Today we are back at jkgalleria located just outside Salem Ohio to look at this 1955 Chevy bel air. Lots of period correct ads in this one. Specs and perceptions not often seen. Enjoy =)
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Fords also offered oil filters as an option. I don’t understand why oil filters were not standard for these cars. To offer all the options and accessories they had to switch to 12 volt electric systems.
Something you might want to check out is how access to fill the gas tank is done. Having worked for a number of years in a filling station I remember some of the strange methods used to hide the filler neck. Some behind the license plate or maybe a button hidden as a reflector in the taillight (I think this was done on a caddy) There was one car that you had to turn a piece of trim in the taillight frame. (I'm wanting to say that was a Chevy Belair.)
This is truly not only a classic car, but a truly mechanically advanced car. The Tri-five Chevys have always been my favorite, and honestly, there has been nothing more American than the Tri-Five Chevy’s. Great video! The interiors are gorgeous, their appointments are truly amazing, very tastefully done. I’m always blown away by GM’s steering wheels between 50-60. They are just so beautiful and ornate. Great video again, thanks for sharing it 😀 𝑆𝑒𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑆𝐴 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑣𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑡!
You can put a check mark ✅ on your bucket list of historic cars, the tri-5 Chevy’s. Nice work to dig up the attractive ads. Although the world believes the tri-5 Chevy’s are just “The Absolute American Classic”, in comparison to the same year Ford the styling is similar and Ford offered more powerful engines. 🤔 It would be difficult to do but a side by side comparison of a 55 Chevy-Ford-Dodge would be interesting. Besides that, that 55 Chevy looks perfectly restored 🤩.
Stop in the Name of Love by the Supremes
55 Chevy – known as "The Hot One" About no oil filter – The oil change interval in 1955 was 2 months or 1500 miles. So, oil filter? In the minds of many – – not needed, and that bypass filter only filtered about 12% of the oil during operation. Also that grille? Ferrari-inspired.
The 265 V-8 was a game changer. Would love to own a 55 wagon!
That chrome trim spanning the width of the dash had little Chevy bowties cut into it! I have never noticed that detail before, and it's beyond cool! Beautiful car in iconic colors!
Stop in the name of love by Diana Ross and the supremes
Can't talk about a 55, 56 or 57 Chevy without talking about the "beltline dip." The dip made them stand out from other cars of the day.
I was in high school when my father bought a new V8 chevrolet. We had been driving a 1952 Chev with Powerglide, so the 1955 V8 seemed to have blazing power. The 1955 Chev V8 was a great car to drive, handled well and really felt like a whole new driving experience.
I like the line-up brake down – please continue with it
My friend had a green/yellow 55 convertible in 1958. Beautiful car, he put Mercury Turnpike Cruiser fender skits on it, and they looked great. He loved that car and I did too as we tooled around Rehobeth beach in Delaware.
Chevy offered their first V8 engine and you could get what they called, " the power pack".
I remember when the 55 v8 came out, some Ohio State troopers still had 54 Chevy’s and getting outrun by the kids who had the 55’s. They were glad to be issued the 55’s.
I like hearing about the different models for each featured manufacturer's car! The locks on the side vent windows were kind of silly, because you had to crank the window open from inside. Our family had a 56 and once, being locked out of the car, we were unable to push the side vent window open even though the little lock mechanism was not slid to the lock position. By the way, if you want a 55 Chevy but don't want to pay a fat price and you're young enough to wait a decade or two, asking prices will steadily drop as people who remember these models fondly as family cars or their first car in high school go to their reward in the afterlife. 20 years ago, prices for cars from the 1930's were at astronomical levels but have decreased since then (adjusted for inflation).
I like when you show all the different available models
The 265 was also offered with a 4 BBL carb. in two flavors. The one in the Belair was as follows. 1955 with 4 Barrel Carb
Max Brake Horsepower: 180 @ 4600 rpm
Max Torque: 260 @ 2800 rpm
Stroke: 3.00
Bore: 3.75
Compression: 8.0
Firing Order: 18436572
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being an owner of a 1955 210 delray i must say i enjoyed your video.one thing missing from that dash which is a must in todays driving is a [traffic light viewer]it mounts above the speedometer and acts like a prism showing the traffic light.back in 55,there were'nt many overhead traffic lights.most traffic was controlled by a police officer.when you pull up to an overhead traffic light today,do to the small windsheild you cant see it.
J – I think I am going to try and make my future model car show and tell videos a little more like what you are doing on this channel. Might be harder for me without the voice over mic feature though. 😀
Interesting about the oil filter. The AMT 1955 Chevy does not have the filter in it. i thought that was an oversight…but now that you say that in this video, I have to wonder!
…of course, I won't be able to get in my cars…lol! Not in 1/25th scale anyway.
16:00 (Plan B in action) Love it! People GaGa over the '57's, But the '55's look great too. Jay I love the auto "run down" + engine/tranny choices. The cars now a days don't offer that. But, the flip side was there were SOOOOO many choices + auto divisions. Any company that had 3 or more divisions have dropped below that. No intermediate cars anymore. I love the tiny bow ties in the dashboard. I could see speaker grill in Bel Air. All the chrome & interior styling details are on point!