Chevrolet Bel Air | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet (General Motors) |
Production | 1949–1980 |
Model years | 1950–1981 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size |
Layout | FR layout |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Chevrolet Fleetline Chevrolet Biscayne |
Successor | Chevrolet Impala |
The Chevrolet Bel Air is a full-size car 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. 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, and it had gone from a mid-level trim car to a budget fleet sedan when U.S. production ceased in 1975. Production continued in Canada, for its home market only, through the 1981 model year.