1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air â?" Custom Shorty Build with 350 V8 and Dual Exhaust Why This Car Is Special The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air is one of the most recognizable automobiles ever built in America. It was part of what Chevrolet internally called the 'Motoramic' generation â?" the first year of a completely new body design that replaced the rounded, slab-sided styling of the early 1950s. Designer Clare MacKichan led the team that gave the 1955 Chevy its low, wide, Ferrari-inspired grille, wraparound windshield, and clean two-tone bodywork. The car was a commercial and cultural landmark. Chevrolet sold nearly 1.7 million passenger cars that year, and the Bel Air was the top-trim model in the lineup, sitting above the Two-Ten and One-Fifty series. What made 1955 especially significant was the introduction of Chevrolet's first small block V8.