Chevrolet Performance pulled its LS3-powered 1955 Chevy Bel Air out from its collection and turned the spotlight on the former SEMA Show car for a recent video filmed for its YouTube channel.
This 1955 Chevy Bel Air was originally built for the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and helped draw attention to the Chevy brand as it debuted its then-new line of California emissions-compliant E-Rod crate engines. As such, this ’55 Chevy ditches its 210 cubic inch inline-six for a 6.2L LS3 V8 E-Rod crate engine, which is paired with an electronically-controlled 4L65E four-speed automatic transmission.
As for the chassis and suspension, this modified Chevy Bel Air has two-inch front drop spindles, C4 Corvette brakes and rotors as well as fifth-generation Chevy Camaro steel wheels, although it rides on the original 1955 frame.
Chevrolet Performance also refinished this Bel Air’s body in a beautiful white and green two-tone paint scheme, painted the dashboard a matching shade of green and reupholstered the front and rear bench seats in white fabric. A billet wooden steering wheel with ‘E-Rod’ branding completes the look.
“I think it’s really cool that you kept the bench seat to give it that old-school flavor,” Chevrolet Associate marketing director, Bill Martens, says to GM design release engineer Blake Nye in the video. “It looks fantastic. It’s very unique with that (fabric) material.”
This car has been sitting in Chevrolet Performance’s collection ever since it was built for the SEMA Show way back in 2009, so it’s nice to see Chevy pulling it out of storage for its YouTube viewers to get a look at. Check out the video embedded below to see and learn more about this LS3-powered Chevy.
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Beautifully done car.
Finest looking car GM has ever built… and a hot rodders dream.
FYI: No 55 Chevrolet (and no Chevrolet ever for that matter) ever came with a 210 cubic inch inline 6…. this car’s history is a little more interesting than that. It used to be yellow and was used for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the small block, then equipped with the 4.3 V8 version of the LT1 (Second Gen). That engine was borrowed from a car I now own and replaced with a modded LT4, but that is another story. I am not sure if this car was originally an inline 6, but if it was, it was a 235.
that is right i had a 55 chevy with a 235 c. I.
In line six cyl.
Sad that people write automotive articles and don’t know what they’re talking about.
This car is a 210 Series car, plus the original engine was a 235 cu. in. 6 cylinder NOT a 210 cu in.
There were 3 series of these classics….BelAir, 210, and 150 Series.
Sad that people write automotive articles and don’t know what they’re talking about.
This car is a 210 Series car, plus the original engine was a 235 cu. in. 6 cylinder NOT a 210 cu in.
There were 3 series of these classics….BelAir, 210, and 150 Series.
Ok , let’s shoot the Bas&@$d, Dam he made a mistake, I know none of the nit pickers have every done that….
Absolutely right. It’s not a BelAir and you’d think the company that built it would have done more research on what it was. Further proof? No spear moulding on front fender, escheons on switches are 210, no BelAir dash trim, “Chevrolet” on speaker grill instead of “BelAir” and most noticeable, lack of BelAir stainless around windows and pillars. Beautiful car nonetheless
This is a beautiful 55 Chevy, I would love to own any 55 ,Blair,210 or 150 ,the 1955 is the best body style Chevrolet ever built.MY dad had a 1955 convertible back in 1966, red and white, wish I had it now, like I say beautiful car, thanks for sharing.