ABANDONED BARN FIND First Wash In 30 Years Bel Air Sport Coupe! Satisfying Car Detailing Restoration

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ABANDONED BARN FIND First Wash In 30 Years Bel Air Sport Coupe! Satisfying Car Detailing Restoration. Today, we tackle the exterior of an ABANDONED 1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe, that is covered in dirt and debris that hasn't been detailed in years that will require us to pressure wash the entire exterior, followed by a wash, clay bar and then polishing the paint to bring back its shine. If you find our videos satisfying or motivating make sure you hit subscribe!
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[_BAD_MERC_]

This was my dream car when I was a kid. HotWheels cars, model kits, posters, everything was '57 Chevy! This baby looks pretty much all there and hopefully she gets some new love and put back on the road.

[billdursa]

Sad that the owner let the car sit and get to this condition when financial problems occurred. If this 57 would have been sold to an enthusiast it would have been easy to restore at the time it was parked. So many other classics have been destroyed by the words; Someday I'm gonna restore it! Love watching your clean-ups from NC. I used to live in Mentor, Ohio.

[samharper]

This car definitely deserves a full restoration to glory!!

[bruceludwick]

Enjoyed the video. Here is some help with the door, trunk, ignition, and glovebox locks. I grew up and worked in my Dad's Chevrolet dealership and having built up a 55 Chevy Convertible in 1971 that had been in a ditch for several years, I knew how to get keys for the car. We had a master set of keys that worked for all GM cars. You usually had to try a lot of them, but once you found one that worked, you could unlock the lock, remove the lock cylinder, get the four digit code from the lock, and use that to cut the correct key. Some people just had us cut a copy from the master and didn;t worry about the correct code.

We had four or five rings of master keys. They worked great on all of these cars, but were not longer useful when the steering column locks came about. It has been so long ago, I don't remember, but I think that they worked through 1967. As I remember, the door and ignition are the same and trunk and glovebox are another code.

If you can find a dealer that has been in business for a long time, you can probably get them to help you with the master key set. Hope this helps.

[piddy]

I actually really like the way it looked at the end. The car had this post apocalyptic vibe going for it. What a great find!

[miket]

Pretty crazy before and after. Hopefully someone can fully restore it and enjoy it.

[ridewithkavirtrinidadtobag]

A locksmith probably could've gotten you inside. Great job as always!

[danieloneill]

Great job cleaning the outside of that ‘57 Chevy. It’s ashamed that it was adorned and cared for most of its life and then just severely neglected. Hopefully it is still solid enough to be brought back by someone who appreciates such a beautiful and iconic car. I mean, it’s a 57 Chevy 2 door Hardtop. One of the best looking cars GM ever produced.

[richardgadoury]

I remember as a kid, seeing a new one of these, same color with yellow highlites. For some reason, I've never forgotten that car. The 57 was truly a beautiful machine
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[jimbeglinger]

My dad was a Cadillac & Oldsmobile dealer in Michigan (1946-1996)...I recall that you could take the engine number to any GM dealer and get a key "cut" for both the passenger doors and trunk (square key: doors, round key: trunk). Good luck.

[dv]

Hopefully you opted NOT TO CUT THROUGH THE DOOR to gain access. It would have been easier to force the window down - clear debris from inside and fumigate for critters and insects, then crawl through window into the cab and dismantle the door panel to actuate the locking mechanism to open both doors.

[blakedread]

Real nice. Hopefully y’all will continue content on what happens next. I’m ready to see more progress and I’m hoping to see it restored and drivable again.

[tmajcan]

I loved 57 Chevys since I was a little kid. This car is so beautiful and still has great potential. Hopefully you can get the doors open eventually. Great video and amazing work as usual guys. Happy New Year!

[annkissel]

Why don’t you take all the debris off the car outside where you got it???

[smarternu]

C'mon rookies, that year Chevy has some of the easiest locks to pick that were ever made.

[nauticalsandwich]

Word of advice: if you ever pick something out of a garage, always look around for extra parts. Most people buy new parts for vehicles and don't have time to put them on so they just sit on shelves. It will cost less because most owners will just throw them in the deal just so they don't have extra parts left behind.

[garycorbin]

I would have entertained asking a lock smith to pop the locks and had a key cut for it, one alternative is to flood the mechanism by prying the door card slightly and pumping WD40 inside, and the door locks, and spraying the door seam to cover the striker . Had a EH Holden Special which jammed on me in the same way also utilised a old hair dryer to heat and expand at the same time .

[mikeg]

I'd drill out the lock in the trunk, pull off the back seat, remove the do0or panels and cover the lock mechanism with rust remover. Great video, really impressed witht he results!

[westernwanderer]

I will never understand these so-called car guys who allow a beautiful, iconic car like this to just rot away.