1957 Chevrolet 210 - Pro-Touring - Hot Rod - Muscle Car Performance -Immaculate!

1957 Chevrolet Custom 210. Immaculate!  

NO RESERVE!

Offers Welcomed!

I am selling this car for a good friend and I am very familiar with the car as most of the work (everything except paint and upholstery) was performed by our friends and the owner in my “professional” hobby shop. It was a long meticulous build spending almost 8 years in my shop.

You are looking at a virtually new 1957 Chevrolet 210 2 Door Sedan with BelAir Trim. The original O. E. M. body and frame was purchased from Reiter's Metal Craft. a quality restoration shop located in Mt. Clemens. MI (reitersmetalcraft. com). Reiter's restored the body to perfection and displayed it in bare metal at numerous shows including the 2001 Detroit Autorama to show the quality of their restoration work. It was purchased from Reiter's in 2001 and was like starting with a perfect. better than factory. “body in white”.

The car was re-built from the “body in white” using all quality new parts with the exception of some trim where the aftermarket replacements were not up to the owner's standards so the O. E. M. trim was beautifully restored. Pro-Touring seems to be an overused word lately. but this car defines the term. It was built to be a comfortable. very fast. great handling. fun to drive car. with a show quality build.   The short story is it is powered by a GMPP ZZ502/502 with Hilborne Electronic Fuel Injection. Vintage Air Conditioning. power rack and pinion steering. power 4 wheel disc brakes. power windows. custom suspension. a custom Turbo 400 trans. and a Mosher sourced nodular Ford 9” rear end. The car has been rarely driven and has less than 2000 miles since built. This '57 Chevy is in show condition and ready to drive anywhere. The starting price is below the build cost.

Details:

Body – O. E. M. 1957 Chevy 210 2 Door Sedan Body. All steel complete rebuild by Reiter's Metal Craft (reitersmetalcraft. com). including new sheetmetal floor pans. and quarters. doors and trunk skins. As previously noted. this body was shown at numerous shows in bare metal to show off their formidable restoration skills. It was like starting with a better than O. E. new body. It was painted a custom tri-coat 2004 Chrysler Inferno Red by Troy Williamson (formerly of Reiter's Metal Craft) and the flames were done by local legend Dion. Rain Gear electric windshield wipers were installed along with custom headlights. Bel Air side trim. front bumper bullets. and a gold anodized grill was also installed along with dual chrome rear view mirrors.

Chrome – All chrome and stainless was replaced or restored to show quality condition. Some of the aftermarket chrome and stainless were not up to the standards of the build so O. E. parts were meticulously restored.

Engine – The engine is a new crate GMPP Chevrolet ZZ502/502. It has a Fast Engineering distributor with a MSD box and coil. MSD Pro Wires and wire looms (red). Milodon custom 7 quart oil pan. Rod Works custom build coated headers w/X-pipe. Magna-Flow stainless mufflers. coated dual exhaust w/custom side outlets. a Superior custom aluminum radiator. and a March serpentine belt system with chrome and billet accessories. The engine is topped off by a beautiful vintage style 8 pot electronic Hilborne Fuel Injection System by Fuel Injection Engineering Company. with all electronics from the Fast Engineering Company. It also has custom made billet air cleaners to clear the hood. Please see the photos. Rated at 502 H. P. out of the crate it is estimated the modifications add 30 to 50 H. P. It is very fast and it runs and sounds great!

Transmission – GM/Chevrolet custom Turbo 400 with a custom trans cooler mounted on the frame. a 2800 Coan torque converter. and custom column shift.

Chassis – The original '57 Chevy ladder frame was restored and painted with Imron.   Jim Meyers custom tubular A-arm coil over front suspension with power rack and pinion steering was installed. A narrowed Mosher nodular 9-inch Ford with a 3. 00 Auburn traction lock and Jim Meyers 4-link coil over rear suspension was also added. Numerous spring rate coil over springs were tried until the owner got the ride he expected from these modifications.  Power Wilwood 4 wheel disc brakes with an ABS Brand master cylinder and an accumulator mounted on the frame stops the car impressively. A custom 24 gallon fuel tank was installed and all suspension components were powder coated.

Interior – The basic original dash was restored and updated with custom Rod Gauges and custom Vintage Air A/C. heat. and defrost controls located in their original position. All trim was re-placed or restored using Bel Air dash trim. A Flaming River tilt steering column and Custom Glide seats with a front center arm rest was installed The seats and side panels were upholstered in Chrysler Mineral Grey leather and cloth trim. and the trunk is fully finished and carpeted. The new tinted glass windows are now power operated. A Custom Auto Sound AM/FM stereo cassette with a power antenna provides the tunes.

Wheels & Tires: The Boyd Coddington Billet Shadow wheels are 18x7 in the front and 18x9 in the rear. The tires are Nitto 225/45ZR18 fronts and 255/45ZR18 rears.

As you have read this '57 Chevy has had a detailed. money is no object. quality is everything. rebuild and restoration and has rarely been seen or shown. It currently has just under 2000 miles since built and is in immaculate condition. If you are considering a performance vehicle of this caliber you need to see this one.

I have more photos available that I can send at your request.

The car is available anytime for inspection by you or your agent. If you have any questions please e-mail me and I will answer or provide either mine or the owners phone number if you would like to talk to either one of us in person.
The car is available locally and I maintain the right to cancel the auction at any time.
I am not interested in any trades.
I require a $500. 00 Pay-Pal deposit within 24 hours of the end of auction.
If you win the auction and you pick it up personally if it is not as you expected your deposit will be refunded.
The car will not leave my possession until my bank clears your payment in full. or you bring cash.
I will assist in shipping anywhere in the world but the costs are the buyers' responsibility.

Thank you for looking. - Ron

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