I have so many memories in this car. My aunt bought her Belaire new in 1956. I was born in 1960 so by the time I was 6-7 years old, that bumper was ripe for some fun. My aunt had this long driveway covered in gravel, and my cousin and I would wait behind a tree for her to back out, and we'd sneak behind the car, grab hold of the bumper, and slide all the way down the driveway ditching behind another tree at the end of the drive. She also used to take the family down to Newport beach for a week every summer. However, as I grew up, and rode with her, I was shocked we were all still alive as her driving skills were atrocious! One time while taking me from her house to mine, she couldn't follow my directions, and stopped dead on the 60 freeway! Just stopped in the slow lane, and I started freaking out, I'm telling her to move, move, you can't stop here! I drove drove with my dad a year later to the junkyard where he sold the smoking old gal for $200 bucks. Had I been anywhere near driving age I might have had an interest in the old car, but I was about 13, and my dad having just bought a new 1972 Datsun Z, I was more interested in that car, than an old beat up 56 Chevy. 😁😎👍✌🎄🎅
What a great memory, my brother had a 56, fiberglass frontend& trunklid 265V8 dual exhaust 4speed, he paid 125oo bucks for the car, this was late 60s early 70s But one of many great memory's. My favorite year of the TRI- FIVEs.👹💥👈
Mr. B. Here ! Am 70 and growing in Brooklyn NY as a wet hind the ears , the cars of that time to a kid were ships to the future, and the kid was right what came after was not to be believed. The guys that came up with these vehicles had come from depression & WW ll. These vehicles are more than classics, they are who we as Americans are to the world, thanks to those who came before us. We are 2nd to non !
Does it get any better than that. Wow that is amazing and FAST 56. You just leave it the way it is. Take it for a drive now and again and when you want to spin it up, you gotta SWEET RUNNING small block that WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE QUICK. Thank you gentlemen for a great show. Can't wait for the next one.......
It's funny how back in the early 1970's there were no reproduction parts for tri fives other than body repair parts that never fit quite right anyway. A lot of people ditched the front bumpers on them right away for the gasser look plus they were pretty heavy. One of the bad things about the '56 gas filler location was the latch for the taillight assembly would fail and the taillight would fall to the open position and the cops would pull you over for that.
My favorite Tri Five and this one is a beauty inside and out. I'd pay $50,000 for it right now but I'am not on this man's radar. I wish I was. Again perfect all around. Cheers 🇨🇦
I paid $10 for a 56 sitting in a field. This was 1969. Dad let me keep it in the garage to work on it. I put a 1962 283 power pack engine in it. I did extensive body work with Bondo. Tuck and grove interior, carpet. I finally had the body ready to paint. I paid a friend of my dad to spray it for $10. She was pretty.
0:11 Cross flag valve covers. What cars were these valve covers usually on? 4:00 Special factory original Van Nuys seamless one piece hydroformed frame. 4:30 Fisher body emblem door sill plate.
My first car was a '56 210 Del Rey 2-door "post" bought in 1964 for $400. 265 with a 3 speed on the column. It was single color, classic Tri-5 turquoise blue. Wish I still had it!
I'm old enough to remember that California plates were yellow with black letters in the day. They were recalled and reissued with the black yellow ones in the early 60s, which lasted until maybe 1970 or so. Then came the blue yellow version.
When I worked at a Chevrolet dealer late 78-79 you could buy Z28 short blocks new in the crate for $295 plus tax OTD. My friend put one in his 63 Nova. Fast as hell. In 1956 CA License plates were Yellow with black letters so those are not the original plates. Black with yellow letter plates came out in 1963.
Dan Danchuk bought a ranch in Sebastopol CA where I owned a water well drilling Company. After bad luck with the other company I was called to give an estimate for an irrigation well. I met Dan when I drove my black 57 Nomad to give an estmate..got the job..LOL plus drilled a 300 gallon per minute well..got an invite to visit their facility on my way to Baja...got a tour and while in Dan's office I said I would like to meet their Calander girl...he said he would too...advertising takes care of that..we had a laugh! Sold the Nomad but still have a 56 150 utility sedan used by Pacific Bell Telephone for 10 years..then purchased at auction by the shop that seviced it....I found it for sale in1979 and still own it... .
