1957 Chevy Bel Air
One of America’s favorite cars, often referred to simply as the ‘57 Chevy, was the upscale trim model of the Chevrolet line made by General Motors in 1957. The Bel Air made its debut in the Chevrolet lineup in 1950 as their first hardtop model.
In the 1957 model year, the Chevrolet was offered in 3 trim levels. There were the base model 150 series and also a mid-range 210 series. The Bel Air series was the top-of-the-line luxury model with anodized gold trim on the... Read Full Story
1957 CHEVY BEL AIR, Just finished some restoration on and all original 57 Chevy Belair Ht. the most popular car in the world for over 50 years.The Chevrolet Bel Air is an automobile series produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1953–75. From 1950–52, hardtops in Chevrolet’s premium Deluxe range were designated with the Bel Air name, but it was not a distinct series of its own. The Bel Air continued in production in Canada through the 1981 model year. Read Full Story
In celebration of its 50th year, the IIHS crashed a 2009 Chevy Malibu into a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air to show the world just how far cars have come in safety, thanks, of course, to the safety regulations that the institute helped implement. The results of the crash test are staggering. According to the IIHS, the driver of the Bel Air would've died instantly, whereas the driver of the Malibu would've suffered light leg and foot injuries. Current Chevy Malibu vs. 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air
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This crash test between a modern sedan and the classic 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air shows just how far passenger protection has come in the last fifty years. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety staged the test to commemorate its 50th anniversary... Read Full Story
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air has been crashed into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu--in a head-on frontal-offset test, at 40 mph.
The result is not only interesting viewing for our inner gawkers; it's a lesson in how far occupant protection has advanced over the ..
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In the 50 years since US insurers organized the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test conducted on Sept. 9 between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Read Full Story
Times being what they were, I did not own a car while I was a teenager. It wasn’t often, but I did have to ask my beloved father to use his car for doing the teenager thing for dates, school activities and so forth. I didn’t like asking him for reasons that I will share at a later date in another blog entry. But, for now, let’s just suffice it to say asking him for the keys to his car was something I dreaded more than anything I could think of at the time. I did not actually own my first car... Read Full Story
