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A weathered slice of Tri-Five history just surfaced in Scottsville, Kentucky, where eBay seller srebuild has listed this 1957 Chevrolet 210 station wagon as a straightforward project car. Parked inside a warehouse packed with other vintage iron, the four-door wagon carries a clean title and an asking price of $3,200 or best offer, making it one of the more accessible entries into Tri-Five ownership this week.
Per the listing, the wagon needs a full restoration from the ground up. Faded maroon paint has given way to primer and surface rust in places, some trim and chrome pieces are missing or loose, and the odometer reads 9999 miles, a sign the gauge has been reset rather than an indication of actual mileage. The automatic transmission is still in place, and the seller is upfront that this one is being offered strictly as a project or parts vehicle, so a buyer should budget for both mechanical and cosmetic work before it sees pavement again.
The seller has built a strong track record on eBay, with more than 4,600 pieces of feedback and a 100 percent positive rating dating back to 2011. Browsing their other inventory turns up everything from Mopar muscle cars to vintage Jeeps and full-size trucks, suggesting an operation that regularly moves classic project cars in and out of a Kentucky warehouse.
Chevrolet's 1957 lineup remains one of the most collected model years in American car history, and the 210 trim slotted between the stripped-down 150 and the flagship Bel Air, offering buyers extra chrome and interior trim without the top price tag. In wagon form, the 210 Townsman rode on a four-door body with room for up to six passengers, making it a practical hauler that has since become a favorite among Tri-Five collectors and station wagon builders alike.
Hagerty's Valuation Tools give some sense of where a finished example might land. Across the various six-cylinder and V8 configurations of the 1957 Chevrolet 210 Townsman wagon, Hagerty's price guide lists number 3, or Good, condition values ranging from roughly $15,400 for a base 265-cubic-inch, 162-horsepower car up to nearly $26,900 for a wagon fitted with the desirable fuel-injected 283. That spread shows how much engine specification and finish quality can swing value in the Tri-Five market, and it puts this rough Kentucky wagon's $3,200 opening ask well below finished-market territory once the restoration bills start adding up.
Whether this wagon ends up as a numbers-matching restoration or a resto-mod riding on a modern chassis, it is the kind of barn-find that keeps the Tri-Five hobby alive. Check out more Chevrolet listings and market research on Motorious to see how project cars like this one stack up against the wider classic car market.s
