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hello to all new user here but would like to know about inquires into a 1953 Belair four door Sedan pros and cons
possibleility of owning one for the right price

There could be lot's of pros and cons based on personal preferences, but there's one issue that some find controversial. Four door vs two door. Some people like them and can come up with several rationalizations to justify getting one. Personally I think they're a bad buy from a collector stand point, if you're going to just use it as a beater or semi daily driver, and don't have to put much money into it to have it be safe and dependable, then it's fine. But if you're thinking of it as a "collector" car, and plan on bringing it up to tip top shape (e.g. engine swap, suspension upgrade, paint, upholstery, etc.) then there's no way you can buy it cheap enough to justify the cost. The seller would have to pay you to take it away in order for you to come out on it some day down the road when you eventually sell it. It's plain and simple. All those modifications, upgrades, whatever you want to call it, cost the same whether it's a two or four door, in fact uphostery in a four door could be slightly higher. But when you're done you're stuck with what the marketplace dictates, and that is, two doors are way more popular than four doors, and command a comensurately higher price. And they sell faster to boot. Lot's of people try to rationalize that away but it's reality, check prices. All that being said, there are some cars, mostly old, big, luxury cars that will be acceptable as four doors as it works with the "image" of the car. But shoebox Chev's are too abundant in two door form to fit that profile. Put another way: two doors = cool, four doors = old fuddy duddy.

PS, 28 years ago I drove a '53 Bel Air four door as my daily driver.

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the owner is asking 2 thousand for it and i dont have to put too much into it to run The Body is in Good Shape no Rust and Solid Metal
Brakes need work and it needs Tires of Course
been well taken care of Interior is almost gone and will need to be replaced but it does run and it has a six cylinder in it under the hood looks good but i will need to look more closely at it

If i get this vehicle i would upgrade to a Small Block and do some cleaning up and dressing up but not to hot rod or collector status and would use this as a semi Daily driver

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does anyone have any responses to any of my questions regarding a 1953 belair