1957 Chevrolet 210 Station Wagon- Ca Rust-free- Hot Rod 4 Spd - Full Restoration on 2040-cars
Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Make: Chevrolet
Drive Type: rear
Model: Bel Air/150/210
Mileage: 2,000
Trim: Dusk Pearl/India Ivory
1957 Chevrolet 210 Station Wagon. California car, built in Arizona, with rust-free sheet metal, all it's original tinted glass, CA frame rails and bumpers. It came to Connecticut in the early 80s with a 283 and Muncie 4 speed and faded original Dusk Pearl and India Ivory paint. It was a low mileage car to begin with. After using a few years as a "driver", we took it all down to restore it's beauty and freshen up the mechanics. Every piece of this car has been disassembled, sand blasted, primed, painted, and reassembled. All new bearings, bushings, brakes, exhaust, etc. was done. The engine was put into another driver and this all new old school 327 with tri-power Rochester carburetors and an RV cam replaced the old 283. The Muncie 4 speed was also completely gone thru and shifts like butter with a vintage Hurst shifter. The body and all the sheet metal were soda blasted to eliminate distortion and professionally jambed and painted it's factory original colors. All new or rechromed original trim and bumpers were fitted to the body and the chassis and underside painted. The seats and interior panels were recovered in a late 50s hot rod style, the headliner is the original one. It rides on Radir 14 inch wheels with 1 inch white wall radials. Check out the photos for the detailing, new rubber parts, fit and finish- We didn't take any short cuts or try to save money half way thru.
The object of the restoration was to preserve the wagon, yet kick it up a notch to make it a better driving and more eye appealing car. Another-words, it's not your grampa's grocery getter. The combination of the color and drive-train and affection that everyone has for an old wagon makes this a crowd pleaser. Take the family, your friends, the dog ANYWHERE. This car was built to be seen and enjoyed and reliable. Don't let the 3 carbs fool you. It idles at 900 RPM and is the equivalent of a 4 barrel in CFM. So being a standard transmission, it gets 20 MPG, and for a period hot rod that's terrific. And it will get up and go, you control the performance. It will chirp 1st and 2nd if you want to be a gear head again for a few moments.
The best description of the ride and handling is that " it drives and steers, etc. like a brand new 1957 Chevy." It really is impressive. It has about 2000 miles on it since it was done, and that was 12 years ago. This car was never to be sold, but I am currently building a 32 Ford old school coupe and need to make room for it. I hope it comes out half as nice as this one did. It's nice to have an old school rod that you can work on yourself, that's how it all started right? Souping up the old mans Chevy !!
The buy it now price is $28,500 and includes the rear fender skirts. I can only imagine what it would cost to have someone duplicate this now. I have a set of 15 inch Rallye wheels with Moon centers and white letter tires that were on it for the first 8 years and would sell it for $27,000 with those if you want to save some money. Please call me with any questions Greg (860) 913-4680
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