I see it's been corrected in the title but in the video it was referred to as a Del Air or Del Ray. To my knowledge they only made Bel Air models or 210s. The 210s were 6 cylinders and the Bel Air was reserved for the V8 models that had a higher level of options such as carpet and deluxe interior as well as power steering, brakes, A/C and power windows. I've seen very few tri 5s that were hard loaded with every option.
I’d pay $55k right now. You kidding? California must be flooded with beautiful classic cars. Everywhere else it’s $45k for a slapped together pile, owner “knows what they have” kinda deal. To replicate that car in 2023, $100k +, I’ll buy two for $55k. Thanks!
8 dollars a gallon, I would only use Sunoco Surge 105 in 50 gallon drums. That’s probably about 650 bucks a drum, and I hope that engine still has the original valve guides for LEADED Gas!!!! Great Video Super Car Thank You 🙏
I think you are mistaking valve guides with valve seats.. I have never heard of valve guides made specifically for leaded gas. with hardened valve seats you can use leaded and unleaded fuel, if your heads still have factory valve seats you are stuck with leaded fuel for the most part.
The entire car is Preciously Custom Fabricated. A simple custom clamp would be far better than a cheap looking radiator hose clamp right in the line of sight. Just saying ...
@@berniedmd1901 How much would you be willing to pay for a custom hose clamp to clamp a non custom cheap looking rubber radiator hose from Napa? Just curious!
Hose Clamp? Just tap the column and screw to small screws to hold it down. 10 minute job and done! It's the small details that make this car so Beautiful.
a little light...this car will easily hit $75K in the next year or two...$65K today...that is what it will sell for. As we get older...prices are going to rise rapidly in the next decade.
Very nice car. The only thing I disagree with is the license plate. It's not original from new. It would have had a yellow plate with black numbers in California. The black and yellow came out in 63.
Insane, gorgeous car!👍kombinasi dua warna dan kondisi restorasi kendaraan ini keren sekali.. Warna putih dan kuning gading paduan chrome, saya sangat suka! Saya kira $100K untuk mobil ini..
The 210 is not the Bel Air, regardless of whether it is a Delray or not. It is the mid-range series. The Bel Air, in 56, was the top-of-the-line Chevy.
Such a bad ass car in a horrible color for its build purpose. I know why he picked it, but that butternut yellow is among GMs' worst colors. Gorgeous car, though. I'd be interested to know how much it's first gallon of gas cost vs how much it costs now.
National average was $0.30 in 1956 or $3.12 in today's money. Today's average in SoCal is $4.86 or 16.2 times what we paid in 1956. Then again, cars were getting about 14 mpg on average back then compared to 25 today. In gas costs only, it was $0.021 per mile as compared to $0.124 (using the $3.12 cost) per mile . . . So we are going almost twice as far at a cost of 6x more. A dollar in 1956 has inflated to $1,001.19 today. Bottom line is that we should be driving 50's cars that got 14 mpg and paying $0.30 for a gallon of go-juice. Or maybe we should keep today's 25 mpg cars but only pay $0.52 per gallon. Too many numbers, my head hurts.
Don't let your bias enterthe discussion...Soft colors like this are sought after and they look fantastic on this body style...if you were around over the past 40 years you would know this...Nova, Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette...all use this color
@@SesameStreetRacingChannel Agreed - this body style was made for these softer colors. My uncle bought a new Bel Air in '56 with the two tone India White over Nassau Blue, my cousin still has the car. While it is beautiful it does not look as clean as this presentation.
Nice Bel Air, but I'd stop well short of calling it a gasser. It doesn't have the stance, suspension, exhaust, or paint job styling of what most consider to be gasser style.
I was thinking this guy was out of his mind to say the car is worth 75k then he says 50k and I'm like ok that sounds about right. 75k to the right guy more like the right sucker.
Those License Plates are NOT original to the car. It should have the Yellow/Black '56 plates to be original. The Yellow '56 California plates were used on vehicles from 1956-1962 and I run a set on my 1961 Thunderbird. 1963 is when the Black Plates were issued.
The car is worth MUCH more than $50K USD..You OBVIOUSLY do NOT know Tri Fives...That is obvious since you call it a "coupe"...The car will SELL at $65K USD or better...at this time...You could legitimately ask $70K-$75K USD for it and a buyer may buck up...cars of this quality are RISING in price...time to re-educate yourself on Tri Fives.
