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Up for auction is a 1957 Chevy 2 Door Hard Top Bel Air. No engine or transmission. I do have a 1957 motor 283, but it is not the original engine that came out in the car. It is still together but would need completely gone through. If the buyer wants the engine, I will include it with the car.

My family has owned the car for close to 25 years where it has been kept inside a garage for the duration of this time. The only thing that we ever did to the car was pulled the bumpers off with the intentions of having them re-chromed - but it never came to pass. I re-installed them right before I pulled the car out of its resting place and cleaned it up for the pictures shown.

If you wanted to make a driver out of the car, it is in good enough shape. You would just need to do a motor, transmission, brakes and fuel system. If you are looking for a show car, this would be an awesome solid start for a complete restoration.

You'll note from the pictures that this car has fuel injection badges on the front fenders. That is how we purchased the car. I can't confirm or deny that it came from the factory that way.

I know it is hard to buy from a picture, so I took a lot of different shots and also made a video. In my opinion, the car has a pretty solid body - looks like the worst is the bottom quarter panel on the drivers side (right in front of the tire). The passenger side door has also been scraped and dented. You should be able to see in the pics that I pulled the seats and carpet out to get some photos of the floor pans so you can get a more clear picture of the condition that the car is in and then of course I reinstalled the carpet and seats as they were. It will need driver and passenger side front floor pans. The rear floor pans, trunk pan, and fire wall appear to be very solid. The front floor pans would be okay if you are just fixing a driver. It has one front and one rear body mount rusted out on the drivers side and has one rear body mount rusted out on passenger side which should be visible in pictures. This car would be in rough shape by some peoples' standards, but a great start for others. We obviously saw something in it to store it for 25 years.

If you would like to come by and look at the car or send an inspector, you are more than welcome.

Here is my cell: call or text 606-344-2247

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