55 Chevy

[dykstra]

Looks killer Graeme!! I love all these ‘55’s.

[olredalert]

----I had a black and white 55 Delray wth b+w interior. Delray interiors are the coolest (almost custom appearing)! It was a stocker and very nice with its 265 2-barrel. My intension at the time (late 70's) to pump it up a bit, but a friend talked me into selling it to him. Yours will be killer set up like that. The body looks absolutely pristine!....Bill S

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by 1967 4K

The first car I drove was a 56 Belair two door post. I’d set in Dads lap and drive n shift three on the tree. He’d gas, clutch n brake. Days gone by but not forgotten.

My dad got a '55 210 2 dr, 6/3 speed when I was about 10. It was very rusted and worn out by 1966 and he bought a new Malibu that fall. The '55 sat in the yard all winter and into the next summer. Both parents worked day jobs and what is a 15 yr old boy to do with that sitting there ??? At first, I just drove it up and down the driveway, which was about 60'. Got really good at the clutch/throttle coordination, but wanted to expand into shifting the 3 speed. Eventually got brave enough to drive to the end of the dead end street and shift thru all the gears. Only risk of that was my uncles house I had to go by. Couple weeks go by and nothing from them, so it's time to dig ruts with the tire and fill them in again.

Shortly after that started, my dad requested I accompany him to the hardware store on a Saturday. I thought that was odd, as he didn't need me to go there with him, but it was a request, not an option. On the way home, he pulled over on the straight road to our road and got out, came around to the right door and told me to scoot over.... OH-OH !! He said my uncle told him I was very good at driving a manual transmission car from all my practicing with the '55 and that I should drive the last couple miles home... Nervous as hell, but did fine getting to the house, shut it off and handed him the key. He never said a word, but the '55 went to the junkyard the next week..

[Derek69SS]

Originally Posted by olredalert

Delray interiors are the coolest (almost custom appearing)!

Mine (yellow car in post #3) is a Delray, but I hate the color combination (yellow with turquoise interior) so I will be changing mine to a Black & White Delray interior.

[dykstra]

This is a buddy of mine’s ‘55 gasser. He has been working on it for years!!
He is real close to being finished.
454 destroked to 427, 850hp pump gas 8:71 blower
TH400, 4500 stall converter and trans brake

[big gear head]

Jamie Jarvis needs to put some pictures on here!

[jer]

Had to look up the Delray interior, forgot what they looked like.

My former '55 was a true 150 business coupe which had no backseat, just a shelf. Miss that car.

[NorCam]

Yup,

Pretty sure the 150 Business Coupe had fixed rear glass as well. The car I have now had a custom tan/white interior refit when it was restored in 2017. While it was decent, I wanted the B&W version of the DelRay interior to update the car with once it was repainted in B&W. Headliner is now done, armrests are changed into B&W (penguin style), and the seats are now recovered and ready to go in with the door panels once I finish the wiring. Here's what it did look like, and the way it will soon look.

The way it looked when I bought the car...



The way I want it to look except I'll have a candy cane shifter and belair trim on the dash.



The pictures that inspired the change to black and white. I copied the 2 tone handles seen here but haven't decided on belts and buckles yet. I'll likely run deluxe GM like the Camaro's used.

[jeffschevelle]

Here's the story and pics of my parents' two 55's back in the day --
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showpost...8&postcount=84

[jer]

My old '55. 427 L88 short block, worked oval port heads, 660s , 430 geared 9 inch, jerico faceplated 4 speed and a full ceramic clutch. Such fun.