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A superb and rare photo of the wonderful classic Chevrolet Bel Air, photographedat Indianapolis at the 1955 Indy 500. The Chevy didduty as the pace car for the race.
The Chevrolet Bel Airis a full-size automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division ofGeneral Motors for the 1950 through 1975 model years. From 1950–52, Hardtops inChevrolet's Deluxe Styleline model range were designated with the Bel Air name,but it was not a distinct series of its own until the 1953 model year. Bel Airproduction continued in Canadafor its home market only through the 1981 model year.
Chevrolet , or Chevy , is a brand produced byGeneral Motors. It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or"Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet has a veryinteresting history. Louis Chevrolet was a race-car driver, and William Durant,founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910. He wanted to useChevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation. As head of Buick MotorCompany, prior to founding GM, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks inpromotional races. Chevrolet first used its "bowtie" logo in 1913. Itis said to have been designed from wallpaper Durant once saw in a French hotel.More recent research by historian Ken Kaufmann presents a compelling case thatthe logo is based from a logo for "Coalettes". In 1915, Durant was inthe process of setting up Chevrolet production facilities in Toronto, Canada.Later that year, during a luncheon meeting in New York with "ColonelSam" McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin Motor Car Company manufacturedMcLaughlin-Buick cars, it was agreed that Chevrolets with McLaughlin-designedbodies would be added to the Canadian company's product line. Three yearslater, the two Canadian operations (Chevrolet was by then a part of GM in the United States)were bought by GM to become General Motors of Canada Ltd. By 1916, Chevroletwas profitable enough to allow Durant to buy a majority of shares in GM. Afterthe deal was completed in 1917, Durant was president of General Motors, andChevrolet was merged into GM, becoming a separate division. In the 1918 modelyear, Chevrolet introduced the Model D, a V8-powered model in four-passengerroadster and five-passenger tourer models. It also started production of aoverhead valve in-line six. Most cars of the era had only low compression flathead engines. These cars had 288in3 35hp (26kW) engines with Zenithcarburetors and three-speed transmissions. Chevrolet had a great influence onthe American automobile market during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, Chevy madethe first fuel injected engine. In 1963, one out of every ten cars sold in the United Stateswas a Chevrolet. The basic Chevrolet small-block V-8 design has remained incontinuous production since its debut in 1955, longer than any othermass-produced engine in the world, although current versions share few if anyparts interchangeable with the original. Descendants of the basic small-blockOHV V-8 design platform in production today have been much modified withadvances such as aluminium block and heads, electronic engine management andsequential port fuel injection, to name but a few. The small block ChevroletV-8 is used in current production model (2008) The design is simplistic ascompared to the Overhead cam V-8 that Ford Motor Company uses in its line oflarger cars and light trucks. Impala sedans, a variety of light and medium dutyChevrolet trucks, and the current generation Corvette sports car. Depending onthe vehicle type, they are built in displacements from 4.8 to 7.0 litres with outputsranging from 295 to 638horsepower (476kW) as installed at thefactory. It will also be used as a performance option in the forthcoming (2010model year) revival of the Chevrolet Camaro. The engine design has also beenused over the years in GM products built and sold under the Pontiac. Oldsmobile, Buick, Opel (Germany) and Holden (Australia) nameplates. Recently, a6-litre, 400horsepower (300kW) version of the small-block V-8designed initially for the C-6 Corvette has been installed in a factory-builthigh performance version of the Cadillac CTS sedan known as the CTS-V.
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This is a very nice and very rare nonperiod photo that reflects a wonderful era of Chevrolet automotive historyin a wonderful way. This is your rarechance to ownthis photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large formatofca. 8" x 10" (ca. 20 x 26 cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing.
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No copyrightexpressed or implied. Sold as collectable item only. We are clearing out ourarchives that we have gathered from various sources.
All items always sent wellprotected in PVC clear filesand board backedenvelopes.
We havephotographs that came from professional collections and/or were bought from theoriginal photographer or press studio! They are all of professional andexcellent quality.
After many decadesof professionally collecting photographs and posters we are clearing out ourarchives. They make the perfect gift and are perfectly suited for framing. Theywill look gorgeous unframed and will be a true asset nicely framed with aborder. They are a gorgeous and great asset in every home, workshop, workplace,restaurant, bar or club!
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