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- With its dream car styling, full option list and no-pillar four-door body, was this ’57 Bel Air a half-price alternative to a Cadillac Sedan DeVille? Many shoppers said YES. Watch and see what YOU think.
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The 1957 Chevy is truely an icon. I remember that as early as the late 1960's people were starting to collect and restore them. There was also some where the owners painted them with metallic and other paints that were available at the time.
When I was a kid, there was a '57 Bel Air 2-door hardtop painted in a kelly green metalflake!
One of the very few sedan-class cars that was instantly born a "classic". Basically there was never not a time when the 2drs. weren't desirable.
And I'm not a big fan, but those are the facts.
Have been watching your video series for about 2 years now, always excellent content. Now what is so amazing is that when Steve looks into the featured car or truck, the previous owner ALWAYS leaves a promo model, or a brochure on the front seat or under some other compartment. Amazing, isn't it?
Yeahhhhhhh
A-MAZING! It’s like the good information fairy of automotive knowledge magically knows ahead of time exactly what car he’s gonna pick!
The truth is out there!📡☎️🕳🩸🧬🦠🛸😂
The truth is out there!
Funny how they never leave Jimmy Hoffa or the crown jewels in the trunk.
@@nonamesplease6288 😆🤣😂😆😁🙃🙃🙃 Keep looking, you must believe!
Jimmy Hoffa, is buried on I-78 on the eastbound side just inside the New Jersey border with Pennsylvania! You’re welcome!
@@jeffreycarleton1535I thought he was buried in an end zone at The Meadowlands.... 🤔
And kind enough to leave his showroom brochures and the magazines he bought while deciding which car to buy, too!
I’ve had my 1957 Chevy bel air 4 door sedan since I was 15. Almost 40 years now. I always wanted one and the best condition I found was one 2 blocks from my house that was all stock original matching numbers car with rare factory options. Ps, pb, power glide, tinted glass, electric wipers not vacuum, push button radio, which was middle of the road for that, deluxe heater , power pack 283 4 bbl with duals which was the base corvette engine, and ultra rare padded dash which is more rare than ac, I love my Chevy and is restored to better than new matching numbers car show winner, even though it’s not a sport coupe it was my first car and is beautiful and I saved her.
That is an awesome story
That is an awesome story
amazing!
It is so sad to see ,all those, once brand new cars, that made someone’s day, and the excitement the individual or family felt when the new additions to the families showed up!
Let’s not forget that new car smell !!!REMEMBER?
I know I do!
The stories those cars could tell!
Prom nights
Family outings
Shopping at Christmas time
Newly weds driving away, tin cans in tow!
New baby’s coming home!
A first kiss at the drive in, taken by a sweaty palmed, less than confident young teenager!
Graduation days
Birthdays…!
Automobiles are not just chunks of steel they are truly parts of the pivotal moments in our lives!
Each with a story as unique as the people that ordered them!
I love old cars and trucks!
The stories they could tell!❤
I feel the same way when I see a flat bed truck loaded with crushed cars heading down the freeway. Mostly cars that I would absolutely no interest in, but at some point in time driving that new car home was the thrill of a lifetime, all the neighbors came out to see the new car on the block, the pride of ownership...now they are crushed and heading to the shredder and ultimately to Japan only to return as Toyotas, Nissans or Hondas which is sad because with the windows tinted, the goofy wings and the fart can exhaust, they all look and sound the same.
Currently visiting my son overseas but fortunately can still watch the videos!
Can't wait to see what you have done so far on your mopar
You and Me Both. 👍
Thanks for your hard work and dedication to the automotive world!😒
I have a 55 Bel-Air 4 door. 265 and CI Powerglide. 68,000 miles. Ive always wanted a 56 or 57 sports sedan.
Both headlights had air vents above them. 2 cables on the heater controller. One for left ,one for right. Nice fresh air on the highway.
The 265 engine was painted yellow at the beginning of the year, but was later changed to gray.
After hearing this...
I want one!!! Never knew that!
Always liked the 4 door hard top roof line where it joins the quarter panel. Looks better than the 2 door.
Your hard work is paying off. Should hit 100k pretty soon. Better than motortrends channel
As the outside air came in we were all smoking, making our own blue air.
C'mon 100k
🤞🙏
Long ago ,I owned a 67 Malibu Sport Sedan... I bought it for 1,700 from original owner. Really cool ,this made me think of it.
I still chuckle at the "Cancelled ? " insert..
As a youngster in the early 1960s, one of the wilder stories I heard was that Chevrolet dusted off their stamping dies and was producing brand new 1957 Chevrolets! They were so popular as used cars, Chevy decided to 'reissue' them. 🤣. Even as a kid, I knew this was a 'crock' but people believed it! Depending on who was telling the story this happened sometime between 1960-1963.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!😁
Another story that was everywhere in the mid 1980s was the Corvair - Corvette one. It went like this:
A young man buys a new car in 1964. He is tragically killed shortly thereafter. ( war, accident, etc.)
