1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 9 Passenger - $65,000
This California Bel Air nine-passenger wagon has been thoughtfully restored and features over 30 factory and period correct accessories. In Spring 2019, the motor was rebuilt with a period correct 265 Power Pack engine block and control arm bushings and front-end work. Features optional sun visor with dash-mounted prism traffic light viewer, front bumper guards, door handle shields, fender birds, fender skirts (not mounted), door edge guards, rocker mouldings, clock, washer jar, dual side mirrors, electric wipers, gravel shields. Fitted with period correct white wall radial tires. Inside accessories include tissue dispenser, seat belts, day/night mirror, deluxe heater. The car was manufactured by GM Chevrolet's Oakland, California plant.
VIN: VC56OXXXXX
V=V8 Engine
C=Bel Air
56=Model Year 1956
O=Oakland, California assembly plant
Cowl Tag decoding:
Style No. 56-2062DFC=9 Passenger Station Wagon
Trim: 610 Charcoal Cloth and Ivory Vinyl
Paint No.: 707 D OAK. India Ivory and Nassau Blue
Body No.: S2629 St. Louis, Missouri Fisher Body Plant
Accessories: EZI Tinted Glass (rear quarter windows, tailgate glass, and 2 vent windows have EZI markings)
The car was bought new in Concord, California from Fitzpatrick Chevrolet, and was a one-car owner from 1956 to 1982. From the 1980 to about 2006, the car was in Grass Valley and Sacramento, California. In 2006, the car was bought by a New England enthusiast who kept the car garage while undertaking a careful restoration. The car also features 1950's travel decals from 48 states in the back windows. Odometer reads 35,194 miles which we believe to be original, though true mileage is unknown. The car was manufactured about 20 miles from where it spent the first half of its life. In the past 15 years, the car has been driven a few miles.
Period correct accessories on this car include: Power Brakes (Treadle-Vac), Electric Clock, Accelerator Pedal Cover, Tissue Dispenser, Exhaust Extensions (Power Pack option), License Plate Frame, Fender Guards (Gravel Shields), Door Edge Guards, Deluxe Heater & Defroster, Back Up Lamps, Electric Wiper Motor, Floor Mats, Dual Outside Rearview Mirrors, Day/Night Rearview Mirror, Rocker Mouldings, Front Fender Top Mouldings (fender birds), Wonder Bar "Signal Seeking" radio and fender mounted antenna, Door Handle shields, Front Bumper Guards, Outside Visor, Traffic Light Viewer (the unique prism mounted on the dash), Windshield Washer and Chrome e-brake handle.
Period correct enhancements added to the car: Delco "Tar Top" battery, wide white wall tires (Mastercraft P205/75R15 radials), spring type radiator hose clamps, and seat belts. Also has optional 265 205 HP V8 engine "Power Pack" option with dual exhaust. Power Glide 2-speed automatic transmission. Fender Skirts, and T-3 headlights.
Total production for this model was 13,279. 1956 was the only year that the 9 passenger station wagon came in the "top of the line" Bel Air model. (Nomad wagon production was 8,103).
