'57 Chevy....
Jun 3, 2019 11:14:37 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Beautiful example!
I always thought the auto makers of that era specified wheels that were too small for the size and lines of the car.
Stan
I always thought the auto makers of that era specified wheels that were too small for the size and lines of the car.
Stan
Jun 3, 2019 12:03:41 #
Jun 3, 2019 12:15:22 #
Mike Fos
Loc: Powhatan Virginia
I wish they would dust off the plans and reintroduce the 57. They would sell like hot cakes.
Jun 3, 2019 12:19:00 #
I've never owned one, but it's always been a favorite of mine. Nice set.
Ron
Ron
Jun 3, 2019 12:34:07 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
kpmac wrote:
Nice, Tom. I had one of those. Mine was black and white.
Nice, Tom. I had one of those. Mine was Larkspur blue and white.
Jun 3, 2019 13:03:25 #
Classic indeed and not just for it's looks. Chevy small block was introduced in '55 but it was '57 when it came into it's own. The performance car of it's day.
Jun 3, 2019 13:08:42 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Bel Air
Wow, full length lake pipes, and no modern oversize tractor wheels. Nice car.
Jun 3, 2019 13:16:00 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Classic indeed and not just for it's looks. Chevy small block was introduced in '55 but it was '57 when it came into it's own. The performance car of it's day.
Chev was behind the times in power, lots of cars at the time had much more horsepower. If you don't believe me look it up. My old '56 Olds had 230 hp. They were neat cars though. Would like to have a '55 Nomad with a big block. Fender wells cut out ready for cheater slicks.
Jun 3, 2019 13:56:58 #
One Rude Dawg wrote:
Chev was behind the times in power, lots of cars a... (show quote)
Sure, but 10hp more in a much heavier car. The small block introduced new technology and hit a sweet spot in design. The small-block basic architecture is still in use. The '56 Olds was a low revving, high torque, heavy engine that followed from its introduction in '49. Although I had a buddy who had one and it was a fun car too. In the early '90s the Olds generation of engines was replaced with the Chevy small block. I guess the point I was making was the Chevy small block introduce a generational change in engine technology, that started to show it's stripes in '57.
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Jun 4, 2019 12:47:23 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Sure, but 10hp more in a much heavier car. The sm... (show quote)
Right on, the 327 was a great motor it ran like crazy. I always thought they screwed up when they quite making it. Gotta love the 350 horse 327.
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