Project Deep South is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air riding on an LS3, black chrome trim, and a candy apple paintjob, but the original car came with a 140-horsepower inline-six as standard equipment. That gap between stock and swapped is exactly why the ’57 became a favorite drag strip and hot rod platform starting in the 1960s, thanks to an engine bay big enough for GM’s biggest blocks. This build is just the latest chapter in a six-decade tradition.