Hey DD, If this helps, the foggy, old photos needed some clarity and adjustments. It is difficult to get old photos to be as clear as new digital photos or even 35mm color film prints. History needs some help if needed. Jnaki My friend's 57 Chevy was just a big part of my teenage years as was my 58 Impala. One or the other was usually parked in the driveway of the other person's house for our high school years. But, alas, no official photos of his 57 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop, even from a Brownie Camera. Hopefully, this helps your photo archives. An old photo always plays a big part of our memories...
Thanks JNAKI Now, if you could make out the date on the photo with beige paint, that's what it looked like the day I bought it, about 1970/71, that was at the sellers house, not sure if he had taken that shot prior or if I took it with my Kodak Instamatic.
Hey DD, Sorry, the original photos are too blurry for anything I do to bring up the date. If you have the original photo and not a copy, that would give me a better starting point. But, as old photos go, at least you have an old photo for the memory banks... ha! I know how trying to save old photos are, but one can increase the contrast of old photos and it will look as if it was taken yesterday. Jnaki But, as things go, there are those that say old photos should stay old photos and not be as clear or concise as new digital photos. It all depended on what type of camera and film was used a long time ago. Before the 35mm film cameras were for the general public, 1960 or earlier, it was the Brownie or Brownie Box. Or, a fancy, costly Leica if one had the funds. So, there is that. One might remember the Kodak throw away cameras given at weddings and so on, those created photos and were hard to develop into good clear photos for saving. The image was smaller than an 8mm film, which is "so tiny." So, tiny creates "blurry" after a standard 3x5 print. And even those were blurry. YRMV At least you have an lasting memory...
My daughter’s first old car. She’s always wanted a 57. This 210 hadn’t run in 50 years. We got it running and driving last summer.
Randy, excellent point! I believe Steve fully set the Hot Rodding hook in Little Truckdoctor with that ride!!
@Johnny Gee - clever licence plate on that clean 210. @High test 63 and Andy, glad to contribute to the delinquency of an up and coming hot rodder. Gotta keep him away from whiskey and such. Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Many beautiful cars. @Gotgas really showed us what tailfins are!
This would have been the greatest car for the start of a project! Many have heard this story so this is for those that haven't. In the very early 2000's, I had just gotten off work and I'm driving down my street, in the distance I spot the unmistakable frontend of a 57 Chevy, the closer I get, I realize it is sitting in front of my house, then, THERE IT IS!!! THAT ONE FIFTY TWO DOOR SEDAN. This story goes back to at least, the early eighties, I had spotted an elderly lady driving this car in the area a couple times a year, usually a half block away and going in the opposite direction, never saw it parked, those encounters never faded from my memory. So, I pull in the driveway, run in the house for my camera, get one shot off................... DEAD BATTERIES!!! This is all I got as once I found new batteries and got back outside.......... IT'S GONE. Never saw it again!
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