'57 Chevy BelAir
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'57 Chevy BelAir
AARP's mag (yeah, being retired is da bomb!) had some stats on the 50th anniversary of Chevy's '57 BelAir (1957 followed by 2007):
Top 3 sellers in the U.S..........
1. Ford ------- 1.Toyota
2. GM -------- 2. GM
3. Chrysler --- 3. Ford
U.S. share of global market .......... 67.5% - 17.7%
U.S. sales by U.S. automakers ...... 96.5% - 54.9%
U.S. sales by foreign companies .... 3.5% - 45.1%
Number of drive-in theaters ...... Almost 5,000 - 397
Miles driven per year ................. 645 billion - 3 trillion
U.S. highway fatalities ............... 36,932 - 43,443
Divorce rate .............................. 25% - 50%
'57 BelAir price.... $2,375 - '07 Impala price - $28,655
(Restored - $203,500)
Weight.... 3,566 - 3,790
City mpg.... 14 - 18
Hot engine.... 283hp V8 - 303hp V8
Steve
Top 3 sellers in the U.S..........
1. Ford ------- 1.Toyota
2. GM -------- 2. GM
3. Chrysler --- 3. Ford
U.S. share of global market .......... 67.5% - 17.7%
U.S. sales by U.S. automakers ...... 96.5% - 54.9%
U.S. sales by foreign companies .... 3.5% - 45.1%
Number of drive-in theaters ...... Almost 5,000 - 397
Miles driven per year ................. 645 billion - 3 trillion
U.S. highway fatalities ............... 36,932 - 43,443
Divorce rate .............................. 25% - 50%
'57 BelAir price.... $2,375 - '07 Impala price - $28,655
(Restored - $203,500)
Weight.... 3,566 - 3,790
City mpg.... 14 - 18
Hot engine.... 283hp V8 - 303hp V8
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