The Birth Of The 1955 Chevy - "the Hot One"!

The Chevrolet Bel Air was not borne in 1955, it justa whole lot to boast about that year and it
grew up that year.  It was the time for "The Hotrecognized it. Entirely redesigned, along with a great
one", the 1955 Chevy.deal of styling, add-ons, plus a powerful new V-8 it
A country of motorists was home bound beginning inhad been essentially the most improved Chevy since
1942 because of the start of the United StatesW.W.II.
participation in World war Two. Car manufacturingThe 1955 Chevrolet had three distinctive models, Bel
had been halted that year since companies geared upAir, 210 and 150, and sixteen new body designs! The
to build airplane, trucks and tanks and what ever elseBel Air Convertible, Sport Coupe 2 door hard top, 4
was basically required for the war efforts.door sedan, 2 door sedan, Beauville 4 door station
If you are looking for 1955 Chevrolets For Sale orand also the Nomad 2 door station wagon. The mid
1955 Chevrolet Parts And Accessories you can buylevel Two-Ten Sport Coupe 2 door hard top, Delray
them at auction prices.  You can get moreClub Coupe 2 door, 4 door sedan, 2 door sedan,
information on 1955 Chevys For Sale and 1955 ChevyTownsman 4 door station wagon and the Handyman
Parts And Accessories by clicking on the links at the2 door station wagon.
bottom of this article.The more affordable price models were the
It had not been before the 1950s in which the big 3One-Fifty 4 door sedan, 2 door sedan, 2 door utility
car producers, GM, Ford and Chrysler started tosedan and the Handyman 2 door station wagon. 
reinvent the car. The 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953 and 1954More alluring body colors were obtainable in 1955,
Chevrolets been given mainly modest facelifts andwith 14 solid color alternatives and twenty one new
were referred to as boring yet trustworthy.two-tone combinations.
On the other hand, in 1955, 1956 and 1957 look andThe new 1955 Chevrolet provided a V-8 motor for
engineering had been improved drastically bythe very first time in 35 years. It had been named
Chevrolet. What individuals were responsible for thethe 265 cubic inch "Turbo-Fire" V-8 that provided 162
new Chevy's? Chuck Jordon, Harley Earl and speciallyhorsepower using a two barrel carburetor and 180
Edward Nicholas Cole, Chevrolet's Chief Engineer.horsepower with a four barrel carburetor.
In May of 1952 General Motors, Chevrolet stylist EdAdditionally offered was Chevrolet's old dependable
Cole started a three year run on what the classic235 cubic inch six cylinder that produced 123
auto lovers half a century later on would certainly callhorsepower. Transmissions included a 3-speed
the best of the 1950s classic automobiles. The verystandard, 3-speed with overdrive along with the
first Chevrolet manufactured in this new time ofPowerglide.
affordable dream automobiles, was the 1955The new Chevrolet's were definitely smoother, lower
Chevrolet. It was launched as the "Hot One". Aand also longer looking. A grand total of 1,704,667
nationwide romance was about to begin.1955 Chevy's were made, setting an output record in
Chevrolet shed their unexciting outdated image in1955.  The 1955 Chevy Bel Air is still one of the
1955, changing it with all new "Motoramic" styling.most collectible classic cars and if you want to buy
"Don't argue with this baby" informed one Chevroletone you should check out the links below!
advertising campaign in 1955. Chevy did certainly have