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The 1958 Bel Air also introduced a bunch of changes under the hood. The engine lineup now included three different units, starting with a 235ci (3.9-liter) six-cylinder and continuing with a pair of V8s, namely a 283ci (4.6-liter) and a 348ci (5.7-liter).
The Bel Air that we have here is supposed to be a restoration candidate, but as you’ll learn in the next few lines, it comes with both good news and bad news.
First and foremost, let’s see the good parts. The Bel Air still comes with a numbers-matching 283 V8 under the hood, a clean title, and several solid parts that could be used as a foundation for the upcoming restoration.
Cuba s Chevy doctor keeping classic cars on the road
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In Cuba, American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets. AFP
Cuba’s ‘Chevy doctor’ breathes new life into classic cars from 1955
Mon, 10 May 2021
In Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957.
The self-taught technician plies his trade in a workshop he built 15 years ago at his home in Placetas, a small city in the rural center of the communist island.
He recreates Chevy parts with machines he built himself in a country where US sanctions have crippled imports of cars, parts and tools of the trade.
Friday, 07 May 2021 07:29 AM MYT
Panel beater Pedro Manso poses in front of a Chevrolet BelAir 55 car rebuild by him in his workshop in the town of Placetas, Villa Clara province, central Cuba, April 24, 2021. AFP pic
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PLACETAS, May 7 In Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: Repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957.
The self-taught technician plies his trade in a workshop he built 15 years ago at his home in Placetas, a small city in the rural center of the communist island.
Cuba’s Chevy doctor keeps classics going
AFP, PLACETAS, Cuba
In Cuba, where US vehicles older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a particular niche: repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957.
The self-taught technician plies his trade in a workshop he built 15 years ago at his home in Placetas, a small city in the rural center of the communist island.
He recreates Chevy parts with machines he built himself in a country where US sanctions have crippled imports of vehicles, parts and tools of the trade.
Panel beater Pedro Manso checks a Chevrolet BelAir 55 car he rebuilt in his workshop in the town of Placetas, Villa Clara province, central Cuba, on April 24.
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