1955 Chevrolet One Step Further - Original Promotional Film

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  • In the new Chevrolet you get all of the big, important things you want and need in a really modern automobile. (Featuring a convertible) - www.carsandstripes.com/articl... for more '55 Chevy information
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  • @giulioespositi9052
    @giulioespositi9052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    To my opinion is the best and emblematic American car ever built.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure many would agree with you. 49-64 are my favorite Chevrolets.

  • @MoparDan
    @MoparDan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My late Dad bought a nearly new 1955 Belair from a neighbor of my Grandmother. That car I remember riding in as a child. It was a two door in coral and gray two-tone. I too wish I had that gem today.

    • @franknew9001
      @franknew9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love the two tone color scheme of coral and gray on the 1955 Chevys. Last year, I saw a nicely restored one at a car show in Daytona Beach, Florida.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My father bought a new Bel-Air wagon in 1955. I have a nice color picture of it when brand new. We kept it 9 years then traded it in on a 64 Pontiac wagon which was also a nice car and our first with power steering. My father looked at the Nomad, but wanted 4 doors.

  • @franknew9001
    @franknew9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This nine minute commercial convinced me to go to the Chevrolet dealership today and buy a new 1955 Chevy. They probably sell for about $2,500.
    I am going to order mine with air conditioning, power steering and power disc brakes, GPS, a rear back up camera, cell phone charging outlets, and a CD player.

    • @user-kc7vm7tg9z
      @user-kc7vm7tg9z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Order" me one also I'd almost do anything 😂❤.

  • @markproulx1472
    @markproulx1472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love the kid standing in the back seat!

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We did plenty of that as kids and all lived to tell about it.

  • @ftjax
    @ftjax ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was may 1955@ my high school in SC . As I descended the front steps there it was a turquoise/white 55 Bel Air Chevy convertible, just beautiful! 2 students hopped over the top& into the car , cranked the motor & screeched the tires out & away from the parking space.....so cool for this freshmans eyes to observe on a day in May , so long ago!

  • @genehunsinger3981
    @genehunsinger3981 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    MAN!!!Look at that vert!!!!

  • @Santor-
    @Santor- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My oh my, that was EXTRA interesting!

  • @marijooneill8015
    @marijooneill8015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I grew up in the 50"s loved these cars.

  • @REMBRANTTUBE
    @REMBRANTTUBE ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The greatest car at the greatest time in America! 🇺🇸

  • @paulhayman3942
    @paulhayman3942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would be privileged to a new 1955 chev

    • @ludicrous7044
      @ludicrous7044 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GMC made a prototype of the 66 GTO in 1990 but the suits squashed the project!!
      WHYYYYYYYYY?? 🤢👏🏽👏🏽👅🧠damage?

  • @gj5250
    @gj5250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I can remember when I was 6 years old my pop bringing home a brand new 1955 Chevy B210 it was a 2 door post with factory red and white paint. I sure wish I had that car today.

    • @jaybrown1828
      @jaybrown1828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      G J In my case,my dad pulled the trigger and came home with a new 1954 Chevy Bel Air.What a difference one year makes LOL

    • @jasondean3332
      @jasondean3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You fellas are lucky. I remember Dad coming home with a 1976 AMC Pacer

  • @JosephStJames2000
    @JosephStJames2000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I used to stand up in the back seat of my dad's '55 Chevy, a super sturdy family car.

  • @Shadobanned4life
    @Shadobanned4life 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'll take one ! I am convinced.

  • @charlesf4428
    @charlesf4428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Talented Toes! Nice feet belonging to someone's Grand Ma..if she is still around.

  • @davehibbs9111
    @davehibbs9111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And worth a fortune today

  • @gilzor9376
    @gilzor9376 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is amazing that there is such a vast difference in the definition of the word 'Safety' between then and now. @ 1:04 while the narrator is talking about 'Safety', these ladies drive by in a convertible, with a child pretty much standing on the floor between them . . . . . . . . .
    not in a seat, no restraint . . . . . not even a parachute. . . .

