1955 Chevrolet Power New V8

Chevrolet was on top of the automotive world in 1955 and its new V8, dubbed the "hot one" paved the way for even greater sales growth.
This was an engine that delivered performance that had once only been available in exotic sports and luxury cars. The common man or woman now the same power and it was affordable.
Chevrolet's engineer, later General Manager and eventually President of GM, Ed Cole had delivered. The small block V8 laid the groundwork for the most successful auto engine ever to be built. It descendants are still powering GM cars today.
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[@TheOzthewiz]

It's nice to hear Art Baker's voice again. He narrates this film.

[@Kinseydsp]

I had a 1955 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop back in the day 3 speed with a 6, put a 283 in it was a swell car and so easy to work on!

[@danielrivera5858]

you know with all the technology of today it amazes me how in 1955 they had a big car that did 30 miles to the gallon and now days you get a 4 cylinder that cant go to 22 miles per gallon we certainly haven't gone forward in that regard

[@rocsaltjohn]

my 4 cylinder gets 38 hwy, 28 city.

[@youtbe999]

They calculated Mileage and Horsepower differently those days.

[@TheOzthewiz]

My '13 Focus with DCT gets 40mpg at 65 mph!

[@TheOzthewiz]

The car in the film went 28miles AT 30mph on a gallon of gas!

[@painful-Jay]

Thanks to emission requirements...

[@davidgrisez]

This video shows how much has changed over the years. In the nineteen fifties the Chevrolet with a V8 engine was considered a powerful fast accelerating car. By today's standards the 1955 Chevrolet would be considered an under powered slow accelerating car. The passage of time has changed cars a lot.

[@davidmann4533]

It had enough power today’s cars are over powered ridiculously so I have a Lexus 350 ES with 270 hp I only need about 150

[@GMCTIM]

Most seems NOT for the best neither !

[@dinocracchiolo1006]

America /GM at its pinnacle , it is amazing how fast the Nation is collapsing.

[@1940limited]

More like depressing.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

It's done.

[@davidgrisez]

It is necessary to look at the performance figures of the 1955 Chevrolet in relation to the time period that this car was produced. Back in that time period 0 to 80 mph in 23 seconds was fast. By today's standards this would be slow. Also the fuel economy of this car was good for the 1950's.

[@fleetwin1]

I'm sold for sure!

[@TheOzthewiz]

So am I with that "power never imagined before" statement.

[@danielrivera5858]

im 68 yrs old and i believe that the 283 chevy engine was the best engine chevy had i still like them if i ever decide to put a v8 into my s10 it would be nothing less is has to be a 283

[@TheOzthewiz]

Word has it that Chevy stopped making the 283 because it was TOO RELIABLE! Probably just a myth!

[@1940limited]

Remember 55 and 56 were 265s. 283 started in 57.

[@crabbymilton390]

GM is still building those engines. Sure they have been revised any number of times but the same foundation remains. I still remember the 1970’s when it was discovered that many OLDSMOBILE’s had so called CHEVROLET engines. Like it makes the slightest bit of difference when you start the engine and drive the car. Obviously these engines were the better of the GM family.

[@downhillwelder73]

I have a 265 from a 55 sitting in my barn, the car only had 30 k miles on it . A friend bought it and took it out and put in some big ass engine, a shame. It looks like it just came out of the factory, complete with a three speed transmission. He told me you couldn`t hardly hear it run.

[@samerghanen1816]

Does anybody know about Cornell division of Cadillac engines in Chris Craft boats

[@1940limited]

Interesting all the cars featured had no radio. I'll take stick with OD and the new V8, but even a 6 would be OK.

[@lm7bird680]

I know im using modern cars as a comparison but the inline 6 engines are just excruciatingly slow. No wonder everyone was stampeding pontiac for the GTO

[@youtbe999]

Inline in itself doesn't make it slow.

[@TheOzthewiz]

BMW uses inline 6, but it's anything but slow.

[@21stcenturyfossil7]

The Pontiac OHC inline six was alot quicker.

[@josephpatrick9174]

In '55, the Chevy boys hit the strip -- the Ford boys went to the beach.

[@barbmelle3136]

And the bright boys went to college, became corporate executives drove new Chryslers and married models.

[@TheOzthewiz]

At least the Ford boys "got a piece of ass"!

[@stephenwilliams5201]

At 4 years old my concern was the radio. Fact the parent installed a extra batterie. So I could get away from folks and listen.

[@toddbob55]

The 50's Fords were better built but all the manufactures were cool designed cars

[@1940limited]

55 was a good year for the entire US auto industry.

[@argh1989]

"It descendants are still powering GM cars today." No offence there, but that doesn't only prove how good it was back then, it also shows the lack of engineering development in GM today. As far as I've heard of (I'm really not sure) there are many V8 engines produced to this date that use a single camshaft and pushrods.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Beaver Cleaved sent me here.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Beaver Cleaver?

[@fiddlerpin]

Who ever heard of a convertible without a radio?

[@TheOzthewiz]

Everything was optional in those days, including back-up lights and turn signals!

[@1940limited]

@@TheOzthewiz Turn signals were standard by 1955, but a heater was optional.

[@ZE0SPantera]

10-35mph in 11.8 seconds 20-60mph in 19.7 seconds... FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@richardmacdonald5654]

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[@TheOzthewiz]

"20-60mph in 19.7 seconds" would get you a ticket for blocking traffic, in todays world!

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

how could cars go 80 mph,, the speed limit id 70?

[@TheOzthewiz]

Downhill with a tailwind?

[@1940limited]

Test track.