The Class of ’57

This incredible ’57 Bel Air is a 998 point Platinum award winner.

Owned by Carroll Hamer #10105094, Owasso, OK

Photography by Colin Date

What does a high school reunion picnic have to do with classic cars? Well, read on. A few years ago, maybe even longer (because we all know how fast time flies), I mentioned to my good friend, Roy Reichenbach, that I might be interested in a 1957 Chevrolet convertible. Everyone that has, or has had a classic Chevy knows who Roy is.

I received a phone call from Roy in early May of 2008, asking me if I was still interested. I said, “Roy, you have caught me at a bad time.” I had just repurchased the 1967 Impala SS two-door hardtop that I’d bought new from Wilkerson Chevrolet in Tulsa, OK, on June 6th of 1967.