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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1955 Chevrolet (sometimes referred to as '55 Chevy) is an automobile made by the General Motors division Chevrolet in 1955. It was available in three models; the 150, 210, and Bel Air.The '55 Chevy was a turning point for the manufacturer, as the first successful Chevrolet with an optional V8 engine. Chevrolet had produced an earlier car with a V-8 in 1918 Chevrolet Series D using a 55 horse power, 288 cubic inch V-8, but it had remained in production for only a year. For 1955, Chevrolet decided to fit their new car with an overhead valve V-8 engine design, which was a similar overhead valve design to the 1949 Oldsmobile "Rocket 88" V-8 engine. The new 265 cubic inch overhead valve V-8 was designed to be smaller, lighter, and more powerful than previous V-8's in the auto industry. Actually, Ford had an overhead valve V-8 a year earlier then Chevy, which was the 239 CID. But Ford's "Y-Block" (as it was called) was problematic, especially when it came to a critical design error in it's engine oiling system. A small and too-deeply set passage from it's crankcase to it's cylinder heads, could easily clog if the oil wasn't changed a lot. Since oil of that time was low on detergent but high in coke, oil with too much age combined with short intermediate drives, could cause a clog in the passage. This could lead to the engine's top end being deprived of oil and burning up the rocker shaft assembly. It was a major design flaw, and Ford's Y-block V-8 was discontinued in 1958. However, Chevy's new "small block" for 1955, wasn't without it's problems. It had no oil filter, and the factory could only add an oil filter externally. This was actually an option for 1955. Those that did not order the engine with the "oil filter option", meant their oil would become dirty quicker, reducing the life of the engine dramatically. This was corrected for the next year.Other than that, the new small block was an engineering marvel. It could be easily maintained, and had a wonderful built in ability to be upgraded. It's cylinders could be bored from 265 CID to a whopping 400 CID (Ford's Y-block could only be bored to 292 CID). The small block Chevy V-8 would become so popular, that it is still used in Chevrolets today. Although there has been various changes made to the motor to modernize it, the basic design of the original 265 remains.Additionally, Chevrolet drastically changed their body design from the previous year, to one with smooth straight panels on the sides and hood, wrap around glass on the windshield, and triangular tail lights that jutted outward. The '55 Chevrolet was all new from the ground up, meant to seriously compete with Ford for the younger crowd (it should be noted that Ford had already gone to a "Shoe Box" body design in 1949). But the 55 Chevy's combination of looks, power and engineering, made it an instant hit and a critical success.The 1955 Chevrolet also offered many other first's for Chevrolet, including optional air conditioning and power windows. It could be had with power steering and power brakes. It's top trim offering was the Bel-Air which had more chrome than the 150 or 210. The Bel-Air and 210 could be had with a post between the front and rear passenger windows, or without a post. Without a post was known as a "Hardtop". This came in a four door or a two door. The two door hardtop was also known as the "Sport Coup". Since the sport coup had no post between the two side windows, it had a slightly shorter roof and longer rear deck. The Bel-Air could also be had as a convertible, which had the same shorter roof and longer rear deck as the sport coup. The convertible was offered in Bel-Air trim only.The car's popular "shoe-box" body style and chassis were carried over to 1956 (with minor changes to some of the front and rear aesthetics), and then carried over to 1957 (where the body was lengthened several inch's in the rear and more drastic aesthetic changes were made). Since the Chevrolet retained the same body and chassis for the 1955, 56, and 57 model years, and since those three models are extremely sought after by collectors, the 55, 56, and 57 models are often referred to as the "tri-fives".. }

• 1955_Chevrolet abstract "The 1955 Chevrolet (sometimes referred to as '55 Chevy) is an automobile made by the General Motors division Chevrolet in 1955. It was available in three models; the 150, 210, and Bel Air.The '55 Chevy was a turning point for the manufacturer, as the first successful Chevrolet with an optional V8 engine. Chevrolet had produced an earlier car with a V-8 in 1918 Chevrolet Series D using a 55 horse power, 288 cubic inch V-8, but it had remained in production for only a year. For 1955, Chevrolet decided to fit their new car with an overhead valve V-8 engine design, which was a similar overhead valve design to the 1949 Oldsmobile "Rocket 88" V-8 engine. The new 265 cubic inch overhead valve V-8 was designed to be smaller, lighter, and more powerful than previous V-8's in the auto industry. Actually, Ford had an overhead valve V-8 a year earlier then Chevy, which was the 239 CID. But Ford's "Y-Block" (as it was called) was problematic, especially when it came to a critical design error in it's engine oiling system. A small and too-deeply set passage from it's crankcase to it's cylinder heads, could easily clog if the oil wasn't changed a lot. Since oil of that time was low on detergent but high in coke, oil with too much age combined with short intermediate drives, could cause a clog in the passage. This could lead to the engine's top end being deprived of oil and burning up the rocker shaft assembly. It was a major design flaw, and Ford's Y-block V-8 was discontinued in 1958. However, Chevy's new "small block" for 1955, wasn't without it's problems. It had no oil filter, and the factory could only add an oil filter externally. This was actually an option for 1955. Those that did not order the engine with the "oil filter option", meant their oil would become dirty quicker, reducing the life of the engine dramatically. This was corrected for the next year.Other than that, the new small block was an engineering marvel. It could be easily maintained, and had a wonderful built in ability to be upgraded. It's cylinders could be bored from 265 CID to a whopping 400 CID (Ford's Y-block could only be bored to 292 CID). The small block Chevy V-8 would become so popular, that it is still used in Chevrolets today. Although there has been various changes made to the motor to modernize it, the basic design of the original 265 remains.Additionally, Chevrolet drastically changed their body design from the previous year, to one with smooth straight panels on the sides and hood, wrap around glass on the windshield, and triangular tail lights that jutted outward. The '55 Chevrolet was all new from the ground up, meant to seriously compete with Ford for the younger crowd (it should be noted that Ford had already gone to a "Shoe Box" body design in 1949). But the 55 Chevy's combination of looks, power and engineering, made it an instant hit and a critical success.The 1955 Chevrolet also offered many other first's for Chevrolet, including optional air conditioning and power windows. It could be had with power steering and power brakes. It's top trim offering was the Bel-Air which had more chrome than the 150 or 210. The Bel-Air and 210 could be had with a post between the front and rear passenger windows, or without a post. Without a post was known as a "Hardtop". This came in a four door or a two door. The two door hardtop was also known as the "Sport Coup". Since the sport coup had no post between the two side windows, it had a slightly shorter roof and longer rear deck. The Bel-Air could also be had as a convertible, which had the same shorter roof and longer rear deck as the sport coup. The convertible was offered in Bel-Air trim only.The car's popular "shoe-box" body style and chassis were carried over to 1956 (with minor changes to some of the front and rear aesthetics), and then carried over to 1957 (where the body was lengthened several inch's in the rear and more drastic aesthetic changes were made). Since the Chevrolet retained the same body and chassis for the 1955, 56, and 57 model years, and since those three models are extremely sought after by collectors, the 55, 56, and 57 models are often referred to as the "tri-fives".".