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When the 1957 Bel Air went on sale, nobody - not even Chevrolet - expected to make history. Instead, it became one of the landmark images in American pop culture; one of the most recognizable cars the world has ever known.

Today, automakers still hail the 57 Chevy as a perfect example of good design and great timing coming together.

What we call the 57 Chevy was actually 19 distinct models. All 19 models were based on a single frame or platform, the basic structure of the car. The 1957 models were the final year in that frame's life. It had been the backbone for Chevrolet's model line for the 55, 56 and 57 model years. The only other car Chevrolet sold then was the Corvette.

Ford and Chrysler had all new frames and styling for their 57 models. They should have mopped the floor with the aged GM model, but Chevrolet outsold Ford by 126 cars in 1957. It sold 1,522,536 units of the various 57 Chevy models and 6,339 Corvettes.

The best-selling 1957 model was the Two-Ten four-door sedan, with a base price of $2,174.00. The least expensive was the $1,885.00 One-Fifty Utility two-door sedan. The most expensive 1957 model was the Bel Air Nomad two-door station wagon with a $2,757.00 base price. It was Chevrolet's lowest-selling model. Chevrolet sold just 6,103 Nomads that year, trailing the Corvette by 236 sales.

Some of the options for that year included, seat belts and a racing-style over-the-shoulder security harness. Other options included a tissue dispenser, electric razor, wheel spinners, backup lights and a gas filter. The cars came in 16 solid colors and 15 two-tone combinations.

Many 57 Chevy's featured a prism on the dashboard. It was intended to refract light from traffic signals so the driver could tell when the light changed without learning forward under the nearly vertical windshield.

The cars came with a choice of seven engines; a standard 235.5 cubic-inch 140-hp straight-six; 162-hp 265 cubic-inch V8, and eight versions of the 283 cubic-inch V8 with power ranging from 185 to 283 horsepower. The 57 Chevy was the first American car with fuel injection. The optional 283 cubic-inch fuel-injected V8 produced 283 horsepower. It was the second American engine to develop one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement, coming a year after the 355-hp 354 cubic-inch Chrysler Hemi.

Ten assembly plants built the 57 Chevy Family: Atlanta, Baltimore; Flint; Janesville, Wis.; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles; Norwood, Ohio; Oakland, Calif., St. Louis, and Tarrytown, N.Y.

Many designers and car enthusiasts say they believe the 1955 Chevy was the best looking model, but the 57 model year brought more defined tailfins, bullet-shaped bumper protectors, bombsight hood ornaments and other elements that gave the bargain-priced Chevrolet just enough zing to grab buyers' fancy.

The 57 Chevy had style, the buzz born of racing success and demographics on their side. They hit the used-car market just as early baby boomers got driver's licenses and went looking for affordable wheels.

The 57 Chevy embodied the spirit of Chevrolet, great looking, groundbreaking and affordable.

Joyce Boulan is the owner of a website pertaining to the 57 Chevy, where you can find deals on all models of this classic car or find parts or accessories for the one you own. Visit http://www.57chevy-auction.com

3 Unconventional Uses for Your Tonneau Cover

Look. Everyone with a pickup probably has a tonneau cover mounted over the bed by now. I mean, who hasn't heard about all the benefits that come with a tonneau cover? Maybe if you and your Ford Ranger spent a lot of time isolated on the island of Malta performing austerities and studying the curative properties in the indigenous water, you may have missed out on learning about the benefits of truck bed covers. But it's so rare that people perform austerities these days.

Nevertheless, I would not want to skip ahead to talking about the top three unconventional uses for a tonneau cover without first covering the top three conventional uses. Here's a refresher course for everyone who hasn't been on Malta for the past five years:

Cargo Protection

You know when you're floating down a lazy river on an inner tube at a water park and you come to the bridge where kids can plunk quarters into water cannons and blast you square in your zinc-covered nose? In this analogy, your pickup bed is the inner tube, your cargo is the zinc-covered nose, and the kids on the bridge are Mother Nature. When you're driving around without a tonneau, rain, sleet and snow can wreck havoc on your freight. But, a Chevy tonneau or Dodge tonneau acts like an umbrella, shielding your stuff from downpours.

Theft Deterrence

Believe your local news reports: green-eyed thieves hopped up on goofballs are roaming around parking lots everywhere looking to loot your gear. If it can be pawned, it'll be palmed. However, these blurry-eyed bandits are opportunists. They're going to go after easy prey, and a tonneau cover discourages these pirates in two ways: they can't see what you're packing in your pickup's payload and many truck bed covers lock into place.

Better MGPs

The next time you're on the freeway, stick your hand out the window. You'll feel a lot of resistance pushing against your digits, and you'll have to use some extra energy to keep your hand from flopping back. That resistance is called drag, and it's a real problem for trucks because a tailgate is essentially a giant hand stuck out your window. But, a tonneau cover smoothes out your rig's aerodynamics, allowing air to flow cleanly over your bed instead of smashing into your tailgate and slowing you down.

So, those are the big three advantages of a tonneau cover. Now, here are three little-known benefits:

1) The tarp of a soft roll-up tonneau can double as an impromptu cape in case you need to do some emergency crime fighting.

2) In a pinch, the aluminum frame can be converted into a smallish soccer goal post.

3) They allow you to transport albinos safely in broad daylight.

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1994 Chevy Camaro Z28 Timing Cover Gasket Leak Question?

Hi every one, Im going to be changing all the timing cover seals in my 1994 Chevy Camaro, the crankshaft seal, opti seal and the water pump seal, and i was also thinking about if im going to change all those i might as well change the timing cover gasket. The question is "Would i have to loosen up the oil pan so i can change the timing cover gasket?
*Never mind found my answer to my question at LS1TECH.COM and i do have to loosen up the front of the oil pan to install the timing cover gasket on right. Thanks Anyways.

I'm with GM tech - I don't know if that's something you would want to disturb if your doing that work. If it ain't leaking now, I wouldn't tempt the gods by disturbing a solid seal.

I also would agree - be very careful with the opti seal - from my experiences its easy to get an opti o-ring that either tears on installation, or is not properly sized. I had to pull a brand new opti o-ring and dig for a proper replacement on an OEM style opti right out of the box.

If you're going so far as to pull the water pump and dig at the opti, consider the mileage on the water pump, and possibly replace it as cheap insurance. Putting a used water pump over a new opti is one of the best ways of killing that opti - the used water pump promptly vomits its flow right onto your new opti shortly after installation, turning your expensive opti into an epoxy doorstop.

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