Dan from YouTube channel DD Speed Shop breaks down the build cost of his most recent 4-door to 2-door conversion project — a 1957 Bel Air convertible built from a 4-door hardtop parts car for only $5,000.
Well, in reality, it’s a “convertible”…
For most people, a REAL Tri-5 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible is simply too expensive to own. A rough ’55, ’56, or ’57 start in the neighborhood of $20K, and if you’ve looked, you know it goes up wildly from there.
Dan has become quite adept at the Chevrolet Tri-5 4-door to 2-door conversion, but this time he adds the challenge and feature of an open-top, building a mock convertible Chevy Bel Air.
- We followed the full build from start to test drive of this 2-door 1957 Chevrolet Bell Air convertible from a 4-door hardtop,
Dan breaks down the build cost on what he likes to call “the world’s cheapest 1957 Chevy ragtop”…