His grief stricken parents park the car in their garage and cover it with blankets for 20 years.
The now widowed mother is moving and needs to sell the car. She places an ad in the paper, 1964 Corvair $200.
A fellow looking for a cheap used car goes and looks at it. But when he pulls off the covers, it's a mint condition
1964 Corvette !!! He tries to offer more money, but the old woman insists that $200 is all she wants.
I heard variations of this story dozens of times, all over the country. 😁
@@burthenry7740 Yes, I remember hearing the Corvair/Corvette story back then! I figured that it would change into a Chevette/Corvette story as time went by, but it never did. 😆
@@burthenry7740For a mint, no-mile '64 Corvair (especially a Monza Spyder such as a young guy would want), I would gladly spend $200! I paid $325 for my first Corvair, a 4-speed '65 Monza coupe with 70,000 miles and needing paint in November of 1980. 42 years later, that would be a $6,000 car all day every day. I miss the good old days, before people discovered just how great Corvairs really are.
@@corvairjim1 Yup, for a lot of years if you wanted to get into inexpensive old cars, Corvairs were about the best way to go. Good parts support and the new styling in '65 was beautiful. (The '60-'64 models have grown on me, though 😁). I would borrow the neighbor lady's '65 Monza back in my high school days. I really liked it!👍
As they say, people will believe what they WANT to believe. That's how we got stuck with trumpism.
Good Morning Ladies and Gents ! 🇺🇸
My mom's first car when she turned 17 in '58, was a 1953 Bel Air converible, that my grandparents bought her as a graduation present.
Best roofline of all tri-fives!
This one appears to be a repeat of sorts. Maybe Mr. Magnate is enjoying some vacation time.
No VIN, can't win, but easy to figure out, no doubt: V for V8 equipped (no V is a six cylinder), C for Bel Air, possible F for Flint, MI assembly (still operates today), or T for Tarrytown, NY (closed in 1996), S for St. Louis, MO (closed in 1986), B for Baltimore, MD (closed in 2005) among other codes.
No tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 57 for 1957 model year, 1039 for Bel Air four door hardtop, then one of the letter codes above for a plant assembly code, maybe 669 for Black and Red interior trim, possible 819 for India Ivory and Matador Red two-tone exterior paint, and possible EZI for E-Z tinted glass (if that back window was indeed tinted).
The snow is gone? I sure would hope so in July! I always love listen to your knowledge of the cars you find in the yard.
What? No "someone should save that" comments? 😂
I know, right?!
Drives me crazy when people comment that about a car that is clearly "done".
I put that AMT kit together back in the 70s!
I always watch the junkyard crawl in the morning and the HIGH OCTANE CLASSICS in the afternoon, gives me something to look forward to every day
NOOOOO!!! Anything but the Return of Rudolph! Now I’m going to have to go back to sleeping with the lights on again!
Another video I’ve seen before! But still great to watch and learn again!
My first favorite car. Steve Magnate you always get an instant thumbs up 👍
This is my favorite TV and/or CZcams channel. Steve, you are awesome❤🔥❤️
I love your videos. Very informative and educational and PASSIONATELY delivered. Thank you for enlightening us on these magnificent vehicles.
What a classic
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
I've always wanted one of those.
They're still quite plentiful and there's certainly no shortage of parts, even today. I've known several people who've taken on restoration and revival projects with these, or at least in the "tri-5" family. And wnat they had the most issues with were locating and correctly assembling the front and rear suspension parts and steering. I cant recall specifics but i remember one fellow that had all the parts he needed, but just couldn't seem to get them to fit and operate properly. Obviously this was before the internet afforded us the plethora of knowledge that we enjoy today. 😉
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@@brucepowell7986 Do you have a question Bruce?
@@brucepowell7986? Me too!
I've seen a few '57 BelAirs with every option and these babies really could be loaded up like a Cadillac. Electric windows, air conditioning, power steering and brakes, electric seat, AM/FM radio, electric antenna, 3 speed automatic...... A/C was super expensive, something like $450 on a car that was $2200 base price so it was definitely not a widely ordered option but it was available and cars did have it.
One would have to really, REALLY want to have a '57 Chevy, if you were willing to pay for all those extra options. Why not just step into a Pontiac?
@@michaelnazaruk4100 Pontiac had a higher base price and you still had to pay for each option separately.
@@jeffrobodine8579 - I guess I'm indirectly saying that you can put lipstick on a pig, and you'd still have a pig. You can probably tell I don't care for '57 Chevies too much.
