nick8086 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Do I have a 150 or a 210 car? This car has been in storage since 2013. I have not looked at it since then.. All I know is the last picture. It is leaking.. Edited January 18, 2020 by nick8086 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 It's a Bel Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Any one know the price range..?? I not sure if it had 24K or 42K for mileage .. It is a 265 motor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Quarter looks wavy some old rust repair? , glass out and needs headliner? My guess as it's sitting 5500-6500. That's a real sell out the door price assuming it needs various mechanical work as well. Depending on condition of interior aside from headliner and if it's not rusty or patched up, maybe 2 grand more , so 7500-8500 if everything else is great but that would probably be about tops as is. Will most likely need full servicing including brakes and tires to be made a driver so you get banged for that maybe gas tank, and exhaust system. Nice examples you can drive home start in the very low teens with no rust or repair and nice turn key shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) It has Bel Air trim but you’d have to post the vin to know what it really is. Adding trim to 150’s and 210’s was common. Remember the. 210 I sold and dad had all the Bel Air trim to go with it? I found out researching that car that it is very common. I got 10k for my 210 with a 70’s SBC on eBay. It wasn’t running and it was apart, but there was a good body and no rust. Had good glass also. The floor boards had been repaired for rust. The paint needed to be wet sanded and/or redone. The value was mainly in the rust free body. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dXsbLUT7ueP19wHV_VD1jpg704K3wckC Edited January 18, 2020 by victorialynn2 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, victorialynn2 said: I got 10k for my 210 with a 70’s SBC on eBay. It wasn’t running and it was apart, but there was a good body and no rust. The photos suggest that your car was a 2 door sedan, whereas the OP’s car is a 4 door. Two door sedans are much more in demand than four doors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I wonder what it looks like today, the photos seem several years old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 46 minutes ago, Dosmo said: The photos suggest that your car was a 2 door sedan, whereas the OP’s car is a 4 door. Two door sedans are much more in demand than four doors. True. I just posted my car for some frame of reference but neglected to make this valid distinction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 The Vin is VC55K102xxx. I was just reviewing my Insurance on it.. Sorry Mike6024 it is not for sale yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Looks like an 8 cylinder Bel Air from the factory as designated by “VC”. http://www.sanjosechevys.org/Tech/tech_decode_trifive_55_57_VIN.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Just throwing this out there but the younger crowd doesn't seem to make as much of a distinction between 2 and 4 doors on these cars - they didn't grow up with 2 door cars the way some did and it's harder and harder to find 2 doors in decent shape to work with so if they are after a particular model and year they are more willing to take a 4 door. As an added bonus as VictoriaLynn has pointed out this is a real BelAir 1 hour ago, victorialynn2 said: Looks like an 8 cylinder Bel Air from the factory as designated by “VC”. http://www.sanjosechevys.org/Tech/tech_decode_trifive_55_57_VIN.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, 3macboys said: Just throwing this out there but the younger crowd doesn't seem to make as much of a distinction between 2 and 4 doors on these cars - they didn't grow up with 2 door cars the way some did and it's harder and harder to find 2 doors in decent shape to work with so if they are after a particular model and year they are more willing to take a 4 door. As an added bonus as VictoriaLynn has pointed out this is a real BelAir I have noticed on various sites that the 4 doors seem to be gaining a fan club as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Has anyone driven a 1955 Chev Bel air? The only reason I do not spend any money on it.. It drives like crap.. It is like driving an old farm truck.. I should know I was ask to drive it to local cars shows.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I had a 57 4 door sedan in recent enough history to remember how it drove and it drove quite well. No wander, started and stopped well other than some brake fade on a series of long downhill grades with corners a friend who was copiloting forgot to mention were coming up. My guess is it's probably tired mechanically and in need of work to bring it up to snuff. Worn suspension and steering will drastically effect the way it drives. My friend always says if they drove this way when new, they never would have sold. So many cars get used up then parked. People find them, make them pretty but often never touch anything mechanical. Edited January 20, 2020 by auburnseeker (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Remember your Chevrolet was the entry level GM product in a long lineup of vehicles when each division designed, engineered and built their own products. Not like today when platforms, engines transmissions etc are badge engineered. Thinking that a Chevrolet (from the begining to the 70's) was a 50,000 mile vehicle and Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac were each a step up in everything that made an automobile. Why would they overbuild a Chevrolet when you could buy a better vehicle just by going a step or two up the scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 My Dad's car was a 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible, at the moment in my life when I was totally in love with cars, but did not yet have a driver's license. When I finally started driving, I fell in love with this car...even though it now had a lot of mileage, plenty of rust, and was fading away. On the other hand, I had a chance a few years ago to drive a clients' 57 convertible to a car show for him, and I must admit I had forgotten about that HUGE diameter steering wheel, etc. Like my old Hupp, a 55-57 Chevy is great fun to drive as a vintage car, but I'm glad that my daily driver 2014 Silverado is so much more refined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 This two door 1955 Studebaker did not drive very good also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 😖 He used the car for his 50th wedding anniversary.. Edited January 21, 2020 by nick8086 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 The Studebaker suspension had almost no changes after 53, and was similar back to 51 at least if not further. Steering bellcranks are often shot due to lack of maintenance. That causes huge amounts of slop. It is also a kingpin suspension, so bad kingpins are fairly common. Studebakers drive really nice when they are not all worn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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