1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
- Engine
- 283 cu in (4.6L) V8 with Rochester Ramjet fuel injection and high-lift camshafts, 283 bhp
- Colour
- Onyx Black over red and silver vinyl
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible equipped with the rare Rochester Ramjet fuel injection option, producing 283 horsepower from a 283-cubic-inch V-8 — one of only an estimated 1,530 so-configured that model year. Finished in factory Onyx Black over red and silver vinyl, the car received a comprehensive body-off restoration in 2008 and subsequently earned multiple top honours from the Antique Automobile Club of America, including Senior National First Prize in 2009, Grand National First Prize in 2017, and a Senior Grand National award in 2018.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$107,800
- → 2008Jeff and Bill Steinmetzpartial documentation
Columbus, Ohio area restorers who performed a comprehensive body-off restoration on the car in 2008.
- → 2016Acquisition unknownOntario, Canada ownerpartial documentation
Canadian owner from whom the current consignors acquired the car in early 2016; the car was subsequently imported into the United States.
- 2016 →Private saleCurrent consignorspartial documentation
Purchased the car out of Ontario in early 2016, imported it to the US, and maintained it carefully, entering it in multiple AACA events with notable results.
Competition
- 2009Antique Automobile Club of America2009 AACA Spring National MeetSenior National First Prize
Event held in Lebanon, Tennessee; award formally recognized the quality of the 2008 restoration.
- 2017Antique Automobile Club of America2017 AACA Grand National Meet, Kansas CityGrand National First Prize; AACA Zenith Award finalist
Selected as one of 16 finalists from over 3,000 cars shown at national AACA meets that year, competing for the Zenith Award recognizing exceptional restorations.
- 2018Antique Automobile Club of America2018 AACA Annual Grand National Meet, GreensburgSenior Grand National award
Event held in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2008RestorationJeff and Bill Steinmetz
Full body-off restoration carried out to a high standard with no cost limitations; presented in factory-correct colour and trim throughout.
Restorers were based in the Columbus, Ohio area.
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