  • @alpinehs
    @alpinehs ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow!!! Fantastic

  • @charliethornton2891
    @charliethornton2891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best car ever built bar none

  • @jeffmayo5283
    @jeffmayo5283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I cant wait to take my 55 water skiing

    • @franknew9001
      @franknew9001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you take your brand new 1955 Chevrolet water skiing on a regular basis, especially if it is in salt water, do you think it might have any rust many decades later? 😊😊

  • @georgefreeman3706
    @georgefreeman3706 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Has all the good points that my 1954 ford had except the center glov box.

    • @freebird7284
      @freebird7284 ปีที่แล้ว

      but it's a ford, so . . . . . .

  • @02vector
    @02vector 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    my first car at 16 was a 10 yr old 1956 chevy it took some work to get it regular but was an ok car for my uses then

  • @davidgrisez
    @davidgrisez ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I was growing up my parents purchased the next model year, the 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air. Although the 1956 Chevrolet was the same model generation and basically the same car, Chevrolet did so many external styling changes that the 1956 Chevrolet looked quite different from the 1955 Chevrolet. A lot of external styling changes from one model year to the next is not done anymore with cars in the same model generation.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      I love 56s. We had a 55 Bel-Air wagon and 56 Bel-Air convertible. I'd love to still have them both, but the convertible, especially. 56 is my favorite Nomad. You don't see many of them today.

  • @fleetwin1
    @fleetwin1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remember the 55 wagon we had when I was a kid

    • @edwardalamo2507
      @edwardalamo2507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In 1955 they were hottest cars around, that first year Chevrolet set a record that's still stands today , One Million three hundred thousand cars not counting those made in Canada and exported around the world

  • @cesarbeltrami6691
    @cesarbeltrami6691 ปีที่แล้ว

    V8 balanced assembled !Very impressive !

  • @jamesbaca1224
    @jamesbaca1224 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will take the Nomad trim level to go!

  • @JoseGutierrez-nh2vw
    @JoseGutierrez-nh2vw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had a 55 and 66 Chevelle I love theses years but sold them needed the money at the time but now regret it

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of us made those mistakes.

  • @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage
    @MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Something about @5:37 that reminds me of a scene from Christine!

  • @lostsoul3154
    @lostsoul3154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The first V8s used oil. Chevy sent a service bulletin to the dealers telling them to pour Bon-Ami down the carb to
    roughen up the cyl. walls !!!

    • @02vector
      @02vector 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      right

    • @peetee1000
      @peetee1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Patrick Joseph- Yeah, GM didn't give a shit about the bearings in the engine eventually failing after everything was scuffed by "kitchen cleanser". It didn't matter though, by the time the mains, rods or whatever bearing failed, the car would be out of warranty.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      We had a 55 and a 56 and they never used oil.

    • @KevinBrown-vm9zg
      @KevinBrown-vm9zg 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      An urban myth!

  • @newfoundpower92
    @newfoundpower92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess it was magic that stopped the car at 3:18

  • @johnnyhawkins43
    @johnnyhawkins43 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd give a hundred dollars for one of these on this video!

  • @fatherevol9333
    @fatherevol9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bowtie pride!

  • @kennethreed2186
    @kennethreed2186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Hot one
    For 55
    See your Chevrolet Dealer
    Now
    And see the USA
    In your brand new
    Chevrolet 😊

  • @zzoinks
    @zzoinks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Best safety. Little kid handing off of backseat in a convertible going highway speeds.

    • @DeutschlandGuy
      @DeutschlandGuy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It wasn't a "problem"... it was a "feature". It had a built-in kid ejection seat in case of an accident. ;-)

    • @edwardalamo2507
      @edwardalamo2507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As a. Kid we never had helmets when riding our bikes in the winter. snow we would hitch a ride by holding on to the bumpers of passing cars it was great fun

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      We did a lot of that back then and survived to tell about it. No big deal.

  • @IronheadGarage
    @IronheadGarage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got mine when you going to get yours😁

  • @charlesphilhower1452
    @charlesphilhower1452 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t think you want to try the surf scene with a late model car with all the electrical components that are very low in newer cars.😊

  • @Sojourning_
    @Sojourning_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    had one although I had a 396 375 under the hood.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not a 55 Chevy.

