1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
VIN Breakdown
| Position | Value | Decoded |
|---|---|---|
| Series symbol | VC | VC |
| Model Code | 2400 | Bel Air |
| Engine class | V8 | V8 |
| Model year code | 57 | 57 |
| Plant Code | B | Baltimore, MD |
| Plant name | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD |
| Production Number | 100001 | 100001 |
Basic Information
Body Styles Offered
- 2-Door Sedan (Style 2402, 6-passenger)
- 2-Door Hardtop Sport Coupe (Style 2454, 6-passenger)
- 2-Door Convertible (Style 2434, 5-passenger)
- 4-Door Sedan (Style 2403, 6-passenger)
- 4-Door Hardtop Sport Sedan (Style 2413, 6-passenger)
- Nomad 2-Door Station Wagon (Style 2429, 6-passenger)
- Townsman 4-Door Station Wagon (Style 2419, 6-passenger)
This VIN does not encode which specific body style the car is.
Factory Colors Offered
Solid Colors (16)
Show all 56 colors (12 shown)
Two-tone Combinations (40)
- India Ivory over Onyx Black Code 807C
- Imperial Ivory over Inca Silver Metallic Code 808C
- Harbor Blue Metallic over Larkspur Blue Code 809C
- India Ivory over Larkspur Blue Code 810C
- India Ivory over Tropical Turquoise Code 811C
- Surf Green over Highland Green Metallic Code 812C
- India Ivory over Surf Green Code 813C
- India Ivory over Coronado Yellow Code 814C
- Colonial Cream over Onyx Black Code 815C
- Colonial Cream over India Ivory Code 816C
- India Ivory over Canyon Coral Code 817C
- Adobe Beige over Sierra Gold Metallic Code 818C
- India Ivory over Matador Red Code 819C
- Colonial Cream over Laurel Green Metallic Code 820C
- Dusk Pearl Metallic over Imperial Ivory Code 822C
- India Ivory over Onyx Black Code 807D
- Imperial Ivory over Inca Silver Metallic Code 808D
- Larkspur Blue over Harbor Blue Metallic Code 809D
- India Ivory over Larkspur Blue Code 810D
- India Ivory over Tropical Turquoise Code 811D
- Surf Green over Highland Green Metallic Code 812D
- India Ivory over Surf Green Code 813D
- India Ivory over Coronado Yellow Code 814D
- Onyx Black over Colonial Cream Code 815D
- India Ivory over Colonial Cream Code 816D
- India Ivory over Canyon Coral Code 817D
- Adobe Beige over Sierra Gold Metallic Code 818D
- India Ivory over Matador Red Code 819D
- Colonial Cream over Laurel Green Metallic Code 820D
- Imperial Ivory over Dusk Pearl Metallic Code 822D
- Onyx Black over India Ivory Code 807E
- Inca Silver Metallic over Imperial Ivory Code 808E
- Harbor Blue Metallic over Larkspur Blue Code 809E
- Larkspur Blue over India Ivory Code 810E
- Tropical Turquoise over India Ivory Code 811E
- Surf Green over Highland Green Metallic Code 812E
- Surf Green over India Ivory Code 813E
- Colonial Cream over Onyx Black Code 815E
- Colonial Cream over India Ivory Code 816E
- Matador Red over India Ivory Code 819E
These are the factory colors offered this model year; the VIN does not encode which color this specific car was painted.
Letter codes indicate the following: A—Single tone paint scheme. C—Two-Ten series two-tone combination: Roof and lower body up to fender trim color over hood, rear deck and body above fender trim color. D—Two-Ten series two-tone combination: Roof and bodyside insert color over lower body color. Bel Air series two-tone combination: Roof over lower body color. E—One-Fifty series two-tone combination: Roof and lower body color over upper rear quarter and rear deck color. †Corvette side cove two-tone available as option.
Source: DuPont Bulletin No. 29, 1957 Chevrolet Colors (issued Sept. 20, 1956), Sheet 1 reverse -- the 1957 Chevrolet Color Combinations table (scan file 1957 chevrolet paint chips.02.tiff)
Swatches are approximate, estimated from the color name, not factory paint samples.