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Uc 1955 CORVETTE 1955 SERIAL NUMBERS Body and Chassis: VE555001001 through VE5S5S001700° Engine Seriat: FSSYG suff (6 cyunder) FSS&G suffix (V8 wath powergide) F255GR suffix (V8 wath manual transmission) Block Casting: 3835911 (6 cyunder) 3703524 (V-8) Head Casting: 3836241 (6 cylinaer) Distributor: 1112314 (6 cyunaer) 1110655, 1110847 (¥-8) Generator: 1102793 (6 cyunder) 1102025 (¥-8) Staster: 1108035 (6 cyunder-4 coil) 1107627 (V-8) Cashure toss: Carter YH2066SA (6 cylinder) Carter WCFB 22185. 2351S, 23665, 37695 (V-8) *The majonty of 1955 models were equipped with V-B engines and the body and chasas number carnes a “V" prefix as indicated above. 1955 models equipped with the sux cylinder engines do not have this prefix, 1955 is thus the only vintage Corvette year with a body/ chassis number that Wenufies the type of engine installed. 1955 is also the only model year ever available wath Doth $14 and eight cybnder engines. 1955 FACTS © Total production of the 1955 modet Corvetie was 700 units. According to published data by the NCRS. of the last 555 models but (79% of total Producuon) only sx were equipped with the sux cyknder engine. © Externaily, the six and eught cyunder models are simular, but the eight can be idenvfied by a modificabon to the “Chevrolet” side identsfication consisting of an enlarged gold “V". © Sur cylinder 1955 model Corvettes are virtual duplicates of the 1954 mod- eb and sll have the sin-vokt electrical system. The V-6 models have 12-valt systems. © The V-8 engine offered in the 1955 Corvente was a 265C! modificauon of the Chevrolet passenger car engine introduced the same year. It is equipped with four-barrel carburetor, automatic choke and longer muffiers than previ- Ous SiX Cynder Models. Horsepower was listed as 195. @V-B igniticn stuekaang consists of chrome distributor and coil covers with bails, braided and grounded plug wires, and wire carners behind the exhaust manufolas. 2 a eee mie PT eres a as oe, © V-8 enguies equipped wath the heater option had a manual heater cutodf valve tocated along the inner fender, spiced into the upper heater hose. © Valve covers on the 1955 V-8 models are chrome plated with the Crevrolet script. They are held in place by four Pridige-need aceques. The ot cylinder valve Covers are the same as 1954. © Windstueld wesher activation in 1955 V-@ models is by floer pedal with coordsnator. @ Hardiops were not available from the factory for the 1955 model (or the 1953-54), but several aftermarket tops were marketed, some through Chev tolet dealers. 1955 OPTIONS 234-6. Comertible- 6 Cyindet rath 2634-6 Base Cornette ertibie— a 2934-8 Base Corvette Conerubic— 8 Cylinder 2909.00 1009 Directional Signal, Pato White 16.75 1008 Directional Signal, Pennaat Bue 16.75 101A Heater 91.40 102A Signai Seclung AM Radio 145.15 2908 Whitewali Tes,6.70015 26.90 313M/N = Powerghde Automatic Transmission 17835 420A Parking Brake Alaren 5.65 421A Courtesy 4.55 422A Windsiveld 11.5 © The base price of both the sux and eight cylinder models included « manual three-speed transmission. The manual transmusmon was not available ia early Production, but some later V-6 equipped models have the standard transmis- On. The Combination of six-cylinder and manual trar.smusuOn Ras Raver DOE verified and it 1s beveved that no such Corvettes were ever bust. © Tne V-B engine offered in 1955 was technically act an Opbon. Corve.tes 80 eQuipped were actually separate mucels. @ All the opuons lisied were mandatory purchase dems with either the 4 OF eight cylinder models except for # 101A (neater). # 102A (radia). and 2008 (whutewall tires). 1955 COLORS CODE EXTERIOR SOFT TOP WHERLS INTERIOR None Polo White White/Bage Red Rea None Harvest Gold Oark Grose Yetlow Vetlow None = Gypsy Red Beige Red Lt Beige None, Corvette Copper White Bronze Ok Seige None Pennan: Blue Bvigs fed Ox Beige © The most confusing and con:rovarsia! of au Corvette model years with fegard to colars is 1955. Even though production was cut back to 4 mare 700 units. just how many coloes were factory applied remains a mystery. The colors shown above are those iadwated a3 being used for 1065 in Gd mats hal publshoo la 1961. 13 0 gee Fgwr ee eye eeeeee: EE eee: ow. ow!