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The Bel Air was an instant hit with consumers, with a minimally equipped One-Fifty models starting under $1600 and featuring a six cylinder engine. [9] The introduction of the new optional 162 horsepower Chevrolet 265 cid V8, coupled with the Powerglide automatic transmission quickly earned the model the nickname "The Hot One".
The 1955 Hudson was actually a rebadged Nash auto with different trim. They were offered with a V8 in 1955, but it was too little to save the brand, which was discontinued two years later. [11] Packard began the 1950s on a difficult note, as sales dropped from 116,248 in 1949 to an underwhelming 42,627 in 1950. [79]
Never before had so many options been offered for a car in the low-price field. The 1955's top trim offering was the Bel Air, which had more chrome than the 150 and 210. The Bel Air, 210, and 150 models could be bought as a four-door, or as a two-door with a post between the front and rear passenger windows, known as the two-door sedan.
Only about 1,400 cars were built with the inline six in 1973. The engine and manual transmission were shelved by the end of the model year—marking the last full-size body-on-frame American car to offer a manual gearbox. The Bel Air nameplate returned to the station wagon for '73, as once again Chevrolet dropped separate series names for wagons.
The 1957 Chevrolet is a car that was introduced by Chevrolet in September 1956 for the 1957 model year. It was available in three series models: the upscale Bel Air, the mid-range Two-Ten, and the economy/fleet model One-Fifty. A two-door station wagon, the Nomad, was produced as a Bel Air model.