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1957 Chevrolet

Index 1957 Chevrolet

The 1957 Chevrolet is a car which was introduced by Chevrolet in September 1956 for the 1957 model year. [1]

45 relations: Car tailfin, Carburetor, Chevrolet, Chevrolet 150, Chevrolet 210, Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet Big-Block engine, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Delray, Chevrolet Nomad, Chevrolet small-block engine, Chevrolet straight-6 engine, Chrysler 300 letter series, Classic car, Convertible, Demolition derby, Disc brake, Dynaflow, Ed Cole, Ford Motor Company, Fuel injection, General Motors, Graphics, Grille, Hardtop, Hot rod, Limited-slip differential, Manual transmission, NASCAR, Panel van, Pillar (car), Powerglide, Sedan (automobile), Silhouette, Station wagon, Straight-six engine, The Beach Boys, Turboglide, Used car, V8 engine, 1957 Southern 500, 1957 Virginia 500, 1958 Southern 500, 1959 Southern 500, 409 (song).

Car tailfin

The tailfin era of automobile styling encompassed the 1950s and 1960s, peaking between 1955 and 1961.

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Carburetor

A carburetor (American English) or carburettor (British English; see spelling differences) is a device that mixes air and fuel for internal combustion engines in the proper ratio for combustion.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet 150

The Chevrolet One-Fifty, or 150 was the economy/fleet model of the Chevrolet car from 1953 to 1957.

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Chevrolet 210

The Chevrolet Two-Ten, or 210, was the midrange model of the Chevrolet car from 1953 to 1957.

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Chevrolet Bel Air

The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-size car produced by Chevrolet for the 1950–1981 model years.

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Chevrolet Big-Block engine

The Chevrolet "Big Block" is a term for a series of large displacement V8 engines that have been developed and produced in the United States from the 1950s to the current day.

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet.

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Chevrolet Delray

The Chevrolet Delray, named after Delray Beach, Florida, debuted in 1954 as an optional trim level on two-door models of Chevrolet's mid-range 210 series of mid size.

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Chevrolet Nomad

The Chevrolet Nomad was a station wagon model made off and on from 1955 to 1972, and as a Chevy Van trim package in the late 1970s and early 1980s, produced by Chevrolet.

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Chevrolet small-block engine

The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of V8 automobile engines used in normal production by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors between 1955 and 2003, using the same basic engine block.

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Chevrolet straight-6 engine

The Chevrolet inline 6 otto engine was Chevrolet's sole engine from 1929 (when it replaced their first 4-cylinder engine, the 171-cubic-inch four), through 1954, and was the base engine starting in 1955 when they added the small block V8 to the lineup.

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Chrysler 300 letter series

The Chrysler 300 "letter series" are high-performance personal luxury cars that were built by Chrysler in the U.S. from 1955 to 1965.

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Classic car

A classic car is an older automobile; the exact definition varies around the world.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Demolition derby

Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals.

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Disc brake

A disc brake is a type of brake that uses calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or "rotor" to create friction.

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Dynaflow

Dynaflow was the trademarked name for a type of automatic transmission developed and built by General Motors Buick Motor Division from late 1947 to mid-1963.

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Ed Cole

Edward Nicholas Cole (September 17, 1909 – May 2, 1977) was an American automotive executive for General Motors.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Fuel injection

Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.

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General Motors

General Motors Company, commonly referred to as General Motors (GM), is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services.

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Graphics

Graphics (from Greek γραφικός graphikos, "belonging to drawing") are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone to inform, illustrate, or entertain.

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Grille

A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects including animals in or out.

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Hardtop

A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, which for modern cars is typically constructed from metal.

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Hot rod

Hot rods are typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed.

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Limited-slip differential

A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox, a standard transmission or colloquially in some countries (e.g. the United States) as a stick shift is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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Panel van

A panel van (or panelvan) is a form of solid (rigid-bodied, non-articulated) van, smaller than a lorry or truck, without rear side windows.

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Pillar (car)

Pillars are the vertical or near vertical supports of a car's window area or greenhouse—designated respectively as the A, B, C or (in larger cars) D-pillar, moving from the front to rear, in profile view.

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Powerglide

The Powerglide is a two-speed automatic transmission designed by General Motors.

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Sedan (automobile)

A sedan (American, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand English) or saloon (British, Irish and Indian English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A, B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo.

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Silhouette

A silhouette is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject.

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Station wagon

A station wagon, also called an estate car, estate wagon, or simply wagon or estate, is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft (straight engine).

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

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Turboglide

The Turboglide is a Chevrolet constant torque, continuously variable automatic transmission that made its debut as an optional transmission on Chevrolet V8 passenger cars for 1957.

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Used car

A used car, a pre-owned vehicle, or a secondhand car, is a vehicle that has previously had one or more retail owners.

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V8 engine

A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder V configuration engine with the cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two sets (or banks) of four, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.

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1957 Southern 500

The 1957 Southern 500, the eighth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 2, 1957, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

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1957 Virginia 500

The 1957 Virginia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on May 19, 1957, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.

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1958 Southern 500

The 1958 Southern 500, the 9th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 1, 1958 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

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1959 Southern 500

The 1959 Southern 500, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 7, 1959, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

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409 (song)

"409" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Gary Usher for the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Chevrolet

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