I have so many memories in this car. My aunt bought her Belaire new in 1956. I was born in 1960 so by the time I was 6-7 years old, that bumper was ripe for some fun. My aunt had this long driveway covered in gravel, and my cousin and I would wait behind a tree for her to back out, and we'd sneak behind the car, grab hold of the bumper, and slide all the way down the driveway ditching behind another tree at the end of the drive. She also used to take the family down to Newport beach for a week every summer. However, as I grew up, and rode with her, I was shocked we were all still alive as her driving skills were atrocious! One time while taking me from her house to mine, she couldn't follow my directions, and stopped dead on the 60 freeway! Just stopped in the slow lane, and I started freaking out, I'm telling her to move, move, you can't stop here! I drove drove with my dad a year later to the junkyard where he sold the smoking old gal for $200 bucks. Had I been anywhere near driving age I might have had an interest in the old car, but I was about 13, and my dad having just bought a new 1972 Datsun Z, I was more interested in that car, than an old beat up 56 Chevy. 😁😎👍✌🎄🎅
What an awesome story 👏
Love the story!
What a great memory, my brother had a 56, fiberglass frontend& trunklid 265V8 dual exhaust 4speed, he paid 125oo bucks for the car, this was late 60s early 70s
But one of many great memory's. My favorite year of the TRI- FIVEs.👹💥👈
Mr. B. Here ! Am 70 and growing in Brooklyn NY as a wet hind the ears , the cars of that time to a kid were ships to the future, and the kid was right what came after was not to be believed. The guys that came up with these vehicles had come from depression & WW ll. These vehicles are more than classics, they are who we as Americans are to the world, thanks to those who came before us. We are 2nd to non !
Does it get any better than that. Wow that is amazing and FAST 56. You just leave it the way it is. Take it for a drive now and again and when you want to spin it up, you gotta SWEET RUNNING small block that WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE QUICK. Thank you gentlemen for a great show. Can't wait for the next one.......
This is one of the best UA-cam video series about cars. I love this series.
It's funny how back in the early 1970's there were no reproduction parts for tri fives other than body repair parts that never fit quite right anyway. A lot of people ditched the front bumpers on them right away for the gasser look plus they were pretty heavy. One of the bad things about the '56 gas filler location was the latch for the taillight assembly would fail and the taillight would fall to the open position and the cops would pull you over for that.
My favorite Tri Five and this one is a beauty inside and out. I'd pay $50,000 for it right now but I'am not on this man's radar. I wish I was. Again perfect all around.
Cheers 🇨🇦
A stunning example!
Thanks for having this as your focus this week
I paid $10 for a 56 sitting in a field. This was 1969. Dad let me keep it in the garage to work on it. I put a 1962 283 power pack engine in it. I did extensive body work with Bondo. Tuck and grove interior, carpet. I finally had the body ready to paint. I paid a friend of my dad to spray it for $10. She was pretty.
0:11 Cross flag valve covers. What cars were these valve covers usually on?
4:00 Special factory original Van Nuys seamless one piece hydroformed frame.
4:30 Fisher body emblem door sill plate.
I'm gonna buy a bunch of 70 Series Land Cruisers and after 25 years I will export them to and auction them off in America.
Why would we care what you do?
@@Royal_dj_ent This was more meant as a joke/taunt/tease.
@I'm Not Using My Real Name Being facetious is like speaking a different language these days.
I like green ones. Please put me at the start of your waiting list. Thanks. The deposit is in the mail 🤣.
Buy some old ones and send them now.
Cleanest & straightest 56 I've ever seen. As is it's a premium gorgeous car inside & out.
When the owner has a long history with a car you are appraising I would love to hear more of their stories.
My first car was a '56 210 Del Rey 2-door "post" bought in 1964 for $400. 265 with a 3 speed on the column. It was single color, classic Tri-5 turquoise blue. Wish I still had it!
I'm old enough to remember that California plates were yellow with black letters in the day. They were recalled and reissued with the black yellow ones in the early 60s, which lasted until maybe 1970 or so. Then came the blue yellow version.
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Ontario Canada just went through a stupid design for plates that had to be replaced as they could not be seen well at night
Beautiful car. Has to be my favorite 2 tone paint combo.
When I worked at a Chevrolet dealer late 78-79 you could buy Z28 short blocks new in the crate for $295 plus tax OTD. My friend put one in his 63 Nova. Fast as hell. In 1956 CA License plates were Yellow with black letters so those are not the original plates. Black with yellow letter plates came out in 1963.
