1955 Chevy bel air 2dr hard top/sports coupe

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Stop in the Name of Love by the Supremes

[@What.its.like.]

You got it =)

[@louiswiley6121]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

Great memory thank you so much for sharing =)

[@jameshendricks1542]

Looks like the front seat is adjusted all the way back. My Brother in law had 1955 Bel Air 2 door hard top in the late 60s and getting in and out of the back seat was not a problem. He bought it from an old Woman that was the original owner, it had a 6 cylinder & 3 on the tree. The 2 tone paint was Coral & white with factory full size hub caps, US ROYAL MASTER WHITE WALLS for increased traction. It was a real sleeper, looked like Grandma's car but he installed a 365 hp, 327 with an Edelbrock lntake with three 2 barrels. Headman headers, the 365 horse engine came from the factory with Duntov 30-30 solid lifter cam. He installed a muncie 4 speed with a Hurst shifter, custom made dual exhaust with some huge Cadillac mufflers. It was quiet at idele but when the 3-2 barrels kicked in it was screaming. He won a lot of street races with this car !!!!!!!!

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome story thank you so much for sharing I tried moving the seat up before getting in the rear it I didn’t move, may have been stuck

[@grampy2014]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

1955 would have been a great year to be alive.. I was born way too late would have loved living back then great story thank you so much for shooting =)

[@grampy2014]

@@What.its.like. Yes sir it was. My parents ran a truck stop. A transport driver ask if I would like to see a new 55 Chevy before they got to the dealership. He pulled off the cover and it was like Christmas for this 14 year old back then. It was Turquoise & white. I have many, many memories and stories from my childhood in the 40’s & 50’s. BTW, the transports only hauled 4 cars. 2 on top, 2 on bottom. I grew up in the best of times.

[@patriciajohnston9074]

I like the line-up brake down - please continue with it

[@What.its.like.]

Ok awesome =) I love hearing what you everyone likes and improvements

[@leightonfarms4962]

Love all the data you provide.

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@harryhoodeeny5379]

I like to see the info for the entire lineup, thanks for your hard work👍

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you =) happy you dig this channel

[@michaeltaylor1603]

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!

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah things are totally different now I’ve owned new cars and old cars both have positives and negatives I like old cars because no matter what one pays (unless overpaid) generally get money back when you want to move on to something else apart from the last couple years can’t do that generally with a new car

[@dantiel4179]

I like when you show all the different available models

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome I’ll kept doing it that way =) I’m doing a super car from the 90s not sure if I’ll do all their offerings we shall c

[@Trainmedic]

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.)

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah this one didn’t use the weird inconspicuous gas filler 56 and 57 Do

[@richardwarren7492]

"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.)" Yep, 56 Chevy Left tailight.

[@What.its.like.]

Continental mark II is in a cool spot lots of cool cars with gas filler in weird places I think Harley earl started that trend in the late 40s with the Cadillac

[@grampy2014]

Haha, “filling station” gives away your age. I love it.

[@grampy2014]

That would be the 56.

[@jetsons101]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@billolsen4360]

And Chevy's first 4-door hardtop in 1956.

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Oldsmobile had the dip in 1954.

[@markw208]

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 🤩.

[@What.its.like.]

That would be an awesome review I’ll try and make that happen one day

[@Radiowild]

The 265 V-8 was a game changer. Would love to own a 55 wagon!

[@What.its.like.]

I really want to start hitting more wagons on here I saw beautiful Buick woody wagon from the mid 50s driving during the weekend I wanted to ask your car but it wasn’t the right place or time for that

[@Radiowild]

@@What.its.like. 1967 Buick Sport Wagon

[@stevewilson4849]

Love when you provide data on the other models.

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

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!

[@What.its.like.]

I love showing that detail with that camera =)

[@marthasharon7324]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

I haven’t had the chance to drive a tri 5 Chevy yet will one day soon Thank you so much for sharing that awesome memory =)

[@windsorcastle9973]

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!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching =)

[@jdgimpa]

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

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome thank you so much for that added information =)

[@tigre7739]

Chevy definitely scored with this one, the ad says it all ! I was born in '65 and grew up around mechanics and family friends who raced at the local race track driving these, as well as other '50s and '60s models cars. From the time I was a young kid, I've always had such a interest and fondness of cars and was able to recognize many different makes and models, and this model was probably one of the first. It's crazy but I most likely rode in one at least once back then but I don't really remember it fully, but a couple of years ago I had the opportunity to ride in in one, that was mostly original, other than the wide tires and chrome mags, and in pristine condition, and I agree the interiors are so beautiful and amazing! 🤩 It was one heavenly ride!

