Greetings to Tri Five Fanatics

[hevychevy]

Mornin'
I am a retired middle school teacher turning 70 this month. Currently restoring 57 Bel Air 4 door. I know. "Four doors aren't worth anything" but this is a totally original car. 283 power pack, Lunati cam, correct for period carb, ram horns, PS. 2 years at the shop and FINALLY painted. The guy I'm working with is a rat rod nut, and I've had trouble motivating him. He went through 3 bodymen and finally found a perfectionist old school guy. Beyond meticulous work, to the point of OCD but the paint is show quality, really. Over 5 grand in motor and trans (OEM Powerglide). Will be ready at end of week for drive train install. Plan on running chrome smoothies with narrow whites. A high school dream coming true. Will post pics when front clip is installed. Good Day to all. hevychevy

[carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)]

hi HC and welcome. good to have you here. you can only look out one window at a time. us retired oldfarts need 4drs just to be easier to get in and out of.

[NickP]

Welcome aboard

[BamaNomad]

WElcome HevyChevy! There's nothing wrong with a 4-door! In fact, there are several advantages to them over 2 dr cars as I've itemized several times.. (Have you ever tried to get into the back seat of a 2 dr? ) Is your car a BelAir or 210 or ?? We'd love to hear more description, color (did you paint it as original?), etc...

[WagonCrazy]

Welcome to trifivechevys. Post some pics of your 4 door when you get them.

[JT56]

Welcome to the site

[enigma57]

Welcome aboard, hevychevy! Your '57 sounds beautiful. Glad to have you here and look forward to hearing more about your build. I am way behind you as far as restoration of my own '57 4dr sedan, but then we must all proceed at our own pace.

Happy Motoring,

Harry

P.S. >>> Don't sweat the '2dr snobs' you may encounter at various places from time to time. A '57 Chevy is a '57 Chevy no matter how many doors it has. Anyone who thinks differently has a right to their opinion, of course. But just keep in mind that its only their opinion, smile graciously and keep on keepin' on.

[hevychevy]

My Bel air

My 57 is a Bel Air. Original color was Sea Mist Green (?) w/ yellow top. A very rare color combo and too bland for me. I picked black, white top two tone for the resto. Both the paints are original GM paint codes. Don't know if this will lessen the value, as this is a numbers car, but couldn't do the Green/Yellow colors. Those colors may very well have been chosen as it was owned in Packer country (Green and Gold). Packer fans are fanatical about expressing their loyalty.

[567chevys]

Welcome to the site hevychevy ,

I like 4 doors , they are all cool .
Nice introduction , cant wait to see the pictures .

Thanks Sid

[enigma57]

I understand. My car is original and numbers matching as well and any mechanical upgrades I make will need to be bolt-ons that are reversible. My car has been repainted once but is still its original white over tropical turquoise colour. One of these days if I can reach that point (ready to paint), I'll have to decide whether to keep her that colour or change to another.

She will be a driver. Not a show car. So its simply a matter of personal choice as to what colour I paint her when the time comes.

Best regards,

Harry