Chevrolet

Chevrolet Bel Air

Chevrolet's top series of 1955 to 1957, year by year: production, engines, prices, colors and the serial number for every Tri-Five Bel Air, the Nomad included.

Year by year

1955Chevrolet Bel AirThe first Tri-Five Bel Air: an all-new body, Chevrolet's first modern V8, six body styles with the Nomad from February, and more Bel Airs built than in either of the next two years.773,238 built (disputed)1956Chevrolet Bel AirThe facelift: a full-width grille, new side trim with a two-tone panel, the new Sport Sedan four-door hardtop, seven Bel Airs and up to 225 hp.669,053 built (disputed)1957Chevrolet Bel AirThe last Tri-Five and one of the best-known Chevrolets: fins, a big bumper-grille, 14-inch wheels, the 283 V8 in six versions up to 283 hp with fuel injection, and 702,220 Bel Airs.702,220 built (disputed)

Special models

1955–1957

Nomad

The two-door Bel Air wagon with a hardtop's roofline, built from February 1955 to 1957: the most expensive and the rarest Bel Air in each of its three years.

Generations