Larry Goodnight and Dee Tarrant | The Wichita Eagle

This is what sets this particular '57 Chevy apart from its brethern: four doors, but no door posts. Many people leap to the conclusion it's either a 2-door hardtop or a 4-door sedan; in fact, it's a 4-door hardtop. | The Wichita Eagle

The original 283 V-8 was overhauled and reinstalled in the engine bay, which was fully detailed back to stock appearance by Goodnight. Originally equipped with a 3-speed Turboglide automatic transmission, the car now relies on a replacement 2-speed Powerglide. | The Wichita Eagle

All four doors got the full treatment, with two-tone blue vinyl and cloth upholstery specific to the '57 Bel Air. | The Wichita Eagle

The rear seat of the Bel Air not only looks great with fresh upholstery, it is easily accessible, thanks to the extra set of doors on this hardtop. | The Wichita Eagle

The Chevy was missing one of its wheel covers when Tarrant and Goodnight retrieved it; he was able to find the correct matching hub cap in good condition at a swap meet. The car uses its original 15-inch steel wheels, powder-coated, running a set of thin-line whitewall radials. | The Wichita Eagle

The iconic 3-pod '57 Chevy instrument cluster is color-keyed to the exterior paint scheme; the odometer shows a tad over 88,000 miles, believed to have been actual mileage when the car was brought out of storage. | The Wichita Eagle

Goodnight removed all of the chrome and stainless trim on the '57 during the restoration process. The rear fender sweeps, like most of the trim, were in such good shape that they were cleaned up and reused. | The Wichita Eagle

Dee Tarrant remembers putting this time-worn sticker in the middle of the back window on the Chevy back in the late 1950s. If you were stopped by a KAKE-TV spotter, you could win a sizable cash award for having the sticker on display. | The Wichita Eagle

Although the original upholstery was remarkably well preserved, it was fragile, so the couple had Morgan-Bulleigh install a fresh factory-style upholstery kit in the '57, including seat covers, door panels and headliner. | The Wichita Eagle

The '57 hardtop was treated to a frame-on restoration, with David Holt spraying a fresh coat of Larkspur Blue paint on the car. | The Wichita Eagle

Only the rear bumper had to be replaced, having been damaged in some sort of mishap and then tweaked further by efforts to pull it back into shape. | The Wichita Eagle

New carpet is complemented by a matching set of Bel Air floor mats, front and rear. | The Wichita Eagle