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POPULAR Inited States CHEVROLET 210 DEL RAY

"New Look! NewLife! NewEverything!" boasted standard. The exterior was justas beautiful, with Chevrolet's ads for its 1955 cars, and car buyers a Ferrrari-inspired eggcrate grille adorning the seemed to believe it, because the marque set a front in 1955. production record that year and did almost as well in 1956, when it was number one among U.S. automakers. The completely redesigned SPECIFICATIONS 1955 Chevy had 3,825 new parts, its first V8 Performance: Top speed of 110mph enginesince1918, and a modernized suspension Engine Type/Drivetrain: Overhead- that greatly improvedhandling. valve, in-line6 and V8 Youth Appeal Displacement 235.5/265 cu. in. Chevy's three 1955 series were the top-of-the- Power Rating 123-162 hp line BelAir, the lowest-priced One-Fifty and the Transmission 3-speed manual; 3-speed middle-priced Two-Ten, which included the automaticoptional two-door Del Raycoupe. The Del Ray, as well as the other '55 Chevys, appealed to the youth Chassis: Front suspension by coil springs, market because it successfully incorporated a rear suspensionby semi-elliptic leaf distinctive sports car styling into a low-priced springs; drum brakes; 3,115-3,182 lbs. family car. That market responded with Price: $l,835-$2,070 purchases of 115,584 Del Rays in 1955 and another 56,382 in 1956. The 1955210DelRayfeatured a Ferrari-inspired eggcrate Hot, Then Hotter grille, as well assidechromework that called outfor two- Del Ray purchasers had a choiceof two engines, tone treatment. a 235.5-cu.-in. 6-cylinder and a 265-cu.-in. V8, with horsepower ranging from 123 to 162. All Photo Copyright © 1992 Publications Intl. Ltd. Printed in USA © MCMXCII,Edito-Service S.A. D3 051 003-014 vinyl upholstery and plush pile carpets were © MCMXCIII, U.S. Translation "Chevrolet,""Del Ray"and the Chevrolet logo are trademarks of the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corp.