57 Chevy 210 Belair 2 door,hardtop Unfinished Masterpiece LAST TIME ON EBAY
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210 for sale in London, Ohio, United States
Condition: | Used |
Item location: | London, Ohio, United States |
Make: | Chevrolet |
Model: | Bel Air/150/210 |
Type: | Coupe |
Year: | 1957 |
VIN: | vc57s170710 |
Engine size: | 427& 454 |
Number of cylinders: | 8 |
Transmission: | Automatic |
Drive type: | Nine Inch Ford |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Want to buy? | Contact seller! |
Description for Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210 1957
LAST TIME ON EBAY !! $25,500.00 BUYES IT!
You are looking at one of the BEST UNFINISHED MASTERPIECES on the market today !!!
2-motors
2 transmissions
2 styles of interior
Many spare parts
HISTORY:
Car has been in the family since the early 70's, eing owned by the present owners brother. We have a copy of the Miss. title from 1974. The brother moved to Tenn, nd then died in 1981. The car sat in the wife's garage for a few years until the present owner acquired it. The car as it sit, any years later, s configured as a street / strip / Pro Mod / Resto Mod. At this point in the assembly, ou could make it your way. All of the hard things to do is already done. The dipping of the body, and blasting and painting of the frame, he block sanding of the body has been done. It is ready for it's next direction and a new owner.
BODY:
The entire body was dipped and stripped. Floor pan was repaired under drivers feet and in trunk. This car was almost rust free and the dipping proved it. The owner of the car has been a paint and body man for the same large fire engine company for 35 years and has recently retired with a back problem which prohibits him from working on the car. He has even sold his pride and joy Harley because of the back problem. He says that when you start with clean bare metal, ou'll see imperfections, o the body is in a cast,( very fine layer of filler), s all show cars are done like this. It was then block sanded, rimed and painted. Firewall, runk, nterior, nd underside was painted Matador Red. Frame was painted black. All paint is PPG & Dupont. Car was all set up then taken apart for blasting and dipping & paint. It is now resembled and has moved under it's own power out to the road and back. Sounds good the owner has stated on many occasions. Right now the car is wearing fiberglass hood, enders, umper, nd trunk, nd it also comes with:
- Original hood, enders, nner fenders, ir ducts
- 2 extra steel front fenders & extra steel hood
- Bench seats & bucket seats with tracks
- One nice set of rally wheels, ings & caps
- New tail light housings
- Grill
- Updated wipers installed
- Ididit tilt column installed
- New windshield installed
- All stainless trim included except rocker moldings
FRAME:
- Frame has been sand blasted & painted black
-Frame has been back halved with a fully adjustable 4 link suspension
- 2" dropped spindles with GM disc brakes
- New ball joints, earings, ushings, tc.
- Rebuilt steering box
- Comes with tubular a-arms, ack and pinion by Jim Meyers, ut not installed
- Wheelie bars
- Has 10 point cage installed with the side bars left out for street use
ENGINES:
- Engine in car is a 427 Chevy / 12.5 compression / balanced / Team G manifold with a Carb Shop 4150 Holley
- MSD distributor & 6al2 box
- Aluminum GM factory heads,( Winters Foundry )
- Milidon pan and windage tray
- Steel rods with floating pins
- Crank is 10-20 under and polished
- Blueprinted Crane L88 cam
- Engine was built to L88 specs with a few modifications
- Engine acquired from Bruce Mehils of Fast Racing in Groveport, hio
- Engine freshened up by Stan Ray and son, Buckeye Crankshaft ).
- Custom built Jet Coated fenderwell headers
YOU CAN'T BUILD THE DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS IN THIS CAR FOR THE "BUY IT NOW PRICE"!!!
TRANSMISSION:
- TCI convertor, tage 4 with balloon plate, / 4200-4500 stall
- TCI tranny brake
- Transmission built by Brian Lanigan
SPARE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION:
- 454 & Turbo 400 from a 1973 3/4 ton pickup
- Never apart
- Has large oval ports favored by Linginfelter
- Was going to be built as a 498 pump gas motor
REAR END:
- Ford 9" narrowed & braced by Ray Jordan with drum brakes and emergency brake
- 5:13 Strange spool & pinion carrier
- Nodular Ford center section
- Strange 33 spline axles set up by JEGS
- Also comes with a spare 3:73 Ford Posi traction & 31 spline axles for street use
- Custom made drive shaft
- With the narrowed 9" rear end comes a set of 14x32 slicks installed for a set up and can easily wear a set of 18x33 M/T Pro Street tires
FINAL NOTE:
- All in al, hat we have here is a car that has been a project in the family for at least 41 years, nd the retired owner with a bad back wants to buy a newer performance car. The car itself is a nice piece with quality workmanship and all of the hard work has been done! It is spotless and it comes with plenty of spare parts that could be sold to help finish the project.
- I am a good friend of the owner of this nice 57 Chevy and am listing this for him. I will do my best to answer any and all questions . If I am unsure about anything, will consult the owner and relay the answer. Car can be seen in London, hio by appointment only. Call me @ 1-614-875-0369 Larry
- Buyer has the responsibility of arranging and paying all transportation from London, hio
For those of you that would like to see this car in 50 more shots of this 57 Chevy, et into the sled city fiberglass web site gallery and see the car down to the bare metal and body on dollys.
This car was reassembled 2 years ago and has sat in a dry garage for ever. Undercarrige is still fresh, s is everything!!!
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