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It’s Time For a New Era

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If there ever was a hot rod that rodders wanted to alter, yet at the same time they know it’s probably best to leave it alone, it’s any year of the Tri-Five Chevy. It seems the more rodders tinker with the Tri-Five the more they realize that Chevrolet designers got it right the first time. And the same goes for the inside of these cars with their beautiful dashes; sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone.

If you want to start an epic argument with other Tri-Five lovers, just make the statement: “The 1955 Chevy is head and shoulders better looking than a 1956 or 1957.” Interestingly this desire to touch or not to touch applies both to inside as well as the outside styling. The Tri-Five instrument cluster in the 1955 and 1956 Chevy are unique and were well

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