Vehicle Description
Nothing brings you back to 1955 quite like Chevy's top of the line
Bel Air, and this one is a real head turner in its two-tone paint
with tons of chrome. Although Disneyland in California might too,
because it opened the year this car was built. Maybe, just for fun,
you could drive this car out to the park. For old times sake.
A big chrome bumper, and a rocket on the hood lead the way. In
between is an egg-crate grill with its own share of chrome
surrounding it, flanked by headlights and marker lights. The paint
really shines and looks like new thanks to a quality midlife
basecoat/clearcoat repaint. As your eye follows down the side of
the car, you notice that the body lines are nice and straight and
the door gaps are nice and even. Starting at the rear fender, the
paint switches to two-tone with white that also coats the roof. The
brightwork continues along the midline, and also with a bold strip
of it starting at the front fender and running along the rocker
panel. The back of the car ties things up nicely in white with a
Chevy emblem in the center of the trunk, and taillights on the tops
of the fenders, along with another big chrome bumper.
The interior mirrors the two-tone treatment of the body. Open the
door and you are greeted by a white pleated door panel upper and
arm rest, with an orange lower panel. The seats are very
comfortable in leather with white pleated centers with orange
surrounds and white piping. A white headliner has chrome stays for
an awesome look and black carpets provide a nice contrast. There is
an orange, 3-spoke, steering wheel mounted on a tilt column. Look
through it and check out the white-faced gauges sitting in their
wedge-shaped pod, and the aluminum panel with embossed Chevy
emblems that extends across the dash. In that panel you will find
the Vintage Air heating and A/C controls as well as the radio that
pumps sound out through speakers under the dash and in the rear
shelf. Another wedge sits in front of the passenger proudly
announcing that it is a Bel Air. And for an extra treat, don't
forget to check out the trunk which is trimmed out as nicely as the
rest of the interior.
Pop the hood and you will find a neat and clean engine compartment
with a tried and true Chevy 350 just waiting to get you where you
want to go in style. The engine shines bright with a chrome air
topper which sits on top of a Holley 4 bbl carb and a polished
hi-rise intake. A Pro Comp ignitions system handles the spark and a
serpentine belt system drives everything. There are polished valve
covers, and a chromed A/C compressor. There is yet more chrome as
the master cylinder and brake booster working front disc brakes
received their treatment too. Long tube headers lead out to a dual
exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers and it sounds sweet. An aluminum
radiator keeps everything cool and the power is sent back through a
4-speed overdrive trans to the 255/45ZR18 rear tires. The front
suspension is a control arm and coil spring setup working through
215/55R17s.
A great looking, great driving car with lots of sparkling chrome.
Come on down and see for yourself. You might decide to take it home
and start packing for a trip to Disney.