The Chevy Tri-Five cars (1955-57) have undoubtedly captured the hot rodder’s imagination through the decades. Well-built, they offered good looks and great performance, thus landing Chevrolet products in the top sales spot in America, swapping places year to year with Ford. Buick wasn’t far behind in the ranking, being either third or fourth during the same 1955-57 period. These cars also ran potent V8s, which replaced the dated inline-eight-cylinder engines in ’53. In fact, early 322ci Buick V8s have become favorites in the traditional hot rod world.
The 1957 models have a style of their own, but ’55s and ’56s show only minimal differences.
