Vehicle Description
1955 Chevrolet BelAir
Tri five cars have always been popular but make it a wagon or
convertible and their desirability goes through the roof. This 55
Chevrolet Convertible is an absolutely gorgeous car and was one of
the most well built ones we have seen. We are selling it on behalf
of the builder and cannot complement him enough on the quality of
his work. Anybody can just order stuff out of a catalogue and bolt
it on a car but he went the extra step and really planned and
thought out every single detail. It is an original Bel Air
convertible but has been transformed into an beautiful restomod
that has tastefully done customizations throughout. The body of the
car is lazer straight and donor car was used in the build to make
sure all of the factory steel panels are perfect. It is painted in
a custom Blue with Lexus Pearl White backhalf. The Blue color
really pops and makes the car stand out from other Blue/White combo
cars out there. The chrome and stainless is all in excellent
condition throughout with a mirror like finish. The power top was
redone with Mercedes material in a Dark Blue. You see most of these
with the standard Black top but the Dark Blue creates a nice
contrast and works with the overall look perfectly. From the
outside the paint and American Racing wheels are the only thing
that indicate it may not be stock but you start looking closer at
the car and all of the tasteful customizations start to reveal
themselves. For instance, take a peak under the car and you will
see a lot of the undercarriage components like the chassis was
completely repainted in an Indigo Blue with clear coat which
matches the top. This creates a very nice clean look that is very
worthy of showing off with mirrors at shows. The new floor pans
were then done in the same Blue as the body. This theme is found
throughout the car and is really something special.
Under the hood of this classic is a 327 V8 that has been bored 40
over. The excellent features are just as present under the hood as
every where else. It isn't a motor that just had chrome valve
covers and a chrome air cleaner bolted on. Not only was the motor
well built but every single inch including the surrounding
compartment was done to be show ready. Something very cool that
shows the level of detail are things like the inner fenders,
radiator and radiator support. It is an aluminum cross flow
radiator but was painted to match the firewall and body of the car.
The inner fenders and support were then painted a darker Blue to
match the top and undercarriage components. This not only creates
an awesome looking engine compartment but was specifically done so
when you look through the grill with the hood close you just see
darkness. Planned out things like that speak to the level of
professionalism and quality of the builder. On the motor you see a
ton of chrome as well as an Endurashine 2-4 intake topped with 550
cfm Edelbrock carbs. The internals of the motor include a Comp Big
Mother Thumper Cam and Jahns pistons with 11:1 compression. The
transmission is a Muncie M21 4 speed that shifts smoothly with no
issues and utilizes an 11" Center Force clutch and aluminum
flywheel. The rear end is an Auburn 10 bolt posi with 3:36 gears so
it runs around town and down the highway well. The brakes have all
been redone with Wilwood disc brakes under all four and a CPP
master cylinder. The suspension was entirely redone and so was the
wiring with an American Auto Wire harness. Something that you don't
see done very often is that the complete exhaust system (from motor
to rear bumper) has been ceramic coated. Being a frame off restored
car you won't find a single area of it untouched. What results is
an absolutely beautiful car that runs and drives like new.
The interior upholstery is finished out in a Indigo Blue and White
combo. The material and stitching is in amazing shape and the bench
seats comfortable. The Hurst shifter is routed through the floor
and a custom center console was built to provide cupholders and a
mounting point for the Classic AC/Heat vents. Additional vents were
inset into the dash which features a combination of stock and
custom components. The knobs and trim pieces are original but a
Custom Auto Sound vintage style stereo was added along with the
Dakota Digital gauges and clock. The stereo is very cool because
although it looks original it delivers a great sound with the added
amp and also features a 6 CD changer. The trunk is nicely
upholstery as well and houses a custom bowtie logo battery
cutoff.
We can't describe enough how beautiful this car is. The pictures
came out great but the car is still probably even more eye catching
in person. It is the builders pride and joy and to be honest he
wouldn't even consider selling it if it weren't for some recent
health issues. This is the type of car most people would hold onto
so get it while it is still available!
Look around at other convertibles for sale and you will see this
one is worth every penny of our asking price at $79,500.00!
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