The Bel Air got a new bodywork and its wheelbase remained unchanged at 119 inches but its length was slightly reduced to 209.3 inches. The engine options for previous years were still available and the standard engines were the 235.5 CID SIX of 135hp and the 283 CID V8 of 170hp. The V8 was priced at $110 more than the SIX and weighed 2.3kgs less. The Bel Air two-door sedan had a squared-off roof style with a big wrap-around window while the hardtop had a swept-back design. The four-door Sport Hardtop had a unique roofline compared to the four-door sedan.
All sheet metals were removed for 1962 except for the door panels with the overall length increased slightly to 209.6 inches. The Bel Air series dropped the four-door Sport Hardtop. All standard engines were carried forward to this year. In addition to the giant 409cubic inch, V8 of 380hp with the double carburetor arrangement was a new 327 cu in V8 of 250-300hp was available. Chevy dropped the separate distinctions of wagons and now wagons were only available as four-door models. Chevy had the models now, the Bel Air series, Impala, and Biscayne series. All 1962 Bel Airs had full carpeting as standard equipment. The Bel Air Sports Coupe was in its last year of production in the US with its roofline similar to the previous year’s hardtop coupe.
For 1963 the Bel Air had a facelift and its general length was increased to 210.4 inches. The 23 cubic inches six-cylinder engine was replaced by a newly introduced 230 cubic inch six-cylinder engine as the new standard equipment. The base V8 283 CID was upgraded to produce 195hp. The Bel Air remained as Chevrolet’s middle-range car and was produced in two models; the two-door sedan and the four-door sedan. The station wagons were offered as six and nine-passenger Bel Air.