Metal Glass (Product) Chromium Vinyl Fabric Rubber (Material) Salmon (Color) Gray (Color) Black (Color) 3 in (Stroke) 3.75 in (Bore) 60.5 in 74 in 115 in 195.6 in 3165 pounds Rear side panels: Bel Air On front dash, passenger side: Bel Air Make & Design: 1955 Chevrolet hardtop Maker: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan Engine: V-8, overhead valves, 265 cubic inches Transmission: 3-speed manual Height: 60.5 inches Wheelbase: 115 inches Width: 74 inches Overall length: 195.5 inches Weight: 3165 pounds Horse power: 162 at 4400 revolutions per minute Pounds per horse power: 19.5 Cost: $2,166 Average 1955 wage: $4,128 per year Time you 'd work to buy this automobile: about 6 months.
LS1 fuel injected engine. 4L60E Automatic OD transmission. 10 bolt rear end. Painted Tan & White outside. Colored Tan & factory cloth vinyl bench seat interior. Hydro-boost 4 wheel CPP Drilled/ Slotted disc brakes. Power steering. Vintage Air A/C. Magnaflow dual exhaust with Hooker headers. CPP tubular A-arms. Aluminum radiator with dual electric fans.
K&N Air intake. Electric wipers. Painted tilt column with Leather half-wrap guiding wheel. Dakota Digital VHX Silver Alloy assess plan. Billet pedals. Custom Autosound AM/FM stereo. Tinted glass. Dual chrome mirrors. Rear LED brake lights. 18 Front/ 20 Rear Coys wheels. Call (830) 629-4843 for additional information on this or any 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air for sale in our stock.
This 55 Bel Air was a complete CCS build from the ground up. It received lots of custom metalwork, Roadster Store chassis, customized paint & interior, and some LT4 horsepower!.
December 2010 Written by Colin Comer This example is among the best 1955 Bel Airs extant. This 1955 factory convertible simply saw conclusion of a body-off, no-expense-spared three-year repair of a 100% numbers-matching automobile with one mile because. Every part on the vehicle is brand-new or brought back, and it keeps the numbers-matching drive components, including the original four-barrel carburetor, dual-exhaust Power Pack 265 V8 and optional Powerglide automatic transmission.
This Bel Air originated from the factory with the finest of creature comforts. Initial factory alternatives consisted of a Wonderbar radio, power steering, power brakes, clock and electric two-speed wipers. Photos of the remediation document that the body is 100% rust-free and much better than brand-new. The initial Gypsy Red and Shoreline Beige paint scheme is show quality, and, together with a brand-new beige convertible top, make this a stunning vehicle.
This car will make your prize case a little bit more crowded. Colin is the creator of Colin's Classic Autos in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as SCM's resident American cars and truck professional. His fascination with vehicles began at an early age, and according to him, he never outgrew itnor does he wish to.
What do you get when you integrate two family generations, almost four decades, and a 60-year-old cars and truck? Among other things, clearly valuable memories andultimatelyone priceless '55 Bel Air. Alabamian Jason Grimes had the distinct satisfaction of maturing in an automotive-fueled family environment. As a kid, like much of us in our so-called midlife years, he constructed plastic scale models as his father wrenched on vehicles, both as a profession and a hobby.
But that impact extended beyond his immediate household, also. 2/25 "I can keep in mind riding in the [Bel Air] with my uncle when I was a kid. At that time, it had a four-speed Muncie in it. He would let me shift the gears for him when he took me out from time to time.
The car sat for 13 years before he finally sold it to me for $2,000 that was a lot of refund then (1990 ). Because that time I have actually owned the '55 for 25 years20 of that it sat in my father's garage. I might have easily sold it a minimum of 50 times however I always hung on to it with huge hopes of building it to the automobile it is today." So, above and beyond that brief individual run-through of the Bel Air's family history, simply exactly how did the Grimes' '55 become the "car it is today"? Well, along with the assistance of his ultra-influential daddy, Jason likewise enlisted the ultra-talented Brad Cline and his store, Thunder Valley Customs, in White, Georgia, to bring the '55 to where it's at today.
4/25 5/25 Morrison set the chassis up to accept Jason's mill of an option: a 620-horse 572 big-block direct from Chevrolet Performance, with a Holley carbohydrate, MSD ignition, and a set of Rewarder headers were included for apparent reasons. Behind the powerful V-8 is a six-speed Magnum XL (same as the brute Magnum, simply with a single shifter location instead of several).
6/25 7/25 8/25 Exterior-wise, though stock-ish in most respects, the Chevy is of concours-level quality nice as they come, door handles, trim, and all. The paint is PPG Viper Red and black, used by Thunder Valley. The interior, nevertheless, was put together by Wilson's Upholstery in nearby Rockmart, Georgia. The all-black pleated leather ensemble is complemented with black cut pile carpet, Flaming River steering wheel, Hurst shifter with "contemporary" vintage (six-gear) shift knob, brought back gauge pod, and Vintage Air A/C unit with custom-mounted control board.
ONE OF A KIND and WAS $69,995.00. My! My! My! What a deal! What a lot! Do not squander your opportunity at owning this good-looking, rare 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. The freshness of this excellent, low-mileage Bel Air will make you fall for driving all over again. The Voss Car Network is celebrating 40 years in producing greater requirements in sales and service.
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository 1955 Chevrolet (en); 1955 (ja) This classification has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 overall.
It's unusual to think about MotorTrend as a startup, but back in the early days, we needed to figure things out as we went. Nobody had actually published a publication committed to the American new-car enthusiast and consumer up until we occurred. Throughout the 1950s, we leapt around with how we named our Car of the Year.
Some years, we avoided it altogether. We had six COTY winners in the '50s, however none was more impactful than Chevrolet's game-changing 1955 lineup consisting of the 150, the 210, and the Bel Air. It sported a new chassis and contemporary suspension (which assisted it earn "Best Handling" and "Most Roadable"), and it was readily available with a 265-cubic-inch (4.3-liter) V-8 and a Powerglide two-speed automated capable of zipping from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a quick 12.3 seconds.