Beautiful and unique without being flashy and outrageous.... 🙂
Dan Danchuk bought a ranch in Sebastopol CA where I owned a water well drilling Company. After bad luck with the other company I was called to give an estimate for an irrigation well.
I met Dan when I drove my black 57 Nomad to give an estmate..got the job..LOL plus drilled a 300 gallon per minute well..got an invite to visit their facility on my way to Baja...got a tour and while in Dan's office I said I would like to meet their Calander girl...he said he would too...advertising takes care of that..we had a laugh!
Sold the Nomad but still have a 56 150 utility sedan used by Pacific Bell Telephone for 10 years..then purchased at auction by the shop that seviced it....I found it for sale in1979 and still own it...
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I see it's been corrected in the title but in the video it was referred to as a Del Air or Del Ray. To my knowledge they only made Bel Air models or 210s. The 210s were 6 cylinders and the Bel Air was reserved for the V8 models that had a higher level of options such as carpet and deluxe interior as well as power steering, brakes, A/C and power windows. I've seen very few tri 5s that were hard loaded with every option.
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Another great episode guys. Tri-Chevys are the best era of Yanks IMO, and this is one of the best ones I’ve seen.
Still have my 56 Del Ray going on 32 years right now I'm finally starting to redo the 25 year old paint job !
This car may just be the perfect weekend hot rod. It's gorgeous, and it's got some bite! Very tastefully done, too. It just couldn't be better.
Yup Historical car right her. Wicked sweet!
7:12 Sounds great? Sounds like a bucket of bolts
WOW!!!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CAR...
I’d pay $55k right now. You kidding? California must be flooded with beautiful classic cars. Everywhere else it’s $45k for a slapped together pile, owner “knows what they have” kinda deal.
To replicate that car in 2023, $100k +, I’ll buy two for $55k. Thanks!
When the bloke doing the valuation wants to buy it
The real value is about double
Thank you for the video, Colin how did he go about raising the front was it ball joint spacers & springs?
8 dollars a gallon, I would only use Sunoco Surge 105 in 50 gallon drums. That’s probably about 650 bucks a drum, and I hope that engine still has the original valve guides for LEADED Gas!!!! Great Video Super Car Thank You 🙏
I think you are mistaking valve guides with valve seats.. I have never heard of valve guides made specifically for leaded gas. with hardened valve seats you can use leaded and unleaded fuel, if your heads still have factory valve seats you are stuck with leaded fuel for the most part.
@@davidgalea6113 Oops you’re right sometimes you can use my brain to drain spaghetti!!! Lol!!!!
Nice Museum piece. Too nice to be enjoyed.
I absolutely love the sound of those old doors closing just don’t get that anymore
Love the Car! Just can't get over the cheap Hose Clamp that holds down the Tach on such a Beautiful Car. Weird.....
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What would you use? Just curious.
The entire car is Preciously Custom Fabricated. A simple custom clamp would be far better than a cheap looking radiator hose clamp right in the line of sight. Just saying ...
@@berniedmd1901 How much would you be willing to pay for a custom hose clamp to clamp a non custom cheap looking rubber radiator hose from Napa? Just curious!
Hose Clamp? Just tap the column and screw to small screws to hold it down. 10 minute job and done! It's the small details that make this car so Beautiful.
Nailed it. Was thinking 50 and max 55 beginning of the video
a little light...this car will easily hit $75K in the next year or two...$65K today...that is what it will sell for. As we get older...prices are going to rise rapidly in the next decade.
Thanks for saying how much it's worth in the description
Not original license plate. JHB would have been issued between 63-65 depending on where it was titled in CA
Very nice car. The only thing I disagree with is the license plate. It's not original from new. It would have had a yellow plate with black numbers in California. The black and yellow came out in 63.
Where is this hanger located? I would love to check out these planes behind the car. @hagerty
That's Lyon Air Museum located at John Wayne Airport in SoCal
Had an 87 Mustang that did the 1/4 in 8.56 @ 155
If it had a front bumper, the "California" bumper would have been one piece as well (same for the '57's).
Where is this video taken?!
Make it a little more yellowish and it can be super nice taxi :)
Insane, gorgeous car!👍kombinasi dua warna dan kondisi restorasi kendaraan ini keren sekali.. Warna putih dan kuning gading paduan chrome, saya sangat suka! Saya kira $100K untuk mobil ini..
Love the 56 chrome downswing. Like the rear better than 57.
