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...
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@aloisioferrazdecamargo3098 жыл бұрын
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.
@debbiedaniels5533 жыл бұрын
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 ....🤠
@JimmyKraktov8 жыл бұрын
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 :~)
@mikeklaene43598 жыл бұрын
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!
@nista676 жыл бұрын
Bought my '57 210 sedan from original owner in 1983 for $2300. Factory right-hand-drive with '55 dash. 253 cu straight six.
@timothypaulo70604 жыл бұрын
The 283 is one of the finest Engines ever made..along with pontiacs 421 or Chevrolet’s l72 427. Great stuff!
@1940limited4 жыл бұрын
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.
@1940limited4 жыл бұрын
I had a 57 Nomad with Turbo-Glide. It was like a Chevrolet with Dyna-Flow.
@robmastro86203 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe they use such big words back then. Nobody speaks that way in 1957 and even today!
@dhy53426 жыл бұрын
This ad was made probably around July 1956, before the styling for the 210 model was changed and long before fuel injection was available.
@jakeblake2312 жыл бұрын
I was wondering why they didn't get to the 1-horse-per-cubic-inch 283.
@nickk77697 жыл бұрын
Great Car!!
@gojoe28312 жыл бұрын
At $550., Ramjet fuel injection wasn't going to be a popular option. And the ad was cut short, so they may have mentioned FI later in the video...
@johnnikischer6666 жыл бұрын
Bought 1953 Chevy bellair in 1965 for 100$ 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
@ijsmale3 жыл бұрын
At 1:31 it's leaning over like the Queen Mary in a full gale!!
@saxongreen7811 жыл бұрын
"...with FOUR drum brakes and FOUR crossply tyres!"
@johne60816 жыл бұрын
... and a body-on-frame structure that does little to protect occupants in a crash.
@StvMcQueen13 жыл бұрын
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?
@matrox6 жыл бұрын
I never liked the 210. My uncle had 57 2d Belair, it was his first new car, one of my all time favorites.
@JerrSpud6 жыл бұрын
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.
@kahenkohli75333 жыл бұрын
Angry Grandpa has that car.
@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor77447 жыл бұрын
El actor méxicano Edgar Vivar tiene uno así;me gusta el carro
@danflisser51712 жыл бұрын
what about a stovebolt 6 ?
@StvMcQueen18 жыл бұрын
265? They still offered the 265 in '57? I thought it was gone completely when the 283 came out. Shows what I know.
@1940limited4 жыл бұрын
I had the same question.
@mikegibson60133 жыл бұрын
265 was still available w/ 2 bbl carb. 162 h.p. Three speed standard transmission. ( wonder if they were left overs from 1956.)
@BigBishop112 жыл бұрын
what about fuel injection?
@MrTrack4126 жыл бұрын
Yes, you would think fuel injection would be the first thing they would mention!
@Jhihmoac3 жыл бұрын
...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 Жыл бұрын
I have a 1957 chevy 4 door wagon v8
@1940limited4 жыл бұрын
Were 265s still available in 1957? I thought they were all 283s by then.
@billdescoteaux4 жыл бұрын
Only with standard transmissions.
@thejester953 жыл бұрын
I want
@jamesmooney89332 жыл бұрын
57 Ford outsold 57 Chevy 57 Thunderbird outsold 57 Corvette
@sharksport012 жыл бұрын
Beyonce outsold k.d. lang.
@alanalonso60822 жыл бұрын
Tri fives fetching a pretty penny though. Not sure about T birds, or 57 Fords
@jamesmooney89332 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@jamesmooney89332 жыл бұрын
@@alanalonso6082 57 Fords out sold Chevy. As a boy of 10 in 57. Thunderbird was better than Corvette.
@alanalonso60822 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@NoisydoesMinecraft9 жыл бұрын
Almost as good as a retro mini
@sharksport012 жыл бұрын
Except you dont see 57 chevys broken down on the side of the road 3x a day.
@marshall54152 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.