1957 Chevrolet Restoration
This 1957 Chevrolet holds a special place in our customers’ family, having been their father’s car for many years. In addition, of course, the ’57 Chevys hold a special place in America’s love affair with post-war Detroit automobiles.
The Classic Car Center has been asked to do a full cosmetic restoration of this car with mechanicals, as necessary. We invite you to follow along on our website the progress of the car at important phases of the restoration.
We begin with the car in its present condition and will be adding
additional dated photos all throughout the process. For now, this is
where we started:
Jun 10,
2008: The restoration begins:
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Jun 16, 2008: |
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Exterior Trim Removed |
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Interior Removed |
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Aug 14, 2008: |
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Trunk |
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Right side |
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Left side |
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Hood |
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Sep 10, 2008: |
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Body off frame |
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Chassis awaiting painted body |
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Oct 20, 2008: |
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Inside rear |
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Dash |
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Trunk |
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Underside of hood |
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Fenders "cut in" |
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Inside of door |
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November 14, 2008: |
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Painted; next: wet sanding |
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Painted; next: wet sanding |
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Painted; next: wet sanding | ||
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December 20, 2008: |
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Painting complete |
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Painting complete |
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Painting complete |
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Painting complete |
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February 15, 2009: |
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Speedometer refurbished |
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Front chrome/trim installed |
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February 18, 2009: |
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Windshield and rear glass installed |
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Windshield and rear glass installed |
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Chrome being installed |
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Chrome being installed |
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March 3, 2009: |
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More Chrome installed |
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More Chrome installed |
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More Chrome installed |
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More Chrome installed |
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April 16, 2009: |
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Out in the Sunshine |
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Out in the Sunshine |
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Out in the Sunshine | ||
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May 22, 2009: |
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Leaving the Shop |
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Going Home |