This is a beautiful car!!✌️🇺🇲
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My very first car was a 55 Chevy. Bought it for $300 in 1973. 🤪
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Awesome car, love it!
Old school myself. Way better than a resto.
So beautiful!
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The 210 is not the Bel Air, regardless of whether it is a Delray or not. It is the mid-range series. The Bel Air, in 56, was the top-of-the-line Chevy.
Best vintage car 🚙
Such a bad ass car in a horrible color for its build purpose. I know why he picked it, but that butternut yellow is among GMs' worst colors. Gorgeous car, though. I'd be interested to know how much it's first gallon of gas cost vs how much it costs now.
National average was $0.30 in 1956 or $3.12 in today's money. Today's average in SoCal is $4.86 or 16.2 times what we paid in 1956. Then again, cars were getting about 14 mpg on average back then compared to 25 today. In gas costs only, it was $0.021 per mile as compared to $0.124 (using the $3.12 cost) per mile . . . So we are going almost twice as far at a cost of 6x more. A dollar in 1956 has inflated to $1,001.19 today. Bottom line is that we should be driving 50's cars that got 14 mpg and paying $0.30 for a gallon of go-juice. Or maybe we should keep today's 25 mpg cars but only pay $0.52 per gallon. Too many numbers, my head hurts.
Love the color!
Don't let your bias enterthe discussion...Soft colors like this are sought after and they look fantastic on this body style...if you were around over the past 40 years you would know this...Nova, Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette...all use this color
@@SesameStreetRacingChannel Agreed - this body style was made for these softer colors. My uncle bought a new Bel Air in '56 with the two tone India White over Nassau Blue, my cousin still has the car. While it is beautiful it does not look as clean as this presentation.
This car is priceless!
The first step in making a tri-five worth $75,000 is to put $100,000 worth of work into it.
Hey, Bob. Nice car.
I hate that they put the number in the title of the video. Half the fun of watching these videos is guessing what the number will be.
Beautiful car, but when it's surrounded by a B-17, B-25, and a P-38 it becomes friggin awesome 👍👍.
Very cool car
just me..asking..why wouldn't I put a nice shiny chrome front bumper on this gorgeous car?
Nice Bel Air, but I'd stop well short of calling it a gasser. It doesn't have the stance, suspension, exhaust, or paint job styling of what most consider to be gasser style.
Many lower gasser classes other than the "straight front axle/bomber seat" we all know and love.
@@Vintageguy73 Perhaps, but this is just a Bel Air with the front bumper removed.
It is a "Street Machine"...that is what it is and that is how we built them in the '70s and '80s.
Stunning
Beautiful car
Gorgeous 😍
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I was thinking this guy was out of his mind to say the car is worth 75k then he says 50k and I'm like ok that sounds about right. 75k to the right guy more like the right sucker.
A very similary styled car to the FB Holden.
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I'm pretty sure its called a "Delray" not "Del Ray". Just a heads up :)
I’d buy it
“I won’t tell mine either” 😂
"Eight dollar a gallon fuel" so true
Coupé. Coo-pay. No birds, no coop.
Everyone knows its easy to build a $75K car, you just spend $125K on it.
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Coupe means 2 doors maybe four inches behind the seats not 2 doors and a backseat
There was no Del Ray model in 1956. Del Ray was offered the first year being 1958. This car is a 210 assuming the trim is original.
Those License Plates are NOT original to the car.
It should have the Yellow/Black '56 plates to be original.
The Yellow '56 California plates were used on vehicles from 1956-1962 and I run a set on my 1961 Thunderbird.
1963 is when the Black Plates were issued.
Sure I like cars, but that P-38 back there makes me forget all about cars...
The trunk is massive! Enough room for 5 dead bodies
Intro is bit too long, I think
id give him 50k any day of the week
definatly need another sw gauge
I believe the appraisal is low
482 views!!!! OMG that is too less!
Worth $75000 to whom?
He spent that to get it right
The plates can’t be original those didn’t come out til 62
put $100,000 into it.
damn
This is a SEDAN not a Coupe...If it is a POST...it is a SEDAN.
The car is worth MUCH more than $50K USD..You OBVIOUSLY do NOT know Tri Fives...That is obvious since you call it a "coupe"...The car will SELL at $65K USD or better...at this time...You could legitimately ask $70K-$75K USD for it and a buyer may buck up...cars of this quality are RISING in price...time to re-educate yourself on Tri Fives.
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damn