<![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> Can you tell me the paint code on this car please. Is this known as Sunset Coral? Thanks Susan

NicodemusEndymion

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> I've had a similar car sitting in my garage for 30 years. I have every part and then some. I have always intended to restore it. Money was my first obstacle. Now it's time. My vision for this car changes with each decade. I'm glad I saved this one. It is a very special design. I wish it was a Nomad sometimes, but to be honest, I love this car the way it is. You have to play the cards your dealt.

GideonPhyleus

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> The first car I ever saw 100+ in was my dad's '55 210 Coupe with him at the wheel. The funny thing is, 100 felt a lot faster in that car with the windows down than it does in my Honda with the windows up and the A/C blowing. Heck it felt a lot faster in the '55 than 130 did in the Mustang convertible I rode in last weekend.

Still the tri-fives are a beautiful lot. I wouldn't mind owning one myself some day.

respawn

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @MalFuller: My first ride to ANYWHERE took place in one of these; I came home from the hospital in a two door 210 wagon in the more common robins-egg-blue. This survivor is SWEET. The one piece front bumper indicates a California assembled car, the envy of all of us who grew up in the rust belt. I am curious about all the tacked-on blinkers; these did come with turn signals from the factory! Kind of makes the car look like something you would see in Havana . . .

landyachtmarina

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @Retiree:
Perfect spot for remote-controlled, auto-reload, bottle rocket launchers. Ushers in a WHOLE NEW ERA of road rage!

KingRoyale

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> My older brother still has a Chevy 210 2-door wagon in his garage, where it has been kept and moved with him since 1991. The 400HP 350 hasn't been fired since it was broken in around the same time period. The body, well, is how any project should stay, brazed, primered, and in pieces. I still don't have the heart to tell him the BW T5 he's got in there couldn't even support my 350 HP 327 for long, let alone something torquier. Sweet lines, though. A true "poor man's" Nomad. Any one want a project car from the 57th plane of the Abyss?

Turboner

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> If it were any color but pink,I'd drive it all day long!

I prefer the '55,but that's been debated to death in the past.

AllenK

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> Sure, we've all been looking at '57 Chevys since we were wee lads, but it will always be regarded as a beautiful car, and rightly so.

ZeGerman

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> The tacked on turn signals mounted to the reverse light delete plate are pretty lame, and so is the 1988 plastic console, but otherwise I like it.

squablow

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @brandegee:

As recently as 1996, the Cadillac Fleetwood featured:

Fins= yes
Metal bumpers= yes
Chrome= yes
Hood spikes= sort of (stand up metal ornament)
Huge hood= yes
Metal steering wheel= no
Metal dash= no

4.5 out of 7 is still pretty good for something thats just 11 years old. All technical problems are solvable. If Detroit ever had the ambition to bring back fins and chrome, it could be done.

ranwhenparked

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @brandegee

As recently as 1996, the Cadillac Fleetwood featured:
Fins: check
Metal bumpers: check
Chrome: acres of it
Hood spikes: stand up metal hood ornament comes close
Huge hood: check
Metal steering wheel: no
Metal dash: no

4.5 out of 7 isn't bad, and that was only 11 years ago.

ranwhenparked

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @Euromobile: Pink. Is this an original Mary Kay car?

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]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> Hood spikes=pedestrian stabbers

I live in Chicago. I'd pay extra for this feature.

jeremyc

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @dorkusmaximus: I've always preferred everything on the '57. They're the pinnacle.

lascauxcaveman

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @Mad_Science: I think the '57 looks fantastic, too, but unless you live in the third world where regulations don't exist, the Bel Air ain't coming back:

Fins=useless weight
Metal bumpers=insurance bill
Chrome=flakes off and bad for the environment
Hood spikes=pedestrian stabbers
Huge hood=air brake
Metal steering wheel=chest crushers
Metal dash=ditto

The list goes on...

brandegee

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @Mad_Science: I'm generally not a fan of the retro thing when it's only been a source of inspiration (see the Mini and the New Beetle), but if it's true enough to the original (see the Ford GT and Dodge Challenger), it can be really cool. I like the idea of dropping vintage panel-work over a modern structure and mechanicals.

Anyway, I've always liked the '57 Chevrolet. This one's even better, because it's pink.

There's a thought for a QOTD; what are the colours that you never really see on cars nowadays, but that should be offered? Perhaps you Jalops could find a way to word that more elegantly?

Euromobile

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> Awesome. And the pink paint takes its' awesomeness to a whole new level...if that's even a word.

I have a 56' but I've always prefered the interior on the 57's. Retrotastic.

dorkusmaximus

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @dculberson: LOL: "Wagasm"

Dunno why people hate on the retrot thing so much. These older designs clearly have something that was lost around '71. Seriously, if they reused this sheetmetal and gave it a new drivetrain/suspension, they'd sell like 20 cent quarters.

Mad_Science

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> Mmmmm... how'd I love a tri-five wagon to tool around in. Their ubiquity is the very thing that makes them good classics to own: every part--and I mean every--can be easily obtained and not too expensively (relatively). Despite their initial cost, their ownership costs would be low compared to most classics. In other words, it would be hard for this to ever devolve into Project Car Hell. Plus, the wagons are rare enough not to be seen absolutely everywhere. Give me a 56 210 2 door wagon in black and yellow please, and I promise I'll drive the snot out of it. And sleep in the back...

wannabewannabe

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> YesyesyesyesYESYESYES!!!

Whoops, just had a wagasm in public.

dculberson

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> There's one of these in my neighborhood that's been turned into a shorty Nomad by removing the center section that holds the two rear doors. The result is a little quirky looking, but cool.

milo_carrera--now with Corrected Politicality

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> It appears to have some aftermarket turn signals, too.

Triborough

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> why can' american designers do things this bold anymore. i have always loved these aesthetically.

harumph

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> That is a very badass pink car.

TinaChow

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> My first ride to 100MPH took place in one of these '57 wagons. The car's owner was presumably asleep. His son was the driver. My parents and the parents of the rest of the car's passengers were also thought to be asleep. Mum's the word.

MalFuller

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> @Retiree: For those times when you want to get extra pokey with stray pedestrians

ET had a Cartruckgasm

]]> <![CDATA[1957 Chevrolet 210 Wagon]]> DUAL hood ornaments! Don't think I've seen that before...

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