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The 1957 Chevrolet is one of the most attractive and sought collector cars in the world. The first year for Chevy’s 283 cubic inch engine, introduced only two years before with 265 cubic inches, it was now a perfected, reliable, high performance, lightweight powerplant that formed the basis of the Chevy smallblock’s storied history and celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its introduction this year. Chevy put this screamer into a fresh, clean design that was an instant hit and has remained a favorite of collectors, weekend cruisers and just about everyone else since the days the paper came off the windows of Chevy showrooms in the fall of 1956. Subtly evolved from the ’56 Chevys, the ’57 featured a distinctive new grille integrated with new front bumpers and windsplitters on the hood which were fronted by gunsight ornaments. At the rear new, distinct tail fins ended in sharply defined chrome caps which hid the gas filler behind the left taillight. The top of the line Bel Air also had chrome sills and distinctive ribbed satin finish wedge panels on the rear fenders. This also was the beginning of Chevy’s move upscale, with a plethora of options and accessories. It was possible to outfit a Bel Air nearly as opulently as a Cadillac, all it took was enough pencil lead to check off a nearly endless supply of boxes on the options list. The move upscale was conclusively proven by the Bel Air’s popularity. It outsold the bread-and-butter 210 model by over 25% and accounted for nearly half of Chevy’s total 1957 model year deliveries. The ’57 Chevy was a runaway sales success, selling over a million and a half cars and the number built meant that they traded down over succeeding years building a following not only among their first time buyers but also with succeeding generations of owners in the secondhand market. Under 7% of ’57 Bel Airs were convertibles, however – even if that did amount to over 47,000 cars – and there have never been enough of this most desirable and attractive of all the ’57 Chevys to meet the demand of collectors. Every collector owes it to him- or herself to experience the pleasure of driving a ’57 Chevy at least once. They’re good drivers and the looks of admiration, envy and approval from passersby and onlookers is like nothing else. These cars bring a smile to just about everyone’s face. Reggie Jackson’s 1957 Bel Air convertible is Black, the most desirable color, and is powered by the 283/220hp Power Pack V-8. It has Powerglide automatic transmission, spinner wheel covers, wide whitewall tires, AM radio, heater and a power top. Unlike so many ’57 Bel Airs seen these days, it hasn’t been loaded down with accessories, options, add-ons and knick knacks. It’s just like it came from the factory in Tarrytown … in more ways than one. Reggie’s ’57 Bel Air is completely, absolutely original and has just 15,000 miles on it from new. Even the top is original. The engine compartment is untouched except for checking the fluids and routine maintenance. Reggie said, “The ’57 Chevy is the collector’s collectible, one of the cars you want to have. There are plenty of them that have been done completely and are pristine, shiny and sharp, but the demand for them means that far too few ’57 Bel Air convertible survive untouched and original. “I loved this original, black, untouched convertible and I probably paid too much for it, but it’s not a made auction car, it’s a real, experienced, serious collector’s car.” It’s impossible to put it any better.