(Special Edition) If the '50s was the golden era of the automobile, then the 1957 Chevy Bel Air was the king of that fabulous era. Few automotive experts would dispute the opinion that the '57 Chevy Bel Air was the best car of its time. Even back then, "the finest Chevrolet of all time" was favoured by hot rod artists who saw this car as the perfect canvas for their electrifying art...and the ideal muscle machine to perform with the flaming speed its artwork suggested. But what made the '57 Chevy Bel Air so special? This was the year Chevrolet introduced fuel injection. The car's prominent fins were as provocative as its grille was impressive. And, for the first time, a car's horsepower matched its cubic inch displacement, making the '57 Chevy's 283 cid engine a milestone in its own right. This handsome car assumed a different personality, of course, when a hot rodder was through with it. In addition to painting their cars, hot rodders often lowered front and rear ends, removed chrome or grillwork, reworked body lines and souped up engines. With its flame accents and glossy finish, your 1957 Chevy Hot Rod is a miniature mirror image of a car any '50s hot rodder would have been proud to call his own.

Worldwide Edition Limit: 7,500

(1997)

Scale: 1:43