Tri-five Chevrolets are amongst the most iconic cars of the 1950’s. 1955 through 1957 was the middle of the baby boom and subsequently cars were getting larger to accommodate growing families. Station Wagons would be the standard vehicle for families for decades to come. This 1955 Chevrolet 150 Station Wagon has an asking price of $15,990 and can be found here on Hemmings in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the ad “…production of the 150 Station Wagon Model #1529 Two-Door Handyman accounted for only 1% of total manufacturing for the year…” The seller of this car is a name you might recognize. Continue reading to find out who it is.
The seller of this car is a bit of a legend in the racing and collector car communities. If you are a fan of motorsports, specifically NASCAR, or you follow rare and collectible car markets, you are familiar with the name Rick Hendrick. Hendrick is a prolific car owner with multiple championship winning NASCAR teams as well as the owner of a network of car dealerships and is known for collecting rare and valuable Chevrolets. One of those dealerships is Hendrick Performance who is offering this particular car for sale.
This car is a little bit of a mystery. There are several detailed photos in the ad which indicate quite a bit of rust in the rear of the car. You can also obviously see a large area of the driver quarter panel and rear roof area that are in primer. You could assume that there was either collision damage or rust that was repaired. I’m guessing that this is a stalled project because there are some things that are completed, but there is still a lot of work to do. There are no pictures of the engine compartment, although the ad does state that it looks “clean.”
I bet the yellow upholstery was extremely bright when new! These cars are heavily supported by the aftermarket with nearly every part available as a reproduction. With that being said, there is usually a good argument that you are financially better off to buy one of these cars completed rather than to restore one. This car seems like it is solid enough to be a good project for someone, but it will have to be a labor of love and not for investment purposes. If you had an unlimited budget, how would you build this car?
As far as budgets go, he has a much larger purse than most people. Despiite that, this is for sale as a project.
It’s being sold by the branch of his company that deals in performance and collectable cars, it’s not “his”. The size of his purse is irrelevant.
Steve R
Put a 350 in it mate it to a heavy duty 3 speed and clutch leave it 3 on the tree do a dual exhaust with headers dog dish hubcaps.make the intetior 100% factory
My buddy back in the day had a yellow wagon like this. His first trip to the dragstrip he mowed down the Christmas tree! Ah, memories.
A yellow, two-door, ’55 Chevy wagon with a three-on-the-tree. Yep, pushes all of my buttons. Oh, just to have it just as a “driver”. If only…
Ummm theres no 3 on the tree in this car but it is a stick shift on the floor.
Pretty Cool . .
WONDER If any were 2Tone, WHITE Roof/YELLOW Body, Originally ~
Sant AgatA, NM
A gasser wagon?
That’s probably how it lived most of its previous existence.
Growing up my parents had a 55 2dr. Chevy wagon with a 265 and a three speed, turquoise with a white roof as I remember. Seemed to see quite a few 2dr. wagons and always wondered why someone would want only two doors on a wagon, sporty Nomads yes but a regular wagon? My first car was a 55 Bel Air 2 door HT in 1963 and have a 2 door Sedan with a DZ 302 that I just finished freshning up, Muncie and Pontiac posi rear 373. Now 70 and still slamming gears!
Leave yellow. Big block. T400. And drive
This model of the handyman wagon is different because in high school in 1967 every one had nomads and belair 2 door hard top and post that is why Istill have my 55 handy man wagon to be different from the regular crowd. I am 68 years old and the car will go to our grand son when we pass away.