  • @scottpopowski902
    @scottpopowski902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want to order a new 55 Belair convertible all black with white top do you want the V8 sir ? yes and ad the power pack option with the manual transmission , and what color interior would you like ? the two tone red and black will do fine , your ballpark total will be around $ 2.500 give or take , OK where do l sign ?

    • @davidmckibbin4440
      @davidmckibbin4440 ปีที่แล้ว

      wjth that manual trans order the overdrive option wth it.

  • @casualobserver2305
    @casualobserver2305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘55 convertible....sick. 🏆

  • @plozikou
    @plozikou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:34 Never let your wife do this !!!!

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      That must have had power steering.

  • @1940limited
    @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sold. I'll take one. I olive the convertible in the opening scene with blackwalls on it. How did those ladies keep their hats on?

  • @chrisjeffries2322
    @chrisjeffries2322 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    💋

  • @user-kc7vm7tg9z
    @user-kc7vm7tg9z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:17""was that filmed in Idaho 😅❤😅🌈🏩🌌.

  • @bobbyu8991
    @bobbyu8991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First thing I'd do with my new car is water ski

  • @fordtruxdad5155
    @fordtruxdad5155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:14 I guess they didn't imagine that she could just pull the door lock up.

    • @Santor-
      @Santor- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One cant, as it has a child lock.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      I have to admit truth on that one. A 2-door was the best car to buy for backseat child safety.

  • @paulhayman3942
    @paulhayman3942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holden Kingswood had the same steering and handing as chev do parts. Are the same

  • @BigEightiesNewWave
    @BigEightiesNewWave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    SUVs are just checked up station wagons

    • @borax747
      @borax747 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yeah jelly bean station wagons with lots of plastic Styrofoam bumper inserts for better gas mileage

  • @paulhayman3942
    @paulhayman3942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Just want to ask if I can enjoy own a chev

  • @andrewpowers7034
    @andrewpowers7034 ปีที่แล้ว

    You’d think that sitting on top of the seat in a convertible and steering with your feet would be dangerous but it isn’t because she’s supporting herself against the window.

  • @kennethreed2186
    @kennethreed2186 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need to
    Fix my
    Time machine

  • @charlesf4428
    @charlesf4428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did anyone ever figure what caused the ringing sound in the rear end??

    • @Santor-
      @Santor- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, they did. Poor maintenance by the owner, allowing the oil to leak out, not replacing it, and then wear out the bearings and gears.

    • @franknew9001
      @franknew9001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Charles F-- I think what causes the ringing sound that comes out of the rear end is from eating too many beans!! 😊😊

    • @charlesf4428
      @charlesf4428 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Santor- They did it when they were new...all of them

  • @commotoed
    @commotoed ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sold now where to buy?

  • @Kinseydsp
    @Kinseydsp 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Had a 1955 Chevy and loved it but the front end had some real bad Issues! Bad A arms in the front broke by cracking. Loved the car but this was one of very few things that were Bad. Still I say See The USA in your Chevrolet!

    • @edwardalamo2507
      @edwardalamo2507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Back then a oil filter was an option, vacuum wipers were a joke

    • @strangerthings9754
      @strangerthings9754 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vacuum wipers sounded cool. That's about it.

    • @anihtgenga4096
      @anihtgenga4096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwardalamo2507 -- Vacuum wipers suck.

  • @billoddiea
    @billoddiea ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 55 Chevy in the salt water didn’t make it into 56.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe it was a fresh water lake?

  • @luanndelpino8530
    @luanndelpino8530 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    arrive alive drive and buy a 55 I own 1 - gasser ! 1 -pro street ! and a 2dr 150 station wagon and would not trade em for anything see the usa in your Chevrolet

    • @getsmarter5412
      @getsmarter5412 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luann Delpino I envy you.

