1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
Every year, just before the Super Bowl, Barrett-Jackson puts on one of the biggest auto auctions in the country. It has been several years since I have attended, primarily due to the threat posed by the COVID pandemic. There were a dozen or more huge tents to protect the majority of the vehicles to be auctioned off. Unfortunately, it was cloudy which made photography a challenge (because of low light levels) and it was quite chilly which challenged me to be selective in the choice of cars to photograph. Back to the cars of my youth, we see a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air, fully restored and invited for consideration as an exhibit in the San Diego Auto Museum. Cars of that era were often identified by the hood ornament that, in this case, looks something like a jet fighter taking off. The other distinguishing feature was the rocket flame taillights seen on so many of the models of this time period — each unique, helping us teens (at the time) identify a Chevy or a Cadillac. This baby sold for $82,
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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