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BelAir Convertible Fire Damage Repair and Upgrades

While most of our restoration work is the product of a dream in progress, this job began as a nightmare. This '57 Chevy was the victim of an engine fire. The entire engine compartment went up in flames in the owner's garage.

In addition to damaging the engine compartment, the fire crossed into the dash, doing more damage there. Wires melted, paint burnt, and rubber was destroyed from the nose to the dash board.

The love for this car, the value of '57 convertibles, and a good insurance policy landed this car in our shop. Insurance covered the fire damage and the owner contributed to upgrades during the process.

Having saved the car for many years with little use, the owner felt compelled to upgrade a few of the systems on the car and start using it more. Added during restoration are a MSD electronic ignition, air conditioning, power steering, power disc brakes, an overdrive automatic transmission, a tilt steering column, a set of wide white wall radials, and all of her finishes repaired to the extent that no fire damage will ever be evident.

This '57 has rolled on home.



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