Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bel Air?

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5 comments:

Duane said...

'55 no less. Gorgeous example too.

cobra6 said...

Could be a 56; they are so close...

Pilote Ancien said...

Yup, '55 Bel Air.
Top-of-the-line; more trim than the 210 or the 150, which had no side chrome to speak of.
Later, the Impala became the Bel Air and the Bel Air became the 210. By then, we even had a/c!

Superdog said...

AND finally had a V8! To run the AC I guess?

Pilote Ancien said...

Yup, '55 was the first year for the small-block V-8.
Ford already had the Y-block OHV, but it weighed a LOT more than Chevy's, which also breathed better.