This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible is powered by a 283ci V8 equipped with Rochester fuel injection paired with a three-speed manual transmission. The car is finished in Matador Red over a two-tone interior, and additional features include a white convertible top, fender skirts, a Continental kit, and spinner-style wheel covers as well as a cabin heater, a cassette radio, and power steering. The car is said to have been the subject of a refurbishment completed in the early 2000s during prior ownership, and it was acquired by the selling dealer in 2021. This Bel Air convertible is now offered in Mississippi with a clean Missouri title.
The body was previously finished in black, and it was repainted under prior ownership in its current Matador Red according to the selling dealer. Styling touches include an integrated front bumper and grille, twin windsplits mounted atop the hood, front-fender chevrons and fuel-injection badging, gold anodized trim, and ribbed-aluminum tail-fin inserts.
Additional features include a white convertible top and body-color rear fender skirts. Painted steel wheels wear three-eared hubcaps and 14″ BFGoodrich Silvertown whitewall tires. A spare is located in the rear bumper-mounted Continental kit. The car is equipped with power steering.
The cabin features front and rear benches reupholstered in red vinyl with silver patterned inserts. Equipment includes a cabin heater, an analog clock, an aftermarket cassette radio, and Bel Air-branded floor mats.
The two-spoke steering wheel frames a 120-mph speedometer flanked by engine-temperature and fuel-level gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 56k miles, a handful of which were added by the selling dealer.
Equipped with Rochester mechanical fuel injection, the 283ci V8 was rated by Chevrolet at 283 horsepower and 290 lb-ft of torque for the 1957 model year. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a column-shifted three-speed manual transmission. The engine stamping shown in the gallery bears the suffix stamp FJ, indicating a fuel-injected 283ci V8 equipped with a Powerglide automatic transmission.
Additional photos of the underside are presented in the gallery below. A dual exhaust system is installed, and damage is noted to the underside of the driver-side muffler.
