Pity the poor 1960 full-size Chevrolet. It doesn’t possess the “love it or hate it” crazy, full-on batwing styling of the ’59, nor does it have the svelte, modern lines of the ’61. It’s an in-betweeny! Regardless, over 1.4 M copies rolled off of Chevrolet assembly lines in model year ’60 so it was a popular in-betweeny. Today’s find, located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, is a Bel Air two-door sedan that’s had some interesting mods so let’s look it over. This Chevy is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $9,300 with 34 bids tendered so far.

Interestingly, even though the Bel Air got bounced to the back seat in ’58, thanks to the new Impala, the Bel Air still had some panache in ’60 as it maintained both its two-door and four-door hardtop versions, body styles that would be later reserved for only the top drawer Impala, and then followed by the luxury level Caprice. That said, it’s not the case here as our subject car is the more commonly found two-door sedan.

The listing for this car is pretty extensive as it has experienced lots of upgrades and improvements. The seller suggests that the most important option may be that it’s “oodles of fun!” The grille badging would lead one to believe that there is a 348 CI “W head” V8 under the hood but that’s not the case as there is a newer 350 CI small-block now ensconced in the engine room. The seller adds, “no smoke, no leaks, with a fully rebuilt reliable Rochester four-barrel carb“. Gear changes are handled by a 4L60E, overdrive automatic transmission – a great upgrade! Other improvements include a move to front disc brakes including all of the necessary hydraulics. An additional statement suggests, “every single system on this car has been gone through, EVERYTHING functions as new,..” There’s that “gone through” claim again. Added is, “this car does not feel like an elephant on roller skates when going around a curve” along with “runs and drives excellent“.

The exterior, adorned with Cragar S/S wheels, shows pretty well. The finish is fair on the vertical surfaces – not so much so on the horizontal. The seller calls it” a nice old patina” but it looks more like a really worn-out paint job. That said, the body shows as basically sound. The seller does state, “this is not a rust-free car, I replaced the rear floor pans, which is typical rust out with these particular cars. The old ones were cut out and new ones welded in and sealed, the rest are fine, the trunk sheet metal had been reinforced with fiberglass mat before I got the car so I left it alone as it’s pretty solid and I didn’t see the need to mess with it“. There is some photographic evidence of rust in the quarters behind the wheel openings but the exterior is very complete with all of its extensive ’60 vintage stainless trim still attached.

We are told that the interior has been completely replaced with “period correct looking fabric“. I searched for ’60 Bel Air interior images and what I found doesn’t look like what’s here but OK, it does look like a late ’50s/early ’60s pattern, color, and style. It shows well and would seem to have been professionally prepared – even the headliner matches in contrast. As is popular today, the instrument panel gives off a non-stock green glow. Everything supposedly works except for the clock – typical.

The listing concludes with a mention of a starring TV role for this car in, “Car crews with Supercar Blondie” – Las Vegas edition. Never heard of it… It’s obscure enough a reference that I don’t think I’d tout this car as having star power but it’s still a notable factoid. The seller has put a lot of time, effort, and probably $$$ into this Bel Air sedan, whether he’ll get it all back or not is another matter.  But when you think about it, it probably doesn’t matter. Cars like this serve as a hobby and if the seller enjoyed his time with it, that’s all that matters, right?