1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
- Engine
- 4.6L (283 cu in) OHV V8 with Rochester fuel injection, 283 bhp
- Colour
- Canyon Coral over India Ivory
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air fitted with the rare Rochester fuel-injected 283 cubic inch V-8 producing 283 horsepower — the celebrated one-horsepower-per-cubic-inch configuration. Delivered with an original mileage of approximately 39,000 miles, the car passed through limited hands before being acquired in 1989 by collector Milton Robson, who commissioned a full bare-frame restoration to its original Canyon Coral and India Ivory colour scheme. Fewer than 150 additional miles have been added since 2010.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$121,000
- 1957 →Factory deliveryOriginal owner (estate)partial documentation
Car accumulated approximately 39,000 miles during this ownership; it was later sold via the owner's estate.
- → 1989Acquisition unknownIndividual buyer from original owner's estatepartial documentation
Acquired the vehicle through an estate sale; subsequently sold to a noted collector in 1989.
- 1989 → 2010Private saleMilton Robsonpartial documentation
Robson, described as a noted collector, had the car fully disassembled to the bare frame and refinished in its factory color scheme; kept the car in well-maintained condition throughout his tenure.
- 2010 →Private saleCurrent collectorpartial documentation
Has added fewer than 150 miles since acquisition, exercising the car regularly while maintaining its excellent mechanical and cosmetic state.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Complete bare-frame strip-down and refinish to the original Canyon Coral and India Ivory colour combination, with interior and exterior returned to original specification at high quality.
Work was commissioned after the car had been in storage for an extended period; initiated during Milton Robson's ownership.
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