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First car was a 1957 Chevy

Spent many hours as a child in Dad's turquoise '57 Chevy Bel Air. Wish I had now.

G'dam yall a buncha whiny fk's

its cute until grannies foot gets confused and that land yacht ends up in aisle 2 of the piggly wiggly with a half dozen people under it.

Best wishes to you, Mr. Slumlord, sure hope you make it to 90.

Lots of envy on this thread.

My first car was a '57 Chevy 210, 2-dr post, seafoam green. Had an inline 6 cyl and 2-gear power glide when I got it in '74 and a 350 turbofire V8 (stock) and turbo 400 tranny when I sold it in about '88. The son of the guy I sold it to rolled it 2 weeks later . . . Wish I hadn't sold it.

Probably safer to have her out there than most folks who insist on texting whilst driving.

I had a ‘57 Bel Aire hardtop that came with a 235 and Powerglide. Upgraded to a 327 and a 4 speed T-10. None of those ‘50s cars handled and braked worth beans.

i'm the odd man out usually and for that era i actually like the 50-54 sport coupe better. i saw a restomod of one that was freaking sweet. all modern suspension, steering and drivetrain but same body.

Martz chassis here in Bedford builds race cars and suspensions
for updated restorations. Built for each application, you can bolt it in. Gives them disk brakes, rack steering,
and modern suspension.

And the snooty, numbers matching guys hate it.

thats might be who made the one i saw. it was at the schellsburg labor day shindig

"It's a bad steering, bad braking, bad ride, bad handling, finicky, maintenance intensive POS compared to a car built. It's a bad steering, bad braking, bad ride, bad handling, finicky, maintenance intensive POS compared to a car built in the last 20+ years."

I drove an all original low mileage '56 Chevy Belair 2 dr, hardtop every day from 1962-1969 and don't recall having those problems plus all the young women loved it. I could also fix anything that went wrong with it unlike todays cars with all the electronic controls. It didn't require any more maintenance than today's cars other than more frequent oil changes. It wasn't a sports car but it was a great smooth riding highway car and I drove it all over Texas. The no power brakes weren't that great but I never had any trouble problems getting it stopped. The steering wasn't too bad either if you didn't mind the big steering wheel and how many times you had to turn it to make a 90 degree turn. I wish I still had it and the '55 Pontiac 2 door hardtop (basically the same car) I had before I bought the '56 Chevy.

The doggone 57.

My dad bought one new when I was 4. White 4 door Belair w/red int. 283 PP. Went on several road trips in this one till '63.
When I was 15, dad had another 4 door Belair for a second car, 283 2 bbl., Black with a white top & red Int. I learned to drive in this one.

When I turned 16 I wanted a 55, but couldn't find one. A 57 2 door sedan Belair had to do. $125 with a 283 2bbl., 2 flats, not running & a slipping Powerglide. It wound up painted 69 Camaro Rallye Green metallic with black roll & pleat seats, a power pack 283 out of a 58 or 59 Vette, & a 3 speed in the floor. Another 150 series 57 that I traded a 160 Honda m/c for was the donor for the motor & trans.

Traded the green Belair for a 67 Camaro RS/SS & never looked back.

GM doesn't make 'em like they used to.

It’s seen 62 Wisconsin winters. She grew up and lives in West Bend Wisconsin.

That's what I said.

Guy at work restored a Ford Farlane, nice car.
390 warmed up, 4 speed, posi.... factory discs!
Ask him how it drove.

"Sucks drives like an old car. Vague steering/handling."

Then he went on about the old steering systems. (Recirculating ball boxes)
Had no idea what he meant about the bad steering. I was driving my 93 Dodge/Cummins everyday, and didn't understand.

Then, more kids and a Subaru wagon for everyday.
The truck occasionally.


I get it now.

Those old systems were great, until you spend some time
driving a rack and pinion car. When you go back, you understand progress.

None of this disparages those old cars.
I love them, they are awesome.

But look at the really big money guys that collect them.
How many drive one, as stock or even close, everyday.
And it's not due to value.
The same guy will daily drive a car or pickup pushing $100k.

I think the 55 Chevy is a more desirable car followed by the 57 for street. We had a 56 chev, it was a beaut, 3 on the tree, am radio.
Back in my day these Chevy's were the ticket to a woman's heart headed to a Friday night kegger.

That's sweet