Vehicle Description
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air - Movie Car - Same Owner for Past 25 Years -
Rebuilt 235ci Inline 6 - Blue and White Paint - Original, Collector
Example (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1955
Chevrolet Bel Air on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors
site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many
photographs of the car due to third-party website limitations. To
be sure you access all the more than 145 photographs, as well as a
short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: Garage Kept Motors.) Chevrolet's Game-Changing Bel Air Won
Our Hearts in 1955 ... and Today �€" Christian Seabaugh, Motor
Trend headline, July 2019 Seeing a Chevy Bel Air in like-new
condition in the 21st century is trippy, to say the least; it's
somehow anachronistic yet futuristic at the same time. The Bel Air
is beautifully styled, and despite the two-tone paint job, chrome
trim, hood ornaments, fins, and more, it's still somehow
understated in its design. There's no excess in this piece of
rolling American exceptionalism. It's a true masterpiece of
automotive styling, a testament to what automotive designers can do
when allowed to put design ahead of all else. Motor Trend had six
Car of the Year winners in the '50s, but none was more impactful
than Chevrolet's game-changing 1955 lineup including the 150, the
210, and the Bel Air. It sported a new chassis and modern
suspension (which helped it earn 'Best Handling' and 'Most
Roadable'), and it was available with a 265-cubic-inch (4.3-liter)
V-8 and a Powerglide two-speed automatic capable of zipping from 0
to 60 mph in a quick 12.3 seconds. Offered here is a 1955 Chevrolet
Bel Air hardtop in blue-and-white over the identical two-color
interior. Owned by the same individual for the past 25 years, the
car's condition and presentation are exceptional; fully
collector-quality. It is largely original, beautifully maintained,
and has been respectfully upgraded without diminishing the car's
original presentation. What's more, the car has a Hollywood credit:
a role in the 2003 Kirk Douglas movie It Runs in the Family.
Alongside Bernadette Peters, the movie was one of Douglas' final
cinematic roles. This is a rare opportunity to acquire this
historic Chevrolet Bel Air in virtually pristine condition. The
car's exterior Skyline Blue and White (original colors) over a
matching interior perfectly captures the mid-Fifties buoyant
zeitgeist. America was on top of the Post-War world, optimism was
rampant, and the future held nothing but excitement. The '55 Chevy
design brought all that into sheet-metal reality. Here, the two
exterior colors are especially handsome where they come together on
the car's flanks, trimmed in chrome. Every aspect of this car's
exterior is in outstanding condition. (To best assess the quality
of the paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) There is no
damage, nor any appreciable wear anywhere on the car. The chrome-on
the grille, two-winged jet hood ornament, bumpers, bodyside trim,
window surrounds, door handles and mirrors, and taillights-is
almost showroom-new. Only the lightest patina from age is present
on some surfaces (such as the door handles). Factory badging is all
correct and original: the bowtie crest emblems front and rear, Bel
Air script with crest on the rear quarter-panels are all perfect.
The folding (to allow easy trunk access) continental kit spare-tire
carrier on the rear bumper is a perfect Fifties design statement.
Wide-whitewall tires are mounted on the original body-color-painted
steel wheels with full, chrome wheel covers. (Trivia question: How
many bowties appear on a '55 Chevy Bel Air? Hint: Before you answer
check the hubcaps and the interior dashboard trim.) Inside, the
exterior two-tone color theme is evident on the stylized door trim
and vinyl seat upholstery front and rear. Clear plastic seat covers
are in place, but the plast
