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In 1957 Chevrolet was redesigned again. One area that showed that Chevrolet was trying to appeal to the younger market was development of better small block engines. They introduced the 283 c.i. V8 shown here that remained rhe workhorse for may years to come. 57eng.gif (9801 bytes)

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57design4_small.jpg (2372 bytes) Another engine that saw service in production cars other than Corvettes in 1957 were the fuel injected V8s. Available as an option on the full size Chevrolets.
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The profile enjoyed by the '55/'56 Chevys was reworked in 1957. The quarter panel trim was changed and the "fins" appeared. 57design3_small.jpg (1736 bytes)

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57design10_small.jpg (2661 bytes) The designers worked on many aspects of the 1957 Chevy, as seen here in this photo.

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Below are some photos of the prototype cars that went into the design process for the 1957 Chevrolets.

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