Very nice 210. Curious about the bumpers, are they rechromed? If they are, what did it cost and by who?

Nice job..she looks killer! California car with a 1 piece front bumper? Must have stole it from a Canadian car.  Luv the black cluster...is that scripting by the turn/gen/oil Indicator? I see double bumps but by the look of alt/water pump ,later block. Did you drill for the front mounts??

All the bumpers and chrome replacement parts are from Danchuck . Motor is a 72 350 4 bolt main 30 over with steel crank, aftermarket rods, forged 11-1 pistons etc.etc. Heads are 65 Corvette 202/160. No accessory holes. No scripting on dash cluster just shine. Everything inside this car is fresh, upholstery, headliner, glass, wire harness etc.

norontcan wrote:

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While I can't speak to 57 bumpers I had researched 53 Chev bumpers.
Most American 53s have 3 piece bumpers. However California and Canadian cars have a single piece bumper which are favorites of hot rodders for the smooth look. One piece units are often referred to as California bumpers.

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Same applies to 57 Chevy's.    I think California had a rule that it had to be 1 piece.  The 1957 Chevy 1 piece bumper is also lighter than the 3 piece version.    

Very nice!

One question: I noticed your car has the spare tire recess covered over.  I looked online for some photos and saw some seem to have it and some don't.  Any ideas on that?  Was it an option?

That goes along with what I remember of the cars, but then when I did a google image search I found a couple that showed them blocked off.  The pic I posted above came from this article linked below, which said that was how they found it, so I assumed original?

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/paint-body/1406-how-to-install-a-trunk-floor-1957-chevrolet-bel-air/

Unless the car in the article had previously had an aftermarket trunk pan installed...

B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. Terry, did you sell the 57 and if so where has that baby gone to. Cheers.