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LOT #1315.1 - 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE

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Steinmetz Restorations in Lancaster, OH, completed undercarriage. The body was stripped to bare metal and
the concours-grade rotisserie restoration on this 1956 repainted in two-tone Nassau Blue and Harbor Blue, while
Chevrolet Bel Air convertible in 2015. Chevrolet was the underside was correctly finished in Red Oxide primer.
locked in a sales battle with Ford in the 1950s, resulting The dual-quad 265/225hp V8 engine features the correct
in aggressive and ongoing developments in styling code 1214 and 1215 Carter 4-barrel carburetors, distributor
and performance, both of which influenced the 1956 and Batwing air cleaner, and is mated to a column-
models in important ways. In September 1955, Chevrolet shifted Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission. The
announced its intentions for the new model year, when car's two-tone paint scheme is complemented by a light
engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov piloted a disguised 1956 blue soft-top and sharp two-tone blue interior, and gets
Bel Air sedan to a new American Stock Car class record another touch of elegance in the wire wheel covers and
at Pikes Peak. The secret to his success was the car's Firestone wide whitewall tires. Further optioned with dual
265ci small-block V8, a new version also available in chromed outside mirrors, front and rear bumper guards,
the Corvette that employed dual inline Carter 4-barrel power steering and a Wonder Bar radio, this 1956 Bel
carburetors on an aluminum intake manifold for 225hp Air convertible has been driven just under 50 miles since
and 270 ft/lbs of torque. The Steinmetz restoration has completion.
returned this 1956 Bel Air convertible to factory original FROM THE RASER COLLECTION.
condition in every aspect, from the authentically detailed NO RESERVE.
engine compartment to correct factory markings and

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