What are the Most Popular 1955 Antique Cars?

There are all kinds of 1955 antique cars you may want to consider if you are looking to purchase a vehicle from this time period. 1955 is grouped into the post-war era of automobile history. Innovations during this time period included a more modern car body and the V8 engine. General Motors, Oldsmobile and Cadillac were popular and cutting-edge car makers during this time period. Car designs became sleeker and more artistic while the cars themselves gained more power. During this time, the popularity of the automobile spread across the globe to reach areas of Europe and Asia as well as the United States.

There were a great many excellent automobiles produced in 1955. Examples include the popular Morris Minor, the Oldsmobile 88, the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Impala, just to name a few. Speaking of the 1955 Impala, it offered the V8 engine called the 265 cubic inch turbo-fire engine. This car was longer, smoother, more powerful and more popular than ever before. Another notable car from 1955 was the Lincoln Futura Concept Car. This amazing car definitely goes down in history as perhaps the most famous car made that year.

The 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car was created in 1954 by a man named William Schmidt who was the head of the Lincoln Styling Department. The design inspirations for this vehicle were said to be sea creatures -- the manta ray and the mako shark. This is obvious thanks to the streamlined body that does resemble the wide contoured figure of the ray and the sleek fins of the shark. This concept car is around 52 inches high. It's thought that this vehicle was the inspiration for the Batmobile. This vehicle became a celebrity itself as it was featured in the film It Started with a Kiss starring Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford.

Another one of the hottest 1955 antique cars is the Chevrolet Corvette. Manufactured since 1953, the Corvette is an American institution. In 1955 the first generation of Vettes were made, commonly known as solid-axle. There were only 700 Corvettes made in 1955, making this year rare and collectible. Some of the colors that were produced included Gypsy Red, Corvette Copper and Harvest Gold. There were V6 and V8 Vettes produced -- the V8 models came equipped with electric windshield wipers. 1955 Corvette options included a directional signal, heater, AM radio, whitewall tires, parking lights, courtesy lights and windshield washers.

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