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Old 11-16-2007, 12:06 PM
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55 Bel Air Restored to Beauty

Just thought I’d share some pics of my dads 55 Bel Air..
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:49 PM
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Sweet. Back to original two-tone style.
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Sweet. Back to original two-tone style.
Yeah, the paint job is wicked!!


As you will see he also hunted long and hard for trim peices. he also had the upholstry totally redone, added powersteering, air conditioning and CD player..As you will see this was all done by adding a center console as to not tear into this classic..it can be removed with no evidence if desired.

Full undercarriage restoration as well... He has won a couple best in shows
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Old 11-16-2007, 05:13 PM
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Car looks great!
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Old 11-16-2007, 06:07 PM
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The car looks outstanding! Thanks for sharing! It's always nice to see the old ones restored!
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I love old Bel Air's!
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Thanks for looking - I told my dad I posted pics of his ride and he told me he got new rims. In the pics those are cragars on the ride, he just got new rims - boyd coddington smothies, the one's in the pic are 15" the new ones are 17"
BOYD CODDINGTON SMOOTHIE I CLASSIC COLLECTION [POLISHED ALLOY] - Custom Wheels and Rims for your Auto, SUV, or Light Truck from Performance Plus Tire

Just to share a little more info on the car:

The car is a ground up restore - show car. it has a 350 pulling it and a 700R overdrive tranny.
Power steering, windows & brakes (disc front drum rear) & Magna flow exhaust. Stainless gas tank.

The paint job is sick.. the red is from Jaguars 2005 model year and costs something like $700 a gallon. The silver is actually a wheel paint, he choose this because on how much flake it has. The rear quarter panels were replaced when it was painted. The painter found too much bondo in those areas so he replaced them and the craftsman ship is flawless.

Funny thing, I told my pops I posted some pics up of his ride, he tells me about his new wheels and that he's selling the 55 (and his G35) in the next couple months...lol - he gets bored....lol

He's going to take some more detailed pics for me to share..
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thats a sharp car..thanks for posting
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I love those cars and the S/S Cragars
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Call me crazy but I like the original paint better, llooks like a deep purple/black, woulda looked badass with some ghost stripes
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