1955 CHEVROLET AZTEC
Lot #F225
Featured At: Mecum - Kissimmee 2020, January 10, 2020
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- The famous Barris Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet Aztec
- Built over a two-year period for Barris' roommate Bill Carr
- Winner of the Custom Car d'Elegance at the 9th annual Portland Roadster Show in 1958
- Nominated as one of the Top 28 Customs of 1958 by Motor Life Magazine
- Displayed at the 1959 Detroit Autorama
- Custom lead and bodywork including hand-formed cantilever roof by Barris' metal-shaping Guru Bill DeCarr
- Rear fenders extended 18 inches
- Custom tail fins from a Studebaker Hawk
- Hand-formed Red lucite tail lights
- Narrowed and peaked 1957 DeSoto bumpers and mesh grille
- Custom grille openings with cut and widened 1953 Studebaker pans
- 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser headlights and fender skirts modified with scoops
- Custom chrome and fluted aluminum trim for a two-tone effect
- Purchased by current owner in 1990
- Extensive five-year restoration completed in 1999
- Two years invested in interior work with correct Copper Frieze and White upholstery
- Honey Gold Candy paint computer-matched by House of Kolor from original paint chip found in glovebox
- Original pinstriping retraced by Sonny's Styling Studio
- Exhibited at the NHRA Museum from July 2007-January 2008
- Small block V-8 engine
- 4-barrel carburetor
- Automatic transmission
- Power steering and brakes
- Dual spotlights
- Wide Whitewall tires
- Full size wheel covers