1955 Chevrolet

Al Gratz' 1955 Chevrolet Corvette

Al Lazarus' 1955 Chevrolet

Arne Lindstrand's 1955 Chevrolet of Stockholm, Sweden. Arne's Chevrolet was restyled in the 1960s. This is how it appeared at the 1966 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm.

Barry Atkins' 1955 Chevrolet of Columbia, Connecticut. The car was supposedly restyled in 1958, but the original owner and builder are unknown. Barry bought the old custom from Red McCormick of East Hartford, Connecticut in the early 1980s. He restored and restyled it further before he sold it in 1984.

Bill Carr's 1955 Chevrolet - The Aztec

Bill Sharpe's 1955 Chevrolet of Lynwood, California. Bill was a founding member and the first President of the Tridents of Southern California car club, and his Chevrolet was restyled in the late 1950s. The car was named "Dracula."

Bill Stewart's 1955 Chevrolet of San Fernando Valley, California. Billy was a member of the San Fernando Valley Illusions car club.

Bob Baker's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Compton, California was striped by Dean Jeffries.

Bob Dance's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, of California.

Bob McNulty's 1955 Chevrolet Corvette, of Castro Valley, California

Bud McNair's 1955 Chevrolet 210, of Corona Del Mar, California was flamed and striped by Von Dutch.

Chuck Potter's 1955 Chevrolet

Dave Paul's 1955 Chevrolet Convertible of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The car was built in Denver. Paul bought it in 1978.

Don Brock's 1955 Chevrolet of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Emory Ashpaugh's 1955 Chevrolet of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1963 Emory's Chevrolet was shown as the Krimson Kart.

George Barris' 1955 Chevrolet truck, the Kopper Kart, was built as a promotion vehicle for Barris Kustoms of Lynwood, California. The build was completed in 1957.

George Long's 1955 Chevrolet, of Pasadena, California.

George Pillion's 1955 Chevrolet Convertible of Whippany, New Jersey as it appeared in 1960. George's Chevrolet, known as The Sportsman, was restyled by Korky's Kustom Shop.

Gerald Zielinski's 1955 Chevrolet of St. Louis, Missouri. Gerald was a member of the Road Angels of St. Louis and his Chevrolet was restyled in the late 1950s or the early 1960s.

Gilbert Cruz' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Gordon Burnham's 1955 Chevrolet

Harry Hoskin's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air of Maricopa, California. Restyled by Barris Kustoms, the car went trough several iterations. The first version was completed in 1955.

Henry Contreras' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air of Norwalk, California. Henry was a member of the Rogues of Long Beach car club, and his Chevrolet was restyled several times in the 1950s and 1960s. Branson's Custom Shop was responsible for many of the modifications on the car.

Irvin Kirschner's 1955 Chevrolet of Westwood, New Jersey. Known as the Princess and the Pirate, the car was restyled several times by Tony Bruskivage of Hawthorne, New Jersey.

Jerry Aggus' 1955 Chevrolet Nomad

Jerry Feigner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Wilmington, California. Jerry was a member of the Cut-Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Chevrolet was known as "Lil Honey Bee." In 1958 Mike Clines gave the car a scallop and pintripe paint job in his father's garage in Long Beach. Mike also added the chrome tape to the top of the car.

Jim Ashley's 1955 Chevrolet

Jimmy Walker's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of McFarland, California.

Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet of Santa Maria, California. The car was restyled by Barris Kustoms 1957 - 1958.

John McLaughlin's 1955 Chevrolet of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. In the late 1950s Jim sent the car on a train from Oklahoma to Barris Kustoms in California to have they finish the build and paint it.

Marge Bailon's 1955 Chevrolet Nomad

Milt Goodman's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Milt was a member of the British Columbia Custom Car Association. He bought the car new in 1955, and spent the next three years restyling it. The build was completed in 1958.

Nick Phillips' 1955 Chevrolet convertible was restyled by Bo Huff at Bo Huff Customs. Completed in 2004, the car is a clone of Sam Barris' 1955 Chevrolet convertible as it appeared while Stan Robles owned it.

Paul Savelesky's 1955 Chevrolet

Perry Gardner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, of Artesia, California was striped by Von Dutch.

Robert Falls' 1955 Chevrolet

Rodney Rice's 1955 Chevrolet of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The car, known as "the Astorian," was restyled by the Alexander Brothers and Fostoria Customs. The build was completed in 1964.

Roger Kilborn's 1955 Chevrolet

Ron Dubberstein's 1955 Chevrolet - The Exota, of Winfield, Kansas, was built by Darryl Starbird of Star Kustom Shop in late 1959.

Ronnie Reishert's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Los Angeles, California.

Ronnie Priest's 1955 Chevrolet

Sam Barris' 1955 Chevrolet Convertible

Sam Volpe's 1955 Chevrolet

Sharon Warner's 1955 Chevrolet

Shelby Cornett's 1955 Chevrolet convertible of Ogden, Utah. Shelby was a member of the Stags of Ogden car club.

Stan Makrush's 1955 Chevrolet Convertible of Foxboro, Massachusetts was restyled around 1957/1958. The car is known as the Gypsy.

Tom McNamara's 1955 Chevrolet

Gary Oliver's 1955 Chevrolet of Pontiac, Michigan. Known as "El Prado II," the car is a recreation of a custom Gary had in 1960. The clone was completed in 1984, featuring a scallop paint job by Paul Hatton, just like the original "El Prado."

Charles Ritter's 1955 Chevrolet of Warren, Ohio. Ritter owned the car in the early to mid 1970s, and it was already customized when he bought it.

Vic Collins' 1955 Chevrolet truck of Rahway, New Jersey. Vic's truck is a clone of George Barris' 1955 Chevrolet truck, the Kopper Kart. Restyled by Customs by Flash and John Maurice, the build was started in 1999, and completed in 2008.

Wally Ruby's 1955 Chevrolet

1955 Chevrolet Biscayne

Cristina Dudley's 1955 Chevrolet of Huntington Beach, California. Known as "Daddy's Girl," Cristina's Chevy blends the classic car culture of the 1960s with modern enhancements. The car was restyled by Cristina's father, Gordon Dudley, in tribute to the familial legacy and his enduring passion for the 1955 Chevy model. The build was started in 2006 and completed in 2019. It soon debuted at the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show, where it won first place in its class.

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Short after it was introduced, the 1955 Chevrolet became a popular car to customize. Popular tricks was to modify the grille, hradlights, taillights, and chromework. One of the most popular tricks on the Chevy was to change the side trim, installing a piece that ran parallel to original dip in the body just aft of the door.