[@What.its.like.]

Great story thank you so much for sharing =)

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

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. :D

[@What.its.like.]

Get in shot it’s free.. it will change the way you make KZbin videos not sure if you edit on a iPad or equivalent.. they make a version for phone as well Happy I could inspire you.. we will one day do a collaboration so day some how =)

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@What.its.like. i have a Windows 7 PC. Not sure if new editing software will work, but at one time I had Power Director 13 on another computer, but that computer burned out. Check out my recent video. It's more in "Your Style" with a little bit of my own workings. It's my Dad's 1931 Cadillac Sport Phaeton model. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYrVc4SprtaKa5I

[@What.its.like.]

Will do =)

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@What.its.like. I am keeping the video up for another day, but then i will re-schedule it for an august release. I just wanted to know what people thought of it before I hide it again. It is out of sequence for my current release dates.

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

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!

[@colewebb5569]

hi What it's like and hi everyone else back in the 1980's I had two 1955 at the same time one was all original motor paint etc in real nice shape in and out top to bottom bought it from the man who bought it brand new in 1955 he kept in exlent shape so I was the second owner it had the 235 blue flame six three on the tree and overdrive and the overdrive still worked the other 1955 which was two door no post Belair sport's coup hard top I got with out motor or Tran's I ended up turning that one in to a Hotrod cruise it on Friday and Saturday night and street raced it and had blast with it well goodnight what it's like and goodnight everyone else and have good week :-)

[@What.its.like.]

Great story thank you so much for sharing =)

[@colewebb5569]

@@What.its.like. and thank you for you're reply and kind words have great week :-)

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@colewebb5569]

@@What.its.like. hi again and thank you :-)

[@rickmikovsky9029]

Gr8t

[@glennso47]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

1955-1957 most American companies made the switch then

[@richardwarren7492]

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.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for sharing that information =)

[@glennso47]

It’s okay when you talk about the different models and trim levels. Also beginning in the 1970s the car companies switched to putting different makes of cars on the same platforms for all the cars they sold. So there is now hardly any difference between for example a Chevy Impala and a Buick LeSabre just cosmetic differences . Same thing for a Ford Crown Vic and a Mercury Grand Marquee/ Lincoln Town Car.

[@What.its.like.]

I totally agree =) I figured I’d do everything 1960 depending on the car of course, lay out all the models car companies started offering more car Varieties (models) in the mid60s

[@glennso47]

In a few years the BelAir dropped from the top of the line to the bottom of the line.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah Alfa became omega

[@billolsen4360]

An old gent in our town when I was a teenager got a special order 1971 Biscayne (at the bottom of the line at that time) with factory power windows as the only option. Don't think it even had a radio or power brakes. Said he was getting too crotchety to lean over and back to put the windows down.

[@louiswiley6121]

Chevy offered their first V8 engine and you could get what they called, " the power pack".

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you for that correction =) sometimes I leave some stuff out plan on hitting all the models of every car I possibly can.. so somethings get left on cutting room floor thank you for pointing that out.

[@louiswiley6121]

@@What.its.like. Thx for your reply. You must do a lot of research on these cars.

[@What.its.like.]

I do a lot of research =) and cross reference because can’t take one source at face value

[@billolsen4360]

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).

[@What.its.like.]

That’s true to a point Bugatti type 35s aren’t getting any cheaper.. and the people who owned those are gone certain packards are still affordable 1936-42 (that’s y that’s my favorite era beautiful and still affordable.. electric cars will kill this hobby eventually not sure when that will be but people like me will still dare to be different and drive something different..

[@glennso47]

What is the difference between the two 6 cylinder engines? That one was higher horsepower than the other?

[@What.its.like.]

I’m not sure I think transmission had a lot to do with it not 100% tho

[@gerrikupicki4060]

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[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

...of course, I won't be able to get in my cars...lol! Not in 1/25th scale anyway.

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🙂

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🙂🌟1955❤❤👏👍

[@gerrikupicki4060]

🙂❤1950❤🌟1959.60

[@supermcsteve]

Why do one of a 56 Chevy Bel-Air and show where the Gas Cap is, My Parents had a 56 Chevy 150

[@What.its.like.]

We plan on hitting the very single American car 1930-2000 in all body styles we are here for the long run 56 Chevy is coming one day just not sure when but before the end of the year