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Vehicle details
The Bel Air Convertible used a folding roof rather than the fixed structures of the sedan and hardtop. Two doors and front and rear seats accommodated five, with a broad opening above the cabin when the roof was lowered. The 1955-model V8 version drove the rear wheels with a 265-cubic-inch overhead-valve engine. Its standard two-barrel carburetor configuration could use a three-speed manual, while an automatic was also available. The curved windshield, extensive chrome and low side profile suited the relaxed cruising character of a mid-1950s American convertible.
- Production years
- 1954–
- Illustrated model year
- 1955
- Body
- Convertible
- Powertrain
- Petrol
265 cu in V8 manual · 1955 US
- Development / body code
- 2434
- Powertrain
- Petrol
- Displacement
- 265.0 cu in
- Length
- 195.6 in
- Width
- 74.0 in
- Height
- 60.4 in (unloaded, top up)
- Wheelbase
- 115.0 in
- Engine
- OHV V8, two-barrel carburetor
- Maximum power (period gross)
- 162 bhp @ 4400 rpm
- Maximum torque (period gross)
- 257 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
- Seating capacity
- 5
- Compression ratio
- 8.0:1