@@michaelnazaruk4100 The point is that a loaded '57 Chevy BelAir is now worth more today than most '57 Cadillacs. Whether your opinion is that it's simply lipstick on a pig or not, the Bel Airs are highly collectible without all the options, with most of them going in the mid-60s today without A/C or FM radio or electric windows. All the options? You're looking at a $130-150,000 car, while only maybe the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham can come close to or eclipse that in value today. Most '57 Cadillacs in pristine condition are $50-80,000.
Steve, gotta do a vid on the '66 Buick convertible next to it, last year for the nail head.
I love me a 4 door hardtop. When I was 18 in 1992, I bought a 68 Tempest 4 door hardtop 350/powerglide for $100. I loved the "big window" with all the windows down. When I was looking for an old land yacht Caddy several years ago, I specifically wanted a 4 door HT. Found a really great driver 71 DeVille. Identical color combo to the one Lucky and Tony built a while back on Hot Rod Garage. I even picked a similar steel wheel in white, before I even saw theirs. Had a couple people ask me if it was the same car, although mine isn't bagged, just lowered on Jamco springs.
Cool info, those 57's are still producing oohs and aahs. Even the rusty vagabonds.
Always great info in these videos. Good job.
Love those cars , for sure..
That place has everything, Thumbs up
Plenty of history well researched 👍
It's heartbreaking to see a '57 chevy in that condition.
Thank you Steve
More cool info. Thanks.
DD speed shop special
Thanks Steve
Mr. B. Here ! ☕️☕️🍩🍩. Many of these vehicles of the mid 50’s were the best looking ! Very cool 😎
Did you own many?
@@daryllynhutchins8459 Mr. B. Here ! No ! Mid 50 ‘s NY was a colorful time , later my buddy’s have all 55-56-57 2 doors, I kinda miss those days , so much was offered to the customers . Am Olds guy 58 Super 88 , 2 dr !
Aussie John here on my wife's phone l ,m nearly 60 so I miss cars from the 60,s@70s cool time 😉
P,s I like the 56 most , the grill
@@daryllynhutchins8459 Mr. B. Here ! The cars 🚗🚗 where cool 😎😎 mid 50’s to late 60’s & early 70’’s ! So sad some of these works of act will never be on the road again ! The support is there but hearts to bring them back is not ! Good luck 👍 if you go for one . ( go for one that needs all the maintenance and over due, make it safe to drive and have fun with it 2 dr or 4 dr !
Very good looking car.
I always look forward to your uploads and appreciate the informative content. Admittedly, you're third in my morning queue: I listen to two commentary uploads from another CZcamsr while sudoku before watching this channel.
Engine downdraft tube were puffin away blue smoke in those days
My older brother was teaching me to drive when I was 13, that was about 1972. His first car a 57 Chevy 4 door inline Six three on the tree, he bought off a older cousin for 75.00 as it was just sitting on the farm. Later he sold it to a different uncle who cut it down behind the drivers seat and made a liitle truck from it, would be surprised if it was still around some where doing chores on a farm.
"Steve magnante, The encyclopedia of automobile knowledge"go Steve gooo!
Awesome video! I have owned a 57 Sport Sedan for most of my life. And the models ... I still have them too! What a great bit of information you shared here, time for me to subscribe!
My mom bought a 57 Bel Air 4dr sedan around 1970 after the original owner died in 1969. It was black with white roof and silver/grey interior and 283 Powerglide. Around here 57 Chevys were the darling of high school hot rodders still by then because most couldnt afford used Camaros or Firebirds yet until they became older used cars. That said, moms car started losing parts lots of times when she went shopping. The hubcaps with spinners, fuel door on the fin another time, etc. She finally junked it around 1974 when she got another awesome Chevy. A 65 Chevy II 2dr sedan with 4cyl Powerglide.
I've been looking for the Revell 57 Chevy ragtop kit for some time.
Great car.
All the best Nick Jervis UK 🇬🇧
It still amazes me that they would actually tool up for a just one of production, that was quite a expensive process!
Good stuff.
I had a HUGE 57 chevy model ! It was probably 12 or 14 inches long.
For whatever reason i panted it pink & had it jacked up on mag wheels 🤣
The '57 Chevs fresh air Intake was a good idea , and if you were stuck in traffic , the sensible thing to do would be shut off the vent , after all you wouldn't be getting any forced fresh air at a standstill anyway , and it,s a better idea than the plenum fresh air intake system which inevitably causes rust in one of the most difficult to repair areas of a car.
Would love to see you do a series at Leon’s junk yard in Leon VA. Pretty large place with some old cars in there
1967, first job and folks had to drive me to work. Pop said he'd buy me a car and I could pay him back. First car to look at was a 57 wagon, I was in heaven, but Pop said no because it was a stick, and even if it was my car. Mom might have to use it and she couldn't drive a stick. Ended up with a 59 Bel Aite. That Never wanted to start so Mom wouldn't drive it.
