Chevrolet Tri Fives

The Chevy Tri Five represents what many believe to be the golden age of Chevrolet. The cars manufactured in 1955, 1956, and 1957 are still considered by most to be the most recognized American cars in history. Though showcased by the Bel Air, there was also the Chevy 210, 150, and the Nomad (which was officially a two-door Bel Air station wagon). To this day, when people think of classic American cars they usually think of the Tri Five Chevys. Click any of our featured articles below and relive this magical time through breathtaking photos and detailed reviews.

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	1955 Chevy Bel Air - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet John Sadler first Chevy was a 1955 Bel Air and he has built a 301 engine right into his teenage room, but years later John... more


	1962 Chevy Bel Air - "Jail BA8" Randy Palmer's 1962 Chevy Bel Air "Bubble Top" is one of only 1,206 bubble tops produced in 1962 and he transformed it into a... more


	1955 Chevy Bel Air - The Blue Lagoon Warren and Linda Langness owned their '55 Bel Air for over 30 years before they came to the conclusion of breathing life back... more


	1957 Chevy Bel Air - No Green, No Way Rick Clutter commissioned Jordan Quintal of Super Rides to handle the build of his '57 Bel Air, and was very pleased with the... more


	1955 Chevy Nomad - Sittin' On Cloud 9 Bob and Nancy Smith had a 1955 Bel Air they took on tour, but the Smith's believed there is only a limited number of times... more


	1957 Chevy 210 Wagon - Newman's Way The bare bones to Paul and Michelle Newman's 1957 Chevy 210 wagon's performance is a Corvette skeleton more


	1956 Chevy Bel Air - Pimpin' Ain't Easy With a beauty like Jim Hix's custom custom 1956 Chevy Bel Air, your spouse would sure be jealous more


	Born to Run One of my all-time favorite songs by Bruce Springsteen and the "E" Street Band is entitled "Born to Run." Remember those... more


	40 Days And 40 Nights We hope you've been catching the cool car and bike buildups on Discovery Channel. This new style of gearhead reality TV has... more


	1957 Chevy Bel Air - Back To The Fifties In Triplicate Steve Conway rekindled his enthusiasm for hot rods, by getting himself a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, but it did not stop there as his... more


	1955 Chevrolet Bel Air - Quality Time What started out as a simple father and son project turned into a full blown rebuild for Thomas Shubin's '55 Chevy Bel Air... more


	1955 Chevy Bel Air - Incognito John Dahlberg's '55 Chevy Bel Air was built for open road cruising, sporting a Corvette LS1 engine complemented by 4L60E... more


	1956 Chevy Nomad - Electric Green Nomad Machine The '56 Nomad 'Milestone Car' was produced in very limited quantity, but a fair number are still on the road in either stock,... more


	1955 Chevy Bel Air Australia - Long Distance 4-Door Nothing like a clean, authentic resoration of a '55 Bel Air in Australia, Australian-made '55s only came in the 210 four-door... more


	1957 Chevy Bel Air Burnout Machine - Smokin' Special Aussie Burnout Specialist Matt Abood built this '57 Chevy Bel Air just for burning rubber in high stakes burnout... more


	1957 Chevy Roadster - Thinking Outside The Shoebox Ron Larson's '57 Roadster was on display at the Clarion Booth during the 2003 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show with a... more


	1955 Chevy Nomad - Torched! Tom Owen's '55 Chevy Nomad features a '98 Chevrolet 502ci crate motor, Street & Performance fuel injection, with many more... more


	1955 Chevy Sedan - Strip Or Show? Greg Ryden's '55 Chevy sedan has a 632ci Merlin block with a set of CFE Oldsmobile Pro Stock heads, a DaVinci carburetor... more


	1957 Chevy Bel Air - Dragon Heart Joseph Mouton's '57 Bel Air sports a 460ci Chevy big-block with a BDS 871 blower, not bad for a project completed in 16... more


	Ricochet The popularity of cars comes and goes. Sure, the Bow-Tie examples both dominate magazine pages and parking lot car show and... more

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