12 is the most horsepower (highest rated engine) you could get in a brand new 1957 chevy belair.
12 is the most horsepower (highest rated engine) you could get in a brand new 1957 chevy belair.
what is the most horsepower (highest rated engine) you could get in a brand new 1957 chevy belair?
12
the $162 super sport package was available on the upscale malibu two-door hardtop and convertible models; the option added special exterior brightwork with ss emblems and the 14-inch full-disc wheel covers from the impala ss. inside, the vinyl bucket-seat interior featured a floor console for models equipped with the optional muncie aluminum four-speed-manual or powerglide two-speed automatic instead of the standard three-speed manual. malibu ss also came with a four-gauge cluster in place of engine warning lights, and a dash-mounted tachometer was optional. the available 283-cubic-inch four-barrel v8 engine rated at 220 horsepower was the same rating as the 1957 chevy power-pak 283 engine.
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staley won three races driving the julian-petty-prepared 1957 chevy bel air. the first win was on august 26, 1957 at the coastal speedway in myrtle beach, south carolina. it was a 200-lap race and he had lapped the field. the second win came a few weeks later on september the 5th. it was at the new york state fairgrounds and once again he had lapped the field driving the petty prepared 1957 chevy. his third and last win came on september the 15th in the same car at the langhorne speedway in pennsylvania. he had the field lapped twice this time. north wilkesboro speedway named the race after him during the early 1970s.
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