Vehicle Description
1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air two-door sedan Debut model year for
second-generation Bel-Airs 265 CID V-8 engine with dual exhausts
Three-speed Synchro-Mesh manual transmission and 3.70 gearing
Seamist Green over Neptune Green Metallic exterior (code 599) Green
cloth and vinyl interior (code 510) Clock, pushbutton AM radio,
tissue dispenser, Dinsmore Compass, traffic light viewer and
windshield washer Same Oklahoma owner since 2001, 21 years!
Chevrolet called it the ?Hot One? in its advertising literature but
to the neighbors, having a Bel-Air in the driveway gave you status.
You could afford the top-of-the-line Chevrolet with Cadillac
touches. This example was made in General Motors? Leeds factory in
Kansas City, Missouri (VIN code K). Dressed in Seamist Green over
Neptune Green Metallic (code 599), this would have been the perfect
car for George McFly to take Lorraine to the Under the Sea Dance at
Mill Valley High School in 1955. The car?s paint and trim are in
great condition overall, with only the tiniest blemishes visible at
close range. The bodywork is solid and straight while the engine
bay is very tidy. The car?s chrome bumpers with bumper guards fit
tightly to the body. This Bel-Air rolls on wide whitewall, bias-ply
tires, size 6.70-15 at every corner. Each tire is mounted on a
steel wheel topped with a factory wheel cover. The tires and wheels
are all in good, original order. Under the hood is the engine that
saved Chevrolet, the 265 CID V-8, ending the marque?s long run as a
straight six-cylinder-only car maker. This motor is mated to a
Synchro-Mesh three-speed manual transmission and backed by a 3.70:1
rear end. Driver convenience features are limited to optional
equipment ? clock, pushbutton AM radio, a tissue dispenser beneath
the dash, a Dinsmore Compass, traffic light viewer and windshield
washer. Inside, the green cloth and vinyl interior (code 510) is in
overall very good order. The front and rear bench seats look great,
as does the matching full-cabin carpet and headliner. A three-spoke
steering faces the driver and frames an arcing speedometer. Wipers
are inop. The speedo glass is spider-webbed with cracks. The rest
of the metal dash, painted Neptune Green Metallic, looks great and
evokes the appropriate period stylings. The inner door panels are
in good, original condition while a column-mounted shifter and a
factory AM radio round out the interior. The Bel-Air received new,
revamped styling for the 1955 model year. It weighed 3,456 pounds
and was 15 feet long. It was called the ?Hot One? in GM?s
advertising campaign. Bel-Airs came with features found on cars in
the lower models ranges plus interior carpet, chrome headliner
bands on hardtops, chrome spears on front fenders, stainless steel
window moldings, full wheel covers and a Ferrari-inspired front
grille. Models were further distinguished by the Bel-Air name
script in gold lettering later in the year. For 1955 Chevrolets
gained a V-8 engine option and the option of the two-speed
Powerglide automatic, or a standard three speed Synchro-Mesh manual
transmission with optional overdrive. The new 265 V-8 featured a
modern, overhead valve high compression ratio, short stroke design
that was so good that it remained in production in various
displacements for many decades. Warning lights replaced gauges for
the generator and oil pressure. This was not the first Chevrolet to
be installed with a V-8 engine; that one was introduced in 1917 and
called the Series D, which was built for two years, and was
manufactured before Chevrolet joined General Motors. The 1955
Bel-Air was very well received. Motor Trend magazine gave the
Bel-Air top marks for handling. Popular Mechanics reported
acceleration for a V-8 Bel-Air with Powerglide as being 0-60 mph in
12.9 seconds, plus a comfortable ride and good visibility. Front
legroom was 43.1 inches, brakes were 11-inch drums. Competition to
this Bel-Air in 1955 was fierce, Dodge?s Coronet, Ford?s Fairlane,
Hudson?s Hornet Super Six, Plymouth?s Belvedere and Pontiac?s Star
Chief. If you?re Tri-Five hunting, they don?t get much better than
this ?55 Bel-Air but you had better not loiter or this car will be
gone before you can visit. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today!
VIN: VC55K026409 This car is currently located at our facility in
St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 9,459
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Note: Please see full terms and
conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said
vehicle, thank you.