What put Christian on the Pro Street map is his nasty '57 Bel Air. We featured this car when Stan Shaw owned it ("The Evil Twin," May '94). At that time, it had run 7.68 at 178 mph with a 747ci ...

If it weren't for the blower and rear wheel setup, this would have been a show car Bel Air like so many others we get to see, flaunting a red and silver body with the perfect amount of flame ...

The Bel Air Was A Top-Trim Model First, let's address a common point of confusion. If you were to sit a '57 Chevy Bel Air alongside its Model 150 and Model 210 Tri-Five Chevy cousins, you'd be ...

The Bel Air name given to these cars back in 1957 designated more of a trim or package for the vehicle. The 1957 Chevrolet was offered in three different iterations: the 150, the 210, and the Bel ...