Thread: the story of my 1957 Chevy Bel Air

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PEace,

for living in teh heartland of Nebraska, cheap 57s arent easy. my story started when we were going to town and pass a local junk yard every single day. i always wondered what was in the trees behind the junkyard. i heard alot of old cars. as i looked back tehre from the highway a very nice yello and cream 57 Chevy zoomed by. i lloked at it and knew how much i wanted one. well i got the classic car bug then. i called every used car lot in town to see if if they had any cars form the late 50s for sale. i called and got a dealership who said they have a 57 Chevy Bel air. motor good, interior fair, body needs work. i asked how much and they said $2,500 i went over there to look and fell in love. and now i owe 500 more and i own her and i have found bodo on her and need new backup, brake housing, headlight bezels, dash trim, all mirrors, grille, grille bar, rocker panel molding. i found out it was a parts car at one time. the guy owend 2 57s. a 2 dr hard top and my 4 dr. he used mine as parts and then planned to restore this one. which he started doing. then sold it. now i am looking at a parts car to use for mine. then sell the parts i dont want and get more money. my car has the original 283 4 barrel and all she needs is a tune up and timeing chain is off besides that she will fire right up!

later