one of them (without A/C) I sat in for 3 1/2 days as we drove from St Louis to Bozeman in mid-July .... and the only Interstate part of the trip ended at Kansas City
I owned both a 57 Chev Bel Air and a 59 Impala. The 59 was junk but the 57 was terrific.
I emailed the auction people and suggested they consider getting the event on TV, missing a golden opportunity if they don't. Easily millions would watch.
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” - John Kenneth Galbraith
If 1957 Chevys are so great, why did they stop making them?
Too many babies made in the back seats. A real shame but hey population control was big back then.
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” - John Kenneth Galbraith
If 1957 Chevys are so great, why did they stop making them?
Because the plastic inserts on the tail fins were an affront to Nature, and to Nature's God.
IMO, OTOH, the '55s were Chevy's high water mark, akin to Ford's '56s. The '55 Nomad or its near-twin the '55 Pontiac Safari are among the very few post-war American cars I actually would like to own.
The GOP big tent now is the size of a pup tent, its floor splattered with guano.
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first car I drove was a '57 Chevy Belair
we at one time had two of them ...
one of them (without A/C) I sat in for 3 1/2 days as we drove from St Louis to Bozeman in mid-July .... and the only Interstate part of the trip ended at Kansas City
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Lot 1, 1964 Chevrolet Impala, two-door hardtop (V8, three-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 4, 1963 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop, (V8, automatic transmission) 11 miles
Lot 5, 1963 or 1964 Chevrolet Corvair two-door sedan (140 cu. inch H6 engine, four-speed manual transmission), 17 miles
Lot 11, 1958 Chevrolet Cameo ½-ton pickup (I6, three-speed manual transmission), two miles
Lot 15, 1978 Chevrolet Corvette (V8, four-speed automatic transmission), five miles
Lot 41, year not listed Chevrolet Vega two-door wagon (I4, automatic transmission), 17 miles
Lot 46, 1977 Chevrolet Vega two-door hatchback (I4, automatic transmission), six miles
Lot 82, 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne (I6, three-speed manual transmission), three miles
Lot 86, 1964 Chevrolet Corvair two-door sedan, 15 miles
Lot 87, 1961 Chevrolet Apache ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), two miles
Lot 88, 1959 Chevrolet Impala four-door sedan (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), two miles
Lot 89, 1959 Chevrolet Impala four-door hardtop (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), two miles
Lot 94, 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air four-door sedan (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), one mile
Lot 97, 1960 Chevrolet Corvair Monza four-door, one mile
Lot 141, 1980 Chevrolet Monza, (V6, four-speed manual transmission), nine miles
Lot 148, 1976 Chevrolet Cheyenne pickup, four-wheel drive, four miles
Lot 158, 1977 Chevrolet pickup, four-wheel drive, five miles
Lot 165, 1978 Chevrolet Malibu, 11 miles
Lot 167, year not listed Chevrolet Impala, (V8), four miles
Lot 197, 1975 Chevrolet Caprice four-door (V8), seven miles
Lot 245, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup, (V8, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 247, 1979 Chevrolet Caprice four-door, five miles
Lot 249, 1978 Chevrolet Impala, five miles
Lot 252 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle four-door hardtop, (282 engine), 4 miles
Lot 257, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), three miles
Lot 258, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual), eight miles
Lot 259, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 260, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), four miles
Lot 261 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 262, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), six miles
Lot 263, 1965 or 1966 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (V8, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 265, 1963 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), 16 miles
Lot 267, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 279, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), eight miles
Lot 297, 1965 Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), five miles
Lot 299, 1979 Chevrolet C70 tractor truck (V8), five miles
Lot 303, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot 308, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed), four miles
Lot 315, 1964 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), two miles
Lot 319, 1972 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), three miles
Lot 335, 1965 Chevrolet ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot K3 1965 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop (V8, two-speed automatic), 12 miles
Lot K5, 1958 Chevrolet Apache ½-ton pickup (I6, four-speed manual transmission), five miles
Lot K8, 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air four-door sedan (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), six miles
Lot K10, 1965 Chevrolet Impala four-door hardtop (V8, three-speed manual transmission), six miles
Lot K11, 1965 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop with air conditioning (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), 10 miles
Lot K12, 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air four-door hardtop (V8, two-speed automatic transmission), two miles
Lot ?, 1959 Chevrolet Viking 40 2-ton Heavy Duty truck, (I6, four-speed manual transmission), seven miles
[1959 Chevrolet Biscayne ]
If it polishes out like this one I'd bet a lot. These cars are all original equipment a collectors wet dream.
The most rust prone pick up truck ever made.
I emailed the auction people and suggested they consider getting the event on TV, missing a golden opportunity if they don't. Easily millions would watch.
Too many babies made in the back seats. A real shame but hey population control was big back then.
Because the plastic inserts on the tail fins were an affront to Nature, and to Nature's God.
IMO, OTOH, the '55s were Chevy's high water mark, akin to Ford's '56s. The '55 Nomad or its near-twin the '55 Pontiac Safari are among the very few post-war American cars I actually would like to own.
No Cosworth Vega's?
Moved to Montana, gonna be a dental floss tycoon.