Vehicle Description
Cars like this 1955 Chevy Bel Air Restomod require two things: time
and money. The more of one you have, the less of the other you
need, but there's no way around it, a car this nice requires a
serious investment. Packing a beautifully detailed 350 Ram Jet V8
and Monster 4-speed automatic transmission under the hood, and a
'50s perfect two-tone color scheme, this is a car that everyone can
appreciate. Fast, reliable, and gorgeous, it's everything the
original designers wanted the 1955 Chevy to be, and with only 204
miles on the build, it's still incredibly fresh!
The two-tone paint job looks very factory correct, although it uses
modern materials to give it a sparkling contrast. Scarlet Red and
Arctic White is a combination that would have looked right at home
on the streets of 1955, although there was no such thing as paint
that looked this good back then. The bodywork is super-straight,
the show-ready glossy paint presents beautifully, and the car fits
together extremely well, the result of all that time and money
spent during the comprehensive restoration. The Arctic White is a
very elegant contrast to the bright, cheerful red, and together
they give the car a bright glow that is perfect for the era without
the heavy metallics we get today. The finish is incredibly sleek
with a few shaved emblems, custom molded drip rails, a power rear
taillight that opens for fuel access, and the oversized rims fit
perfectly inside the wheel wells for an awesome custom look. All
the chrome and trim is brand new and absolutely glistening, which
also means someone spent enough cash restoring it to put a kid
through college. Detailing is crisp, and there are virtually zero
flaws in the brightwork, just like the paintwork, which means this
is a Tri-5 that absolutely commands attention and is ready to
collect some trophies.
Inside, the stunning red-and-white leather bucket seat interior is
incredibly well done and offers comfort and all the modern
conveniences. Supple yet firm red leather with white tops covers
both the front and back seats, and the door panels use the same
stuff in a custom pattern that definitely shows an artist's touch.
The builders refinished the original dash by wrapping it with
matching red leather around the machined brightwork, and added
Dakota Digital instruments behind a smoked panel, wired up neatly
with an American Autowire harness. There's also a billet steering
wheel that sits atop an Ididit tilt steering column, and a Lokar
shifter built into a slick custom console that also houses an
Alpine double din AM/FM/CD/AUX head unit that powers the kickin'
stereo and subwoofer/amplifier setup in the trunk. An R134a A/C
system has been neatly installed with vents inside the finished
panel under the dash and inside the console, there's LED lighting
throughout the cabin, and the trunk has been finished to match the
high-end interior. A total of $28k was spent on the well-optioned,
upscale leather interior, and it shows, it's absolutely
dialed-in.
Power comes from a beautifully dressed, fuel-injected 350 Ram Jet
V8 crate engine that's barely been broken in. Professionally
installed and with just 204 miles on the powertrain, it looks and
acts like the factory put it there. All the components under the
hood are new and include fuel injection and HEI ignition, so it
starts and idles like your daily driver and actually pulls down
decent fuel economy on the open road. There's chrome and polished
pieces everywhere you look, the wiring and plumbing is neatly
installed, and with a big aluminum radiator and dual electric fans
up front, keeping things cool is no big deal. Underneath there's a
slick-shifting Monster 200R4 automatic trasnmission with a 2400
stall convertor to handle all the added power, a nice upgrade over
the original 2-speed PowerGlide. Long-tube headers feed a fierce
Magnaflow dual exhaust system that sounds fantastic, while the
suspension is from Paul Newman's Car Creations C4 Corvette front
and rear set-up that means this '55 hardtop drives like a brand new
car. It's detailed for show underneath too, with a powdercoated
frame and beautifully finished pans to go along with all the bright
components, including the power steering system and power
four-wheel disc brakes. And to finish the custom look, it rides on
a set of 18-inch Budnik wheels wrapped with 245/45/18 front and
275/40/18 rear Goodyear Eagle radials.
It's rare to see cars this nice, and when one like this shows up at
a cruise night or car show, it's obvious where the big money was
spent. From the superb paint and bodywork to the rumbling V8 under
the hood, it's a car that will delight you every time you see it in
the garage or climb behind the wheel, which is what this hobby is
all about. Call today!