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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Resto Mod on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:250
Location:

Big Bear City, California, United States

Big Bear City, California, United States

Up for bid is a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Sedan.  I bought this car from the original owners daughter in 2007.  She lived in the Los Angles area where the car spent most of its life.  It was a nice driver and was black with a white top and was a 350/4 speed car.  Also the car was featured in Motor Trend magazine in 1970.  It was used in an article "Updating Your Power Train".  They put a 69 corvette 350 motor, corvette rally wheels and the vett steering wheel and stereo in the car and did an article on it.  The car still had the same set up when I bought it.  So I started to fix a few things likes brakes and a coolant leak and next thing you know i pull the body off and do a frame off build on the whole car. 

So here is a down and dirty on the car.  Merlin 540 big block built by John Beck/Pro Machine in Chico Ca.  The motor is purpose built as a fun street driver. Dyno tested to 640hp on pump gas.  I have all receipts and specs as well as dyno sheets. Transmission is a turbo 400 with a Gear Vendors over and under drive unit which gives the car a 6 speed transmission.  Rear end is a Currie Ford 9" posi with 4:11 gear ratio but note that in overdrive with the Gear Vendors unit on the rear end ratio drops to a 308.  4 link rear suspension with QA-1 coil overs at all for corners.  Tubular front a-arms, 4 wheel disc brakes with a hydro boost braking system.  Hydro boost braking is ran by the power steering pump and this car stops on a dime.  Vintage Air conditioning in a custom leather interior stitched by Ron Mangus.  Lexus electric front buckets, power windows, custom stereo by Stereo Bob using a Pioneer head unit, 5 channel amp,and 10" sub woofer.    Auto Meter instruments watch the rpms, mph, oil psi, water temp, trans temp, volts, and fuel. Paint is PPG Blazing Copper done by Doug Starbuck of Starside Design in Riverside Ca.  The Paint is flawless!!  Fire  wall is shave as well as fender well, rear deck lid and hood.  Front and rear bumpers are shaved and rear bumper from a station wagon allowing the license plate to be mounted on the bumper rather than on the trunk lid.  Halibrand rims with BFGs up front and Hoosier Pro Street radials in the rear.  The rear was mini tubbed to fit the almost 13" wide rear tire.  

This car has been in only 4 car shows and the biggest to date the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show.  The car received a participant award which places it in the top 5 of the semi custom class.  There are only 250 miles on the car since completion.  The car is amazing to drive.  It has a vintage hot rod look with all the modern amenities of a resto mod.  The sound from the engine through the 3" exhaust and Flowmaster mufflers is flat awesome!  This car is a turn key driver that sounds amazing and has the power to back it up. 

I spent 4 years, countless hours and a grip of money building this car.  If you are a serious buyer feel free to call me for more details.   714-402-1034

Please contact me prior to end of auction if you intend to buy the car.  $1000 deposit via Paypal immediately following end of auction.  All shipping to be worked out by buyer.

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All of our maps showing electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. are going to need an update. Today, General Motors, Pilot and EVgo announced plans to work together on a nationwide DC fast charging network. The plan calls for 2,000 charging stalls that can deliver up to 350 kW to be installed at up to 500 Pilot and Flying J travel centers in the U.S. The goal is to have DC fast chargers available in 50-mile intervals across the country. The new charging stations will feature GM's "Ultium Charge 360" branding and "Pilot Flying J" logos but will not be limited to drivers of GM EVs. The plugs will use CCS connectors and be available to anyone. GM EV owners can take advantage of benefits, including the ability to make exclusive reservations, get discounts on charging costs and streamline the charging process with Plug and Charge and in-vehicle apps that can provide real-time charger availability. The first installation phase will take place in 2023, and "the bulk of the installations" should be completed by 2025, EVgo CEO Kathy Zoi said during a conference call with reporters announcing the plan. "We're gonna get going immediately and commence all of that engineering and planning stuff," she said. "We've got a pretty orderly plan." Pilot CEO Shameek Konar said the company expects the new EV charging stations to coexist with the current fuel infrastructure. "An average Pilot Flying J location is about 10 acres," Konar said. "This will be in addition to all of our gas pumps. The way I think about it is, this is a new source of energy that is going to coexist with gas for quite some time. We can debate how long, but we need to serve both groups of customers." Installing DC fast chargers at hundreds of Pilot's travel centers — aka truck stops — means there should be food, drinks, restrooms, WiFi and even showers available while you wait for an EV to charge. Pilot recently announced its “New Horizons” plan that will invest $1 billion in upgrading Pilot travel centers with more premium amenities, including expanded seating and lounge areas. While the exact amount of time it will take to charge an EV using these new stations will vary on the EV and its current state of charge, most EVs can refill from a low state of charge to around 80 percent in 20-30 minutes on a fast charger. The new stations are future-proofed to deliver up to 350 kW, a charge rate that few EVs today can handle.

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