1957 Chevy

   
   "1957 Chevy"

   We've all had dreams concerning this auto icon; specifically, hearing the Arch-Angels sing:  "I'm feeling kinda heavy, like a '57 Chevy!"  Or did I pick up that communicative, blue-hued song from another source?  Regardless, this is an American Classic.
   In George Lucas' American Graffiti, a film that I believe arrived around 1973, we observe a young Harrison Ford piloting a 1955 Chevy, it mean in Midnight-Black, and having plenty of torque coming out of the hole; moreover, we meet the character Toad, a hot chick telling him:  "Peel out; I love it when guys peel out."
   And during my adolescence, us uncouth rednecks believed the STOP sign to be a mercurial acronym for:  SCRATCH TIRES ON PAVEMENT.  And we did.  But none of us possessed the cool of a 1957 Chevy.
   Here are some specs and performance levels from the:
   "1957 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe, 283 Corvette Ramjet"
  
RWD--manual 3-speed gearbox.

283 Cubic Inches.

Twin-Barrel Carburetor.

290 lb-ft torque.

An approximate 270 horses.

0-60:  8.2 Seconds.

Quarter Mile Drag:  16.7 Seconds.

Top Speed:  120 plus mph.