Driving a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air 283 Stick Shift - ROAD TEST
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Uploaded by 4spdBernie on Aug 2, 2010
We drive an original 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air with power pack 283, dual exhaust, stick shift, overdrive, and posi.
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Our family had an Inca Silver 1959 Bel Air 4-door in the 1960s. 283, 2 speed Powerglide with a Positraction rear. Long story but the car and especially the Posi rear saved my life when my parents made an emergency 9 mile trip to the hospital the morning after a large snow storm. I choked and stopped breathing as did my heart also but I came back. I spent my 2nd birthday in the hospital. THANK YOU CHEVROLET!
1 year ago 16
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that ain't stick shift cupcake
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@4spdBernie thanks for the help !
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@archer49d Not for me; and likely not for many drivers. Years ago (back in the '30s) column shift meant upscale - all the floor shift cars were base models - like a delivery truck.
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@4spdBernie Thanks for the info, is the column set up and more "annoying" when driving in traffic than a floor shifter? Luckily my normal drive to work is a 40 minute cruise down a coastal road with little to no traffic, but the stuff happens from time to time anyway.
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Nice beautiful 59 Bel Air I love this year a lot better than the over exposed 57.
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sweet ride how is your highway mpg when your driving conservatively? im looking into buying a 4 door impala between the years of 1959-1964 with either the 283 v8 or the straight 6 230 and trying to see if i would get 18-20mpg. my 70 chevelle got 17 around town with a 307, 2 barrel powerglide and 308 gears. so since my chevelle got that im thinking its possible to get that outta an impala
accin88 1 month ago
@accin88 Thank you. I'd recommend finding your "new" commuter with overdrive - you can easily expect 20+ hwy mpg with a 283 and more with a 6 (driving habits and length of trips will affect actual mileage). I saw a nice '68 Chevelle 4 door 307 with stick overdrive just recently sell.
4spdBernie 1 month ago
Hmm...We used to refer to those column shifters as 'three on the tree'.
KOOLDAVE1953 1 month ago
@KOOLDAVE1953 Yes - very true!
4spdBernie 1 month ago
Ok...so where's the 'Stick Shift'??
KOOLDAVE1953 1 month ago
@KOOLDAVE1953 It's stickin' outta da steerin' column.
4spdBernie 1 month ago