    • @edwardalamo2507
      @edwardalamo2507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The new V8 was called the Hot.One , they left the Fords and Plymouths way behind

  • @chrisp4835
    @chrisp4835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Esos son carros y no chingaderas

  • @alphonsocarioti512
    @alphonsocarioti512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No seatbelts. Kid sitting forward in rear seat. Driving on shore to pull a water-skier. Driving with feet while sitting atop the front seat. Safety First!

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd liek to know how the women kept their hats on!

  • @zekeonstormpeak4186
    @zekeonstormpeak4186 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing like a kid standing in the back seat with no restraints?

  • @paulhayman3942
    @paulhayman3942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do gmh just go back to make the old models again

  • @dextervandemark7082
    @dextervandemark7082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol!

  • @rzu7120
    @rzu7120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “The old-fashion stabilizer bar is no longer needed” I guess with a suspension that mushy, what would be the point?

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      They performed just fine.

  • @georgen9755
    @georgen9755 ปีที่แล้ว

    this two wheeler is just next door ..... and the gas station ....... next .......... to ........st Vitus cathedral .....

  • @lostsoul3154
    @lostsoul3154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Tri-Fives but if you're looking for safety, FORGET IT. ALL CARS MADE IN THE '50S WERE UNSAFE.

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm surprised you know, with such a blanket statement practically suffocating under that naive idiocy you suffer from. Stop looking at the vehicles from today's perspective, they weren't 60-65 years old at this time.

    • @keithdukes5990
      @keithdukes5990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a moronic statement from no doubt an asshole Millennial who wasn't there & probably drives a current souless jelly mould and about as exciting as driving a Wheelbarrow!!!

    • @Santor-
      @Santor- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Safety was included, just not all the features of today. Safety doorlocks was included, stopping the nasty habit of people falling out in turns, safety laminated windshield, high/low beams, avoiding as many head-on collisions due to blinding oncoming traffick, 4 wheel modulated breaking, safety tires, proper suspension, signal lights, defroster and forced ventilation, shock absorbers etc. This all contributed immensely to the overall much higher level of safety than say a model T. But no, no OnStar nor airbags.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      No, drivers were unsafe.

  • @eddiejones.redvees
    @eddiejones.redvees ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish my wife’s 2003 Ford Focus had rounded tail gate corners I banged my head on it and being pointed it you now about it mode cars are not has safety has you think

  • @ludicrous7044
    @ludicrous7044 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chevys were good until 1957 when GMC decided to thin out the medal??🤦🏼‍♀️
    Slam the door and it would CAVE IN!!😲
    If you hit a bump it would shake all over and switch lanes!!🤭 Really stupid as the 55/56 were super classics. 🤔 The 57 became a classic-HOW🤷‍♀️It also handles like a 🐽🐽

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      I've never heard that before. I wouldn't kick a 57 out of the garage. Their survival rate far surpasses 57 Fords even though production for Ford exceeded Chevrolet that year. 55-56-57, I'd take any one of them. I like 58s and 59s, too.

  • @DB-hr5xy
    @DB-hr5xy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First thing I thought about as soon a the video started was there all DEAD in an accident !
    Especially the kid in the back !!
    Then I noticed not a search belt in sight !
    I dont think they even considered seat belts until the mid 60s !!

    • @keithdukes5990
      @keithdukes5990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seat belts were available, albeit optional on most American cars in model year 1955!!!
      So please stop making statements about things you obviously know SFA about!!!

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      Yu can get killed in today's cars, too. There's no such thing as a unsafe car. It's an unsafe driver.

  • @jamesford3648
    @jamesford3648 ปีที่แล้ว

    Safety? Lol, Young kid sitting in backseat of the convertible getting ready to tossed like a “Rag doll” if there was any accident.

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      "If" there was an accident. If is a small word with a big meaning.I'm sure all occupants arrived at their destination safely.

  • @peterdaniel66
    @peterdaniel66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only thing I could never understand is why they stuck with the powerglide transmission for so many years while everybody else had a three speed?

    • @1940limited
      @1940limited ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't tell you but I prefer stick with OD anyway. If I could go back I wouldn't' buy the automatic.

  • @hardlife8122
    @hardlife8122 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    . I want one today . 🙂 . gb* ~ it's a hard life, it's (MULDEW)