The 1957 "Black Widow" Chevy was a modified, stripped-out Chevy 150 equipped with a 283-hp V8. Very few were officially built ...

It began with a problem: how would Chevrolet dominate the circuit if official racing endorsement was prohibited? Operating in the shadow of the 1955 Le Mans disaster a tragedy that took 83 lives and ...

SEDCO reporteldy built six Black Widow race cars, but it's unclear how many are still around. This one resides in the ...

A Chevrolet 150 utility sedan with a beefed-up V8 engine, the Black Widow went on to dominate NASCAR in 1957. Only a handful of cars were built ...

With only a few examples made during race season, 'Black Widow' versions of the 1957 Chevrolet 150 were rare and fast sedans that dominated NASCAR's circuit.