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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210 Description
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1957 210 2 door sedan. Bought from original owner in 1968. Raced in E-GAS and E-Modified production until 1974. Stored until 2010. Last NJ state inspection was 1971, sticker still on it. Excellent body, floors and frame. Older paint, shows well. Has minor imperfections.
This car was chosen at the 2013 Maple Grove Super Chevy show and appeared as a 4 page feature in the Super Chevy Platinum magazine in 2013. Magazine included with car. It got Don Prudhomme Top 25 Pick at Maple Grove in 2012. It got Pocono Drag Lodge People's Choice in 2010 and also in 2015. Always draws a crowd wherever it goes.
Since 2010 this car has been used for vintage drag race displays, local cruise nights, spent 1 year at Eastern Museum Motor Racing in 2014. Limited street use due to the fact that it has open headers and straight pipes that end in front of the rear (sounds bad ass!), and slicks.
Upon removal from storage break system was all re-done. a 64' 327 was rebuilt bored 30 over, crank cut 10 under, 10-1 compression. GM off road angle plug heads. Vintage Edelbrock single 4 tunnel ram. Vintage Moroso 8 qt oil pan. Holley 750 double pumper carb. Hydrolic comp cam. MDS ignition, MSD tach drive distributor. Super T-10 trans with 256 first gear. Lakewood blow bell and new clutch assembly. Drive shaft safety loop. Vintage HURST shifter with reverse lock out. 57 Olds rear with 456 gears and Eaton posi unit. Summers brothers axels.
Vintage diamond pleat interior. Seats and door panels in excellent condition. Nice rug, nice headliner with 2 small holes. Dash is uncut, Moroso cable tach is mounted on speaker grille. Speedometer disconnected. comes with electric wiper motor, not installed. Gas gauge does not work. NMW tow tabs and rear shackles reproduced in polished stainless steel. Old Cragar SS Mags with original Stahl drag tires in excellent condition on front, Cragar SS mags with Mickey Thompson slicks on back.
Chrome and stainless very nice. Inside of the trunk is finished in the same color as the car with a polished stainless steel fire wall between the trunk and passenger compartment. Trunk mounted battery. Could use a front suspension rebuild. Has new springs and ball joint spacers. Also comes with a set of new door rubbers. No warrantees, this is a 60 year old car with drag race history, and is one of a kind.
There is a sensible reserve for a car of this quality. Will ship out of the country, buyer must arrange all shipping and car will not be released until all funds are cleared. In state-PICK UP ONLY.
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