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Here is a 1957 Chevy Belair 4 door sedan. The back story is the first owner had it in and around the Midwest for the first 25 years, and then went out west for a few years then sat from mid 1980's until 1999. It gets a bit sticky, as their was some talk of the second owner "gave" it to his neighbor for $150. He brought it to the big Back to the 50's car show in 1999 when I got it for $1300. Since I bought it, I have done a ton of work. It is numbers matching car, with a 283/Power glide with 65,000 miles on it. What I was told, was it is actual/original. I started with Wide Whit Walls, with rims that were power coated and painted, with matching original style spinner hubcaps. Hood and truck were paint and put in primer by a shop. The rest of the body is a badly done, thin primer, with rust streaks showing through. I have either new or replaced most of the bumpers and trim. The pieces left to be done were: headlight bezels, one front fender spear, all 4 door handles, all six lower door trim, and the back inserts. The rest is done, and comes with the car. I have most of the interior done except for having the dash painted. Seats and side panels done, along with windshield moldings, and door moldings sandblasted and painted. I do have new arm rests, door handles and cranks. New carpet, and floor mats. I had the steering wheel sandblasted and painted along with the gauge housing. Actual temp, gas, and speedometer are all new and original style. People always ask about the rust detail. I actually didn't get that far to do the welding. Its original. At some point along the line, someone did a tin job over the rockers under the doors, and can only imagine what is actually under there. Always garaged. Current title on file. Willing to chat about price, and could be open to trade? So, three years ago, I met this mechanic work, and asked about helping rebuild the Power glide transmission. Well, he got it out, and then walked out. I brought the power glide to a reputable mechanic and was ready for the original guy to put it back in, and kept putting me off about putting it back together. So, had it hauled to a garage for the winter to sit. Next year, I tried four times with people to get it back together. One put the transmission in, and called me to retrieve it. Well, it was hauled out, and taken to someone else who said they put the transmission in wrong. He wanted to have me pay him $400 to sit on his driveway for the winter with no progress. So hauled inside to a garage for winter. Next year, it went back to the shop who put it wrong, and redid it. The said it would also need $2000 worth of mechanical and electrical work. So, last fall, I told the project manager to get it running to move it back to this garage for the winter. He kept putting me off, and was wondering what the hold up was. I got a call from the new project manager saying he was fired that morning for stealing from the shop. So they got it running, sort of, but said their was transmission fluid gushing out when they started it up. Not only needs $2000 worth of work people jacked around on, but the newly rebuilt transmission needs a redo again. At this point I am out. Tried to climb out of this mess, but just been no fun the last few years. Again, this is a no running/driving car. Any questions, call/textThurston-612-817-6698. I will keep an eye on my email here, or can email me at my regular email at tgilman85@gmail.com. As with most people on here, would ask if you bid, are ready to buy it. I heard you pay a part to be on here and would not like to be "stood upâ€/no show after auction ends. It is sitting inside a garage, so open ended within reason of time to come and get it. Could help if I can. Would like $500 deposit at end of auction. If your in the twin cities, or Minnesota/Wisconsin, feel free to come out and look at it.
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