While Ford and Plymouth had all-new cars for 1957, the now-iconic 1957 Chevrolet was simply a substantial facelift, the last year of what is now known as the “Tri-Five” models introduced in 1955. The 1957 Chevrolet added two more engine options not available in 1956, for a total of seven, including five versions of the Chevrolet 283-cubic-inch V8 ranging from 185 to 283 horsepower, the most powerful featuring Ramjet mechanical fuel injection. Chevrolet offered a variety of station wagons for 1957, but the Bel Air line had only the exclusive 2-door hardtop Nomad and the 4-door 6-passenger Townsman shown here at the 2004 Clatskanie Heritage Days Car Show.