I can't even imagine what that 4 door hardtop back glass is worth.
Loving it, owned a 56 four door hard top for 10 years and never ever saw another the whole time, my favorite ever
Homie you on Vaca? reupload week
@@howitusedtobeDoes that mean no comments allowed, and yes on permanent Vaca
That’ll buff right out. 😊
Pre Astro Ventilation!! LOL
the motor trend canceled bits never get old lol
I have that '57 Speed Age mag with the Chrysler 300 on cover
Steve is the info man . He was to good for motor trend.
History!
55' FTW!
There’s a guy where I live that drives his 57 as a daily driver. Nothing fancy but no dents or rust. Red with white top. No idea what’s in it. And that’s his only car.
Did the trees under the hood come standard or was it extra 😂😂😂
Those were standard equipment! The car was a three on the “tree”! 😂
She rings the bell answer the bell
Such a shame that car got destroyed. I have a 57 4 door. Love it would love to have another
I now find it funny most American cars the intake for the air box to the throttle body is around the head lights. not way down around the bumper like a lot of foreign cars
hardtop wagons are nice too.
Friends of mine were buying 1957 Chevys for $750 or less apiece in the early 1970s.
6:47 I think that is the 'C' pillar.
Wow, nothing left of that one except some kibbles and bits.
How far gone does a 57 have to be before it’s never leaving the boneyard??? That far
I always tell you I'm a Dodge Plymouth guy. But the try 5's gotta love them. Such a shame all the ones they turned into dirt track cars.
the 55 57 chevies would simply drive circles around the caddys then and now. went to seekonk speedway in 73 and saw 17 57 chevie 2 doors in one wreck. they still won the feature as they normally did even tho seekonk restricted the 57s to 283s while anyone else fords and chevelles could use what ever. they would put the non 57s up front for the features....lol that didnt work either. the 57s simply drove under the poorer handling 60s cars on the inside......
Like the shorter smaller “canceled” comment clip…👍🏼
🥝✔️ Part of Dean's NZ 21 th of July Watching List. Sorry I'm a day ahead...But Tomorrow, is gonna be fine. ❤
Are you on vacation, Steve? I hope you are well anyway
Steve must be on vacation. Or putting his engine in lol
If you ask any car guy 80% or more would give the '57 Chevy as the answer to what was the most popular car made in the 1950's. But from an automotive industry standpoint it was a sales flop. WHAT??? Yes, the '57 Ford outsold Chevy by the largest margin since 1930. The '55 Chevy was super popular with almost 1.8 million being sold, the '56 was close with 1.62 million. The '57 Chevy that became such an icon just a few short years after it was actually produced only sold 1.5 million. That's a lot of cars but it's a whopping 15% decrease in sales while the '57 Ford sold 1.67 million. And the wholly unpopular '58 Chevy took the first place spot back from Ford very soundly. It's odd to see this since it would be very easy to assume that the '57 was the highest selling, single model year of Chevy of all timer perhaps looking at it's popularity today. And the '58 Chevy seems to be very unloved. Of course Chevy did only sell about 1.1 million '58 models but Ford had fallen to less than 1 million units the same year. It's like so many other cars that aren't all that popular at the time but a few years later people can't get enough of them.
Chevy waited a year to revise it's body shell. Fords and Plymouths for 57 had about the same dimensions as the 1958 Chevy, lower and longer. The 57 Chevy had pretty much the same dimensions as the 53 Chevys. Enough buyers wanted longer, lower, wider in 1957 to put Ford ahead.
That one there is the 1957 tree power the final year? That one there is top of the line with the bullets on the hood.
All 57 had the hood rockets as factory didn’t matter the trim level or engine size.
DD Speed Shop can save it!
“Snow is gone”, ?
Is this a repost from earlier this year? Or…is it cool enough in those areas that snow, probably dirty as hell, is still melting on the dark shadows??
Unfortunately it's another re-upload. This video was already posted back in March.
Not a four door hardtop , but a Sport Sedan , the two door hardtop was a Sport Coupe .
At 1:00, the photo shows a 57, but the specs mention 56.
Steve you’ve got 1 year to plan for Chryslers @ Carlisle 2024
Those cars had ram type power steering. And they had a centre pillar that carried fron door catches and rear door hinges that stopped at the window line. I guess they are rusted off that car
That 57 had a gr symbel for Turbo glide
Observation:
Only Steve can make a video in a forrest with a car in that bad condition. And if you were blind you'd think he was at BJ.
JULY ?????
Didn't know you could still get a 265 in a '57!
Another re-upload?
Did they ever make any FOUR DOOR toy models? I know you showed a wagon. Looking for a car.