[Wyatt]

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, casting #241, date: 2000.

Known variations: top up or down



JLCollector link: http://www.jlcollector.com/241.html

[zilleonti]

another one of Wyatt's images

I went through the images and this one REALLY caught my attention,

If the list is up-to-date I'm surprised there hasn't been a BWF version of the '57 Bel-Air.

[seveland]

unless I'm wrong, i think the only BWF '57 chevy is this hardtop from Milezone's Flames series:


(picture from Wyatt's)


As for the convertible, I actually like this one from the Poker series. Too bad it has that green felt interior:


(picture from Wyatt's)

[roadwarrior]

[quote name='seveland' date='Dec 15 2007, 09:54 AM' post='18570']
unless I'm wrong, i think the only BWF '57 chevy is this hardtop from Milezone's Flames series:

Actually its Grey w/Flames,the only 57 Chevy thats BWF is the Nomad

[seveland]

Oh, ok. I think of it as black primer, but looking at mine, I guess it is more of a gray than a black.

that 57 bwf nomad from the thunder wagons is a sweet one I'd like to find.

[roadwarrior]

It's hard to decide between the three

[roadwarrior]

Can't forget this one

[chenty]

It's hard to decide between the three

RW,

I like the '57 Nomad myself
When I was growing up I had a friend that had one
and FUN was had by all

This post has been edited by chenty: 15 December 2007 - 08:01 PM

[James]

Its been 12 1/2 hours since Wyatt posted the pic of the week, and as I have set down to type a reply at least 6 times to this thread all I can do is shake. My firstthoughts were Wyatt I owe you big time, another early Christmas present, 57' Bowties, 4 lovely little Chevys getting together for a little family reunion. WOW, thanks Wyatt,

and then you guys started posting pics,

Zil, that beach bum Chevy is awesome, thanks for picking that one, its one of my favorites

Then the heavy weights,

Seveland posted 2 more, Milezone's 57 Falmes is smokin!, Faboulous doesn't begin to describe that rig. and that cute little Poker number, hey don't diss the fuzzy seats, I like them fuzzy seats. And they look so good i a 57 Chevy ragtop.

Then Roadwarrior put me down hard and for the count 1,2,3, three Nomads BWF, thats "BLACK WITH FLAMES", for all you neophytes out there. Could you post anything more beautiful, And I was out, out, out, like man I can hardly breathe.

If I wasn't on the floor gasping for breathe, I would of stood up and saluted that pretty little Stars amd Stripes, She's all dressed and ready to party, come on July 4th.

My old man heart can't stand all this excitement, breathe Jim breathe, nice deep breathes, thats it keep breathing, in , out, in , out, in ................

thanks Guys, your the best.

This post has been edited by James: 15 December 2007 - 08:49 PM

[roadwarrior]

Really sorry about doing that to you James.I forgot how emotional you BOW TIE GUYS can get

[seveland]

It's hard to decide between the three

man thats sweet forget deciding between the three, they're perfect together as a triple threat.

you know, besides trying to keep up with all the new JL releases, i have a few "side projects" like trying to get all the muscle gold series, trying to get all the club membership cars in the tins, and trying to get all the 5 packs and 10 packs from 2004 'til now. But this thread has inspired me to put all those aside for now and work on something else. I'm going to try and get every car on this page:
http://www.jlcollector.com/bwf.html

[James]

I'm going to try and get every car on this page:
http://www.jlcollector.com/bwf.html

I didn't know this page and its sister page Colored with flames was there, Thanks Wyatt, there awesome.

And good luck, seve, thanks a mighty huge undertaking. And you best be careful with sharing your address, get a post office box or something, a collection like that be mighty tempting...............







p.s. please PM me your address, no rush, after Christmas is fine

[zilleonti]

The only '57's I have are HW's (A Classic S2, and an 08 Engine Revealer) and it's pretty bad when I can see a major difference in detail in the images alone, lol.

If I ever do come across any of the Johnnies on Pegs, you might as well count them as good as gone!!!

[roadwarrior]

I'm going to try and get every car on this page:

Good luck Seveland,you will find that once the BWF bug gets you it burns out of control There are only 2 on that list I don't have (PSR Caddy and the Camaro kit) the only other one I need to complete the OFFICIAL JL BWF list is the ADDWC Mustang.When you can't find JL to satisfy your needs you then look to other brands,of which I have about 70 and that is only a small % of whats out there.I haven't even attempted to collect the larger scale stuff.Again GOOD LUCK with your new addiction and Welcome to the Club

[Jeff Koch]

Hot Rod Al's trio of Nomads was my inspiration for trying to push through an entire Black with Flames series...

jk

[accobra64]

Wyatt, another great Picture Of The Week.
This is my first '57 Chevy Bel Air convertible:


The orchid mist version from Tri-Chevy release 2.
Atleast orchid mist is the colour that I know it by as I am not sure what colour name was actually used by Playing Mantis for this specific version.
I have made top up and top down versions of it.


I have also made top up and top down versions of this particular casting.

And this is my favourite version:


This is another of the great castings that were produced by Playing Mantis.
As a matter of fact, all three Tri-Chevy convertibles are very nice castings.
That would be 1955, 1956, and 1957 Bel Airs.
I have always liked them.

Cheers. Cobra

[STUTZ]

Another favorite of mine Wyatt!

I like the black '57 Chevy convertible from the James Bond series the best.

[roachmobkiller]

Another great casting. I will keep an eye out for the BWF

[martijn'75]

Great picture as always Wyatt. I like them all, no question about it!

Thanks for sharing!

Martijn

[60sMetal]

Wow! Fifty years ago....that sure is a timeless classic of a vehicle. Cool pics of all of them.

[James]

Enough of all this Bowtie stuff, lets move on to the Mopars!



oooooooops, I've done it now, havn't I

[Thundercougarfalconbird]

Another sweet picture!

[harrylee]

Enough of all this Bowtie stuff, lets move on to the Mopars!
oooooooops, I've done it now, havn't I

So James,
let me guess....

Fords for appetizers
Bowties for main course
and Mopars for dessert!

....and of course we then all retire to the parlour and inhale some of our favorite AMCs...

Yummy!

This post has been edited by harrylee: 22 December 2007 - 07:37 AM

[James]

As longs as we can go back for seconds, I'm OK, and sneak a little extra dessert too. And maybe we can open a little bottle of that European stuff too, but just a little.

Ah Christmas dinner a la JL style, what could be better?