1955 Chevrolet 210 for sale $69,900

Flashy muscle cars are fun and crazy customs are nice but theres really nothing cooler than well-done 50s Americana. Comfortable polished and acutely detailed classic Chevrolets just ooze style. And this striking Chevy 210 is a carefully restored stunner that mixes 400 cubic inches of small block V8 with a professional grade driveline and clean traditional upholstery. If youre looking for a first class collector car thats road ready show-ready and just plain fun heres the perfect way to enjoy the scene!

BODYWORK/TRIM

Delightfully vintage and decidedly fresh this slick post-free 210 is proof that Chevrolets decision to take a curvaceous fuselage weld it to a sweeping roofline and decorate it with an ample amount of chrome was an excellent idea. Unlike the exaggerated designs of the late 50s and early 60s the cars proportions are spot-on theres appropriate use of trim and the sharp rear fins that would eventually grow to controversial wings are fully integrated into attractive planar surfaces. Judging by a quick glance at its profile this Chevy was an extremely solid piece when its high quality frame-off restoration began. Nonetheless its body was stripped to bare metal and virtually perfected in a thorough rebuild that included a restored undercarriage and classic white-on-red aesthetics. And today roughly 10 years and 3K miles later the car rolls as one fantastic tri-five that creates a 1-car parade everywhere it goes!

Owned by the same person since the completion of its restoration and stashed in climate controlled storage for most of that decade this Bel Airs careful detailing remains every bit as nice as its highly polished 2-stage. That detailing begins with a guarded body-width bumper which founds a polished grille between chrome-trimmed headlights and clear chrome-trimmed parking lamps. Above that grille an ornate header crest reflects a prominent jetbird hood ornament. At the sides of that crest classic tri-five stainless traces small mirrors traditional door handles an optional gas door guard and classy Bel Air scripts. Above those mirrors curvy stainless trim combines with electric RainGear wipers to frame a factory-tint greenhouse. And opposite those wipers factory-spec taillights illuminate a second Chevrolet header chrome Chevrolet emblems a second guarded bumper and polished stainless exhaust tips.

ENGINE

Pop the hood and youll find a reliable 400 cubic inch Chevrolet small block thats been fully rebuilt fitted with 350 connecting rods and capped with ported 441 heads. 9.7 to 1 compression is created when a tasteful chrome air cleaner floats wind in to an Edelbrock Performer RPM Q-Jet intake by way of a Carb Shop Stage 2 4-barrel. At the perimeter of that intake finned Chevrolet-branded valve covers hang a chrome GM oil cap over Corvette Rams Horn exhaust manifolds. Behind that cap a Mallory Unilite distributor sequences spark between a chrome Flame-Thrower coil Pertronix electronic ignition and proven Taylor plug wires. At the front of those wires traditional V-belts spin a rebuilt alternator a Sanden AC compressor and a short FlowKooler water pump behind a 17-inch pulley fan. And in front of those ancillaries a 4-row Desert Cooler radiator fronts a large SPAL puller fan. Despite being a thoroughly upsized piece the Chevy Orange mill looks right at home in the cars spotless engine compartment. And details like a coated fuel pump a chrome Holley regulator a liquid-filled JEGS pressure gauge a Lokar dipstick and quality Painless wiring mix first-rate looks with first-rate