132711 / 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

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With its thoroughly massaged body, fire breathing LS6 Corvette motor and completely custom chassis, this magazine featured '55 Bel Air is without a doubt, the nicest 1955 Chevrolet we've ever seen.
Combining a few very well executed modifications with inherently cool Chevy design traits, this lean and mean '55 Bel Air is the kind of show stopping masterpiece that has the ability draw you in from 200 yards away. The car's all original, completely solid California body is expertly finished in a two-tone GM Artic White and GM Light Tarnished Silver paint job that has been re-cleared, completely wet sanded and buffed to a crystal clear shine that is close to perfect as possible. Today, that glowing white and silver finish does a spectacular job of showcasing the cars super straight lines and the body's exceptionally tight panel gaps create solid door closing sounds that would sound just right floating across a modern Cadillac showroom.
Built by Superior Automotive Engineering in Anaheim California, this Bel Air's hot LS6 small block Chevy engine has been stroked to 383 cubic inches, creates a killer 11.54 to 1 compression ratio and dynos at a cool 520 horsepower and 531 ft./lb. of torque. At the front of the motor, a body-matched Dominator Street Rods dual snorkel intake pipes cool air around a completely polished Ron Davis aluminum radiator that's equipped with a vertical overflow container, a Spal electric fan and a custom fabricated fan shroud. Once air enters the intake, it flows through a Street and Performance air filter into a factory LS6 throttle body that sits on top of a factory LS6 intake manifold, a Comp Cams Extreme RPM High Lift camshaft and an Eagle forged steel crank. That crank turns Eagle connecting rods that push forged J&E domed pistons with J&E custom rings toward completely ported and polished factory LS6 heads that have been rebuilt with Serdi valves, Comp Cams roller rockers, Comp Cams beehive springs and Comp Cams titanium retainers. Fire comes courtesy of a GM factory multi-port electronic fuel injection system that combines fuel from GM LS6 injectors pump with spark from MSD ignition wires thanks to a 1999 Camaro wiring harness and custom program by Superior Automotive Engineering. Cooling is provided by a Meziere electric water pump, oil comes courtesy of a Melling high pressure oil pump and a completely blueprinted oil system, and exhaust is handled by Street and Performance ceramic coated shorty headers.
Behind the LS6 engine, a custom fabricated boxed frame holds a lap top tuned 4L65E 4-speed automatic transmission in front of an Inland Empire heavy duty aluminum driveshaft. That driveshaft is connected to a Currie custom polished nine inch rear end that holds a Currie 31 spline axle, an Eaton Detroit Truetrac Posi-traction differential and pavement shredding 4.11 gears. In front of that drivetrain, a freshly built Classic Performance Products front suspension includes custom reinforced control arms, two inch drop spindles, a one inch sway bar, Bilstein gas charged shocks and a custom reinforced Borgeson 605 power steering box. Behind that drivetrain, a custom fabricated mini-tubed four link rear suspension includes Bilstein gas shocks, Detroit Truetrac subframe connectors, and a four inch drop courtesy of Bilstein 350 lb. springs. In the middle of the car, a ceramic coated, custom bent 2.5 inch true dual system sends spent gases to a Magnaflow X-pipe and Magnaflow dual chamber mufflers that hang just in front of a custom stainless fuel tank which feeds an AC Delco electric fuel pump. At the corners, a complete Classic Performance Products power four wheel disc brake system sits behind spectacular looking Schott two piece forged billet 'Velocity' wheels which wear 225/40/18 front and 295/40/20 rear Nitto radials.
Like the rest of the car, this Bel Airs completely custom, sculpted leather cockpit is nothing short of amazing! Designed and installed by Elegance Interiors it wraps four modern Lexus bucket seats and traditional tri-five Chevy panels in high quality two-tone leather that still smells trim shop fresh.
With a highly detailed build that would take a second mortgage on a mansion to duplicate, this Bel Air is way out on the far side of amazing, and the lucky guy who buys it will probably get tired of collecting trophies and answering questions at car shows.