Colorized Mario's Tribute to the 1956 Chevrolet

1 The 1956 Chevy Bel Air received a face-lift with a more conventional full width grille.

2 This was the Mid-Year of what was to become The Tri-Five Chevys.

3 265ci Power Pack V8 engine 4bbl Dual Exhausts.

4 The 1955–1957 Chevrolets are commonly referred to as The Tri-Fives.

5 The Ferrari-inspired '55 front end grille was gone.

6 Single housings incorporated the taillight, stoplight, and backup light, and the left tailight held the gas filler – an idea popularized on Cadillacs.

7 Custom 350 V8 4bbl.

8 The Bel Air luxury options included Powerglide automatic transmission, power windows and power seat adjuster.

9 The least costly Bel Air, at $2,025 was the two-door sedan.

10 Two-tone bodyside treatments and front and rear wheel openings completed the speed line restyling.

11 265ci 4-barrel.

12 Interior view 2 door sedan.

13 As the American public began to prefer posh to economy, the Bel Air began to outsell the lesser series, including both 150 and 210 models.

14 Beautiful factory installed Continental Wheel in two tone matching paint.

15 Open air convertibles were very popular in 1956.

16 In 1956 there was an optional rain-sensing automatic top, which was first seen on the 1951 LaSabre concept car.

17 1956 Chevy 4 door hardtop production exceeded 103,000 units.

18 Among the 7 Bel Air models was a new Sport Sedan, a pillar less four-door hardtop that looked handsome with all the windows rolled down and allowed easy entry into the back seat.

19 The Chevrolet 265 V8 was first introduced in 1955 and was the first small block V8 ever produced by GM.

20 Seatbelts, shoulder harnesses, and a padded dashboard were available.

21 128,000 Chevy 1956 two-door hardtops were built.

22 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop.

23 Custom 327ci 300hp.

24 Hardtop beauty with windows rolled down.

25 Bel Air 4 door sedan.

26 Bel Air 4 door sedan.

27 Custom 400 ci V8.

28 Popular Mechanics reported only 7.4% of owners in their survey ordered seat belts in 1956.

29 1956 Chevy Custom Delivery Sedan. Notice the sun visor option.

30 Basically a 2-door station wagon with blocked out windows.

31 Custom 327ci V8 with 4bbl.

32 Updated steering wheel and over drive transmission.

33 Shapely two-door Nomad wagons topped the price chart at $2,608.

34 Only 7,886 Nomads were built in 1956.

35 The 265 V8 was designed for the most part to save the Corvette from being chopped due to the fact that only 700 Corvettes were sold for the 1955 model year.

36 The Nomad now carried the same interior and rear-wheel sheet metal as other Bel Airs, lacking the original's unique trim.

37 Bel Air 4 door hardtop.

38 Bel Air 4 door hardtop.

39 Original 265ci V8.

40 Wide open fresh air with all the windows rolled down.

41 Bel Air convertible.

42 Bel Air convertible.

43 Seatbelts, shoulder harnesses, and a padded dashboard were available.

44 Beautiful optional Continental Wheel.

45 1956 CHEVY SEDAN DELIVERY WAGON.

46 CUSTOM Candy Apple Red paint.

47 Modern powerful Chevy 350 V8.

48 Custom interior with bucket seats.

49 Bel Air convertible.

50 Top up Bel Air convertible.

51 Original 265ci 205hp V8.

52 Matching 2 tone interior.

53 1956 Chevrolet 150 sedan U.S. Army Govt vehicle. It has a 6 cyl engine.

54 1956 Chevrolet 150 sedan U.S. Army Govt. vehicle. It has a 6 cyl engine.

55 216ci Inline 6 cyl engine.

56 Roomy 4 door interior.

57 From 1955 to 1957 production of the two-door Nomad station wagon was assigned to the Bel Air series, although its body and trim were unique to that model.

58 Prior to becoming a regular production model, the Nomad first appeared as a Corvette-based concept vehicle in 1954.

59 Original 265ci V8.

60 Rare seat belt option with matching 2 tone interior.

61 Another original 56 Chevy Bel Air convertible.

62 Optional 2 tone Continental Wheel.

63 265 Power Pack 205hp V8.

64 Elegant interior.

65 Original 1956 Chevy Nomad wagon.

66 Beautiful chrome strips and dual exhaust.

67 Original 265ci V8.

68 Original interior loaded with options.

69 This is me washing my Aunt’s 1956 2 door Chevy Bel Air HT in front of her house in Plainview NY.

70 Custom 1956 2 door sedan at a car show.

71 Stock 1956 Bel Air 2 door sedan at a car show.

72 Stock 1956 Bel Air 2 door sedan at a car show.

73 1956 Nomad at car show.

74 1956 Nomad at car show.

75 1956 Nomad at car show.

76 1956 Nomad at car show.

77 1956 2 door post sedan at a car show.

78 Custom 1956 Chevy 2 door sedan at a car show.

79 1956 Bel Air 4 door sedan at a Car Show.

80 Interior view 4 door sedan.

81 George's beautiful 1956 4dr Chevy sedan from American Torque.

82 George's 1956 2 Tone Chevy 210.

83 George's 1956 Chevy 235 inline 6 cyl engine.

84 George's 1956 Chevy 3 speed on the tree.

85 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR Notice no chrome V because it has a 6 cyl engine.

86 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR Notice no chrome V because it has a 6 cyl engine.

87 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 235ci inline 6 CYL 140hp.

88 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR.

89 1956 Chevy Ad.

90 1956 Chevy Ad.

91 1956 Chevy Ad.

92 1956 Chevy Ad.

93 1956 Chevy Ad.

94 1956 Chevy Ad.

95 1956 Chevy Ad.

96 1956 Chevy Ad.

97 Total Chevrolet Production for 1956 was 1,567,117.

98 1956 Chevy Ad.

99 Hidden Fuel Filler.

100 Filling up the gas tank.