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This is a 1955 Chevrolet. Otherwise known as a 55 Chevy.The same "Type" of Car from American Graffiti! This one is rusting away at a huge Classic Car Gravey.
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American Graffiti 55 Chevrolet Falfa's 55 THE REAL DEAL! - YouTube © 2023 Google LLC This is how the car looks today. This is the 55 Chevy that was used in both movies.
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"Graffiti" 55 Chevy: The original car Harrison Ford drove in the movie "American Graffiti". The car was also used in the movie "Two-Lane Blacktop" with singer James Taylor and the late Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. Car has 427 L-88 engine, Muncie M-21, Airheart 4 wheel discs and Pontiac 4.88 rear end. New black laquer with tilt fiberglass front end.
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Published Jan 4, 2023 The heavily modified 1955 Chevrolet 150 played a starring role in the cult classic movie, impressing with its muscle car drag racing skills. Via Barrett-Jackson The 1971 film Two-Lane Blacktop begins with rumbles, revs, and roars. Dialog finally kicks in after a full five minutes.
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This 1955 Chevrolet 210 is equipped with the rear quarters from a 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, and has chrome trim replacements through Danchuck. Moving it down the road is a 383 stroker with Comp.
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The Iconic American Graffiti 55 Chevy. In the annals of American cinema, few films have captured the essence of teenage American Graffiti rebellion and the carefree spirit of the 1960s quite like Released in 1973 and directed by George Lucas, the film takes viewers on a nostalgic journey back to the summer of 1962 in Modesto, California.At the heart of this cinematic masterpiece is an iconic.
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American Graffiti was set in California in 1962, so it's a fair bet that Bob Falfa didn't have access to an engine like this to power his '55. The owner has pushed the boat out on this one, and what we find is a 454 block that has been de-stroked to 427ci.
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I need to find out what kind of straight axel to get for my 55 chevy american grafitti reproduction car. Any one know (Richard Ruth builder) or some one who knows the 55 chevy as the front suspension and the interior.I really would appreciate this info. falfa, Dec 8, 2007 SHARE POST #1 k-member Member from Scarysville Wa USA
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There were three black '55 Chevy's used in the film, two of which were also used in the 1971 movie Two Lane Blacktop. The one used for exterior shots for both movies and driven by Harrison Ford in American Graffiti had a fiberglass shell that covered a 427 motor coupled to an M-22 Muncie transmission and 4.88 Olds rear-end.
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The '55 Chevy was driven in American Graffiti by Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford) and featured in the final dawn drag race with the yellow Deuce Coupe. The film's transportation manager Henry Travers sold the cars cheaply after production wrapped and both the black '55 Chevy and yellow '32 Deuce Coupe were bought by Steve Fitch of Kansas City.
15 Little Known Facts About Harrison Ford's "American Graffiti" 1955
The main '55 Chevy featured a 454 engine with aluminum heads, tunnel ram intake and dual Holley carburetors. The transmission was a rock crusher Muncie M-22 hooked to 4.88 gears.
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the REAL American Graffiti 55 Chevy has a new owner. Walt bailey has reported on his two lane blacktop site that the original TLB/Graffitti 55 has been bought by a friend of his from Wayne Newsome in MD . here is a link to what Walt wrote on his site . Walt owns the Two Lane Blacktop camera car.
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1955 Chevy. American Graffiti. Universal, 1973. 350 V8, 350 automatic transmission. Universal worked with George Barris to procure several cars used in the film, including the Deuce Coupe, Merc Chop, T-Bird, and '58 Chevy. This car is known by Barris to be the #3 car in the drag race scene, but was not totally wrecked.
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How to take a "Bel-Air" kit, reduce it to a 150, and convert to a tilt-front end. lots of work ahead!
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To add to the lore, American Graffiti actually had an additional '55 Chevy that they used after the rollover- it was filmed on fire. The two '55s that were in the crash scene of American Graffiti were eventually scrapped and are no longer in existence.
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American Grafitti has become somewhat of a cult classic, but the '55 Chevy has had a cult following for decades already. via BBC Chevrolet produced the Chevy 210 between 1953-1957, with the 1955 model being the start of the second generation. The 1955 Chevy 210 went through redesigns and improvements that buyers and fans of the car went crazy for.