thousand on it before I got rid of car for a newer model biggest mistake I made

[@ijsmale]

At 1:31 it's leaning over like the Queen Mary in a full gale!!

[@saxongreen78]

"...with FOUR drum brakes and FOUR crossply tyres!"

[@johne6081]

... and a body-on-frame structure that does little to protect occupants in a crash.

[@StvMcQueen1]

So? They stopped me plenty of times. Saved both me and my girlfriend one dark night, when we ran up on a poking farm tractor pulling a hay wagon. Yeah, we were all over the road in that old 1960 Ford. But we didn't plow into that wagon. So what's your point?

[@matrox]

I never liked the 210. My uncle had 57 2d Belair, it was his first new car, one of my all time favorites.

[@JerrSpud]

they didn't look like the one showed in video. That's an early 210 prototype that didn't get used. Most folks cant tell the difference between a 210 and BelAir.

[@kahenkohli7533]

Angry Grandpa has that car.

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

El actor méxicano Edgar Vivar tiene uno así;me gusta el carro

[@danflisser5171]

what about a stovebolt 6 ?

[@StvMcQueen1]

265? They still offered the 265 in '57? I thought it was gone completely when the 283 came out. Shows what I know.

[@1940limited]

I had the same question.

[@mikegibson6013]

265 was still available w/ 2 bbl carb. 162 h.p. Three speed standard transmission. ( wonder if they were left overs from 1956.)

[@BigBishop1]

what about fuel injection?

[@MrTrack412]

Yes, you would think fuel injection would be the first thing they would mention!

[@Jhihmoac]

...So many choices and options one had back then, and most people took advantage of every one of them... The wallet permitting, of course!

[@raygiddins1115]

I have a 1957 chevy 4 door wagon v8

[@1940limited]

Were 265s still available in 1957? I thought they were all 283s by then.

[@billdescoteaux]

Only with standard transmissions.

[@thejester95]

I want

[@jamesmooney8933]

57 Ford outsold 57 Chevy 57 Thunderbird outsold 57 Corvette

[@sharksport01]

Beyonce outsold k.d. lang.

[@alanalonso6082]

Tri fives fetching a pretty penny though. Not sure about T birds, or 57 Fords

[@jamesmooney8933]

@@alanalonso6082 Over priced trucks. Although the '55 was the best design. It had simple lines, minimum chrome, and minimum frontend overhang. The 56, & 57, you can stand up between the radiator and front bumper. I believe the '55 Desota was the best design, and the hemi was great, but workmanship was bad.

[@jamesmooney8933]

@@alanalonso6082 57 Fords out sold Chevy. As a boy of 10 in 57. Thunderbird was better than Corvette.

[@alanalonso6082]

@@jamesmooney8933 Can't argue with what happened in the past. However, some cars just stood the test of time better than others. As far as stating which one is a better one, I'd know which one I'd choose and has more re-sale value. But my preference is subjective.

[@NoisydoesMinecraft]

Almost as good as a retro mini

[@sharksport01]

Except you dont see 57 chevys broken down on the side of the road 3x a day.

[@marshall5415]

Mmmmm Nope 1950s cars were eyesores Ya can't tell a Ford from a GM or a Chrysler I'd have bought foreign cars as well if they looked any better

[@WangMingGe]

Agreed. Kind of gaudy and excessive on the outside, but so much hard metal and uncomfortable vinyl on the inside. It's an unpopular opinion, but I much prefer American cars of the late 70s to early 90s, especially for full-size ones.