The Chameleon

This 1955 Chevy has run the modification gamut, finally turning into the jaw-dropper it is today.

