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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Base Sedan 4-door Chevy 350 Original Manual Transmission on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:20027
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1955 Chevy Bel Air, 4 Door Post

Replacement Chevy 350 V8 Engine replaced original engine listed above, (I couldn't figure out how to change it the eBay listing assistant automatically listed it).   The engine is a Chevy 350 V8.

Original Four Speed Manual Transmission

Manual Steering

Drum Brakes

Front and Rear Bumpers and Grill have been re-chromed

Mileage says 20027, I would guess that has rolled at least once and probably twice

Passenger Side Rear panel is Damaged, (See Photographs), original trim is included. 

New Emblems, New Rear Tail Lights

Newer Dayton Daytona SR Tires

New Battery November 4, 2013

Dual Exhaust with Super Trapp Mufflers

Seats and Carpet have been re-upholstered and covered with towels.   Some of the seat re-upholster is pulling away, (See photographs).

Custom Bel Air Floor Mats

Headliner is good but needs a little upholsterer attention to be perfect, (See photographs).

Door Panels in good condition, Front Kick Panels in fair condition

Hurst Shifter, Autometer Sport Comp Monster Tachometer

Under Dash Autometer gauges

Glove Box in good condition

Alternator Upgrade not the original generator

Ram Horn Exhaust Manifolds with 2" dump

Edelbrock Intake with Electric Choke Carburetor

Dual Electric Fans installed on Radiator - Stops Overheating

Air Shocks possibly Monroe

Trunk is clean, Underside is clean

There is NO mentionable rust on this 59 year old vehicle, light surface rust in places under the car but this is definitely a West Coast un-rusted vehicle

Theft power kill switch

May need clutch and or minor electrical work

Driver's side rear window cracked, (See pictures)

Paint chipping in door jambs, (See pictures)

CLEAN AND CLEAR NEVADA TITLE

Car has been sitting in a garage since last being registered in 2009.   My father in law and I got it started and running on January 23rd, 2014.   It took about five tries and rumbled to life, it sounded great!   I have a video of the engine running available for serious buyers.  

Independent Mechanic inspection is welcome and encouraged prior to bidding and or purchase.   I am honest, I list accurately what I know, however I AM NOT A MECHANIC!   I am not a car expert.   If you have a specific question I will try to answer it within 24 hours as the car is not stored at my home and I will have to go there to attempt an accurate answer.   However, BUYER BEWARE, there is no warranty, expressed or implied.   If you buy this car you should expect some repairs to be necessary.

This vehicle was purchased to cruise during the Summer and at Hot August Nights in hot and dry Reno Nevada.   It was never used during the winter by the current owner and was always garaged.   Elderly husband bought it for his wife who loved and enjoyed this car.   The husband who took care of the car and knew the most about it has passed and it is time for new owners to love and enjoy this car.  

As mentioned the car needs some work here and there to be perfect, most 59 year old cars do, however the starting price is much lower than others that are perfect.   There is no reserve the starting price is the lowest acceptable price.

I will not arrange shipping, that is the buyer's responsibility.   I will meet the shipper at an agreed appointment to take custody of the vehicle.   The vehicle will need to be paid for in cashier's check prior to removal.   A $625 deposit via paypal needs to be made by the winning bidder at the close of auction to guarantee the sale.

Please check my feedback and bid with confidence!   I am an honest eBayer!

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible is a Swiss hit

Mon, 04 Mar 2013

We've just received an early peek at the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible here at the Geneva Motor Show. General Motors was kind enough to let us attend the final dress-rehearsal for its press conference scheduled for tomorrow's opening media day, and we've come away with a good look at the droptop C7 in person.
In the metal, the new Corvette Convertible seems somehow less avant-garde than the Coupe, even in Z51 Performance Package guise. That's not necessarily a bad thing - more of an observation. That initial impression may be because the C7's new greenhouse is one of its most prominent departures from Corvettes past. While we didn't get to see the top erected, there's no rear side window in the stock images that Chevy has already released, suggesting the C7 convertible's profile will look a lot like its C6 predecessor. And with the new power tonneau cover in place, there are also no rear ducts that come as part of the Z51 package (they've been moved under the car).
As with its predecessor, the tonneau is a handsome double-bubble piece, and the body-color "waterfall" element into the cabin between the seats has made it to the new model as well. Thus, the overall look with the top down should be a bit more familiar to prior-gen C6 owners - if you're one of those put off by the C7's new shape, you'll probably appreciate the convertible bodystyle more than the coupe.

C7 Corvette makes inaugural ad appearance in Chevy's first spot with new slogan

Mon, 11 Feb 2013

Chevrolet's "Runs Deep" tagline has finally been run into the ground, replaced with the Bowtie brand's "Find New Roads" slogan that's part of parent General Motors' plan to unify its everyday brand's marketing efforts worldwide. The new Chevrolet campaign was ushered in on prime time last night during the Grammy Awards on CBS, and the first spot, a 90-second full-line ad, also marks the first appearance of the 2014 Corvette Stingray in a commercial.
Being a full-line ad, the commercial is composed of vignettes centered on different vehicles in the brand's lineup. The all-new 2014 Impala also makes its first commercial appearance in dapper fashion, and time is spent on a skateboarding Sonic and a bouquet of brightly colored Spark hatchbacks driven by fashionable women. The ad starts and ends with Chevy's green halo car, the Volt, along with a young girl with her robotic dog (yes, really).
Chevrolet's "Runs Deep" campaign got off to a rocky start in the fall of 2010, but it did last for a couple of years with some tweaks. This new one, "Find New Roads" seems more intent on drawing new customers into the fold than the outgoing tagline, which seemed to play more toward the brand faithful. It admittedly reminds us more than a little the short-lived "Find Your Own Road" Saab motto (which, we note, was conceived while the Swedish brand was under GM's control), but no matter, we still think it's got more long-term potential than "Runs Deep."

China's rise, global restructuring wither GM's Korea division

Wed, Jan 7 2015

An article in the Daily Kanban suggests the sun is setting on GM Korea, and it could already be well into dusk. GM Korea came about when General Motors, along with co-investors SAIC and Suzuki, bought Daewoo Motors from parent company Daewoo Group in 2001; it had a previous tie-up with GM, a joint venture that ended in 1992, although Daewoo cars were based on GM cars until 1996. Over the decade following the purchase, it became such an important part of operations that it was renamed GM Korea in 2011, "to reflect its heightened status in [the] global operations of GM." Just two years later, the printed rumors were that the subsidiary responsible for a fifth of Chevrolet's global production could be shutting down. The division's sales were down almost 21 percent through November of last year, counting domestic South Korean sales, exports, and CKD – Complete Knock Down – products. That makes the labor strife, already an issue for four years, even more acute, reports say the subsidiary will lose $36 million a year if it can't get the job and wage cuts it wants, and government concessions can't make up for the losses. And it gets worse, so head over to Daily Kanban to read the rest of the story.