Lou from Arkansas, Sent in these photos of his 1949 chevrolet coupe 2-door. Much of the alterations was documented with pic’s. The hard work was done during the winter months Sep 07 – May 08. My son and I removed everything from the front windshield forward, leaving only the frame rails. We installed a TCI […]

The introduction of the Bel Air two door hardtop marked a sea of change in how the Chevrolet Division defined sportiness. Until the advent of the hardtop, the serious sporting types went for the convertibles. Every Detroit manufacturer, with rare exception, offered at least one convertible as the style leader of its line. However, automakers […]

The Bel Air was Chevy’s version of the new body style that was introduced by Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac in late 1949. This new body style came to be called a hard top convertible. It took awhile before the label was accepted then shortened to just simply “Hardtop”. The 1950 Chevrolet Belair looked like a […]