1955 Chevy 210 with 383 stroker, 700R4, 9-inch rear, PS, PDB, Air, New Interior

Make: Chevrolet
Model: Bel Air/150/210
SubModel: 210
Type: Sedan
Trim: HOT ROD
Year: 1955
Mileage: 7054
VIN: VB55T187295
Color: Black
Engine: 383 Stroker
Cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Black and White
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clean
Item location: Chester, Virginia, United States
Extras
Air Conditioning

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Description of 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210 HOT ROD

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*** NEW INTERIOR --- FORD 9-INCH REAR --- VINTAGE AIR & HEAT ***
*** NOS GM FENDERS --- SMOOTHIE HOOD ***
*** RUNS DRIVES RIDES GREAT --- READY TO ENJOY ***

This is a 1955 Chevy 210 two-door sedan. It has been rebuilt into a beautiful looking great driver. Car was painted black in 2018. The chrome and trim have been replaced. The rear fender wells are from a 1955 Nomad. It is powered by a 383 stroker engine built by a local professional shop. I looked over the dyno sheets and the engine made a best of 423 HP @ 5400 RPM and 463.5 Torque @ 3700 RPM. The engine is equipped with Edelbrock air gap intake and new 750 Holley Brawler with coated long tube Hedman headers. Transmission is a 700R4 built for this engine's power output and it has a new Hughes 2500 Stall Converter. Power goes to a Ford 9-inch rear - we did not know what gear ratio but at 70 mph the tach reads 2400 rpm with a 27-inch diameter rear tire and using the 700R4's 0.696 overdrive that calculates to about a 3:89 or 3:91 gear; rear is open. Brakes are power with discs in front. Car has power steering with a new 500 series box. Tires are new and are mounted on gray spoke American Racing mags. It has a new interior with new emergency brake, Ididit tilt column, tach on the dash and a trio of gauges under the dash. It has Vintage Air with heat and defrost. The owner purchased this car from a man in North Carolina in 2017 as an unfinished project. Unfortunately he passed away in 2021. His wife had the car completed and it has been driven about 1000 miles. She asked me to list it. Car comes with an inch thick stack of receipts for the car including paperwork on engine, transmission and dyno sheets. The car was built to be a very nice driver. It looks a lot like the ones built in the 1960s with the Nomad rear fender lips, station wagon rear bumper, vintage style mag wheels and trim removed from the trunk lid. Car has these faults: speedometer does not work, installer cut a place in the headliner (I could not find it), small crack on hood trim that can only be seen when hood is up, needs a couple of trim strips for the front seat - can only be seen when you pull seat tops forward. Car runs, drives and rides great. It is ready for someone to enjoy. Email me any question or call 804-five nine zero-0718.

Paint was done in 2018, chrome and trim have been replaced or restored, all glass is good, new smoothie hood

It has a station wagon rear bumper and the taillight lenses have been replaced

Nomad rear wheel wells make the car stand out and makes it much easier to change the rear tires

Front tires are 205X65X15 on 15X6 American Racing gray spokes and rears are 275X60X15 on 8 1/2-inch wide wheels

Exhaust exits behind the rear wheel wells - sounds awesome through turbo style mufflers

Class 55 front end looks great

Trunk lid is smooth with exception of the lock

Interior is all new, emergency brake and cables have been replaced. Tilt wheel is from Ididit and mounts an old school style steering wheel

Seats are black and white in factory pattern

Weather stripping has been replaced, new American Auto Wire harness and the floor shifter controls the 700R4

Bench seat is comfy and looks right in place where buckets would not

Tach and gauges are from AutoGage - owner didn't want a radio so it has a delete plate

Original dash looks great and I prefer it to digital ones - speedo does not work

Rear seat with chrome fire extinguisher

Installer cut headliner near sun visors - I couldn't find it

Dome light works

Both top seat halves need a trim strip - when the owner ordered the interior kit they didn't come in the kit

Driver side door panel

Passenger side door panel

Drive it home with a smile on your face

Powerful 383 stroker made over 400 horsepower on the dyno and can easily be driven on the street - it has a big block radiator and will not run hot in the warmest weather

Engine has power brakes with a Corvette style master cylinder

Block is painted orange with gray valve covers and chrome air cleaner, thermostat housing and fuel pump

Chevy bowtie air cleaner sits on top of a 750 Holley Brawler carburetor and air gap manifold

Car has Vintage Air - you can see the 500 series power steering box

Engine is very clean only has a few miles on it - owner used Brad Penn 15W40 oil only

HEI style distributor and fill for the 700R4

You can see the Hedman Header label on the coated long tube headers - spark plug wires are from Taylor

Underside of the hood

Small crack in hood lip trim can be noticed when hood is up

Trunk lid opens and closes correctly - it has new rubber

Underside of the trunk lid

Driver side of the trunk

Passenger side of trunk with spare

Trunk mat

VIN on door jamb matches VIN on title

Firewall data plate

Copy of clear title with matching VIN

Inch thick set of receipts

This is from the engine builder

There are 4 pages of dyno sheets

700R4 transmission

Vintage Air manual

We did not know the gear ratio of the 9-inch rear so using GPS for speed and the car going 70 mph the tach reads 2400 rpm with a 27-inch diameter rear tire and using the 700R4's 0.696 overdrive that calculates to about a 3:89 or 3:91 gear - this is an estimate. Car cruises great at 70 - it was meant to be a driver.

Grill and bumper are excellent

Smooth hood, glass is good

Driver front fender - you can spot the long tube headers behind tire

Doors open and shut properly - body is straight

It has stainless trim just below the windows

Driver side rear wheel well and rear quarter panel

New chrome bumper and taillight bezels

New mesh package tray

Passenger side rear quarter

Note the rear wheel area looks just like this 1955 Nomad

Nice body

Note reflections in the smooth glossy black paint

Passenger side front fender

Underside of the radiator support

Driver side front suspension

Passenger side front suspension with disc brake

Oil pan and long tube Hedman Headers

Engine has a small high torque starter

Crossmember for the 700R4

Driveshaft goes to the Ford 9-inch, dual turbo style mufflers

Body mounts passenger side

Body mounts driver side

Floor pans are in great shape

Driver side rear suspension with old school style traction bar

Passenger side rear suspension

Passenger side rear quarter

Driver side rear quarter

Gas tank

The car is located in Chester (Chesterfield County) Virginia 23831 a short drive from I-95. Any questions you may call 804-five nine zero-0718.

Terms of sale: winning bidder should contact me within 24 hours of the auction’s end. We would like the car picked up within 14 days. If you need help with having the car shipped email me or click on the shipping tab on the listing.