Chevrolet Bel Air

The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-size automobile that was produced by Chevrolet for the 1950–1981 model years. Initially only the two door Hardtops in the Chevrolet model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to 1952, as distinct from the Styleline and Fleetline models for the remainder of the range. With the 1953 model year the Bel Air name was changed from a designation for a unique body shape to a premium level of trim applied across a number of body styles. The Bel Air continued with various other trim level designations until US production ceased in 1975, production continued in Canada for its home market only through the 1981 model year.

History

First generation (1950–1954)

For 1950, Chevrolet came up with a revolutionary style that would set a pattern for decades. The Bel Air Hardtop was styled as a convertible with a non-detachable solid roof. Models like this had been around since the 1920s, including early Chevrolets, with no degree of success. But the newly revised idea, sweeping the GM line from Chevrolet to Cadillac, had finally found its era. First year production reached only 76,662 as buyers cautiously tested the revised concept. The car cost $1,741 and weighed 3,225 lb (1,463 kg). Front suspension was independent, named "knee-action".

Bel Air

Bel Air or Bel-Air may refer to:

Places

France

+ about 50 other places around France

United States

Other places

Bel Air, Seychelles

Bel Air is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé.

Coordinates: 4°38′S 55°27′E / 4.633°S 55.450°E / -4.633; 55.450

Bel Air (album)

Bel Air is the fourth studio album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes and their first studio album in eight years. It was released on 1 April 2011 on Columbia Europe and entered the German album charts at No. 1. The album marked a complete shift from the band's sound, changing from nu metal to a more mainstream hard rock.

The album is available in four different editions: a standard edition (1 disc), deluxe edition (1 disc + poster), gold edition (2 discs), and a vinyl edition (2 records + poster).

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sandra Nasić. 

Personnel

Reviews

Alexey Eremenko from Allmusic gave the album a positive review. He considered Bel Air to be the band's most streamlined and mature record to date.

Year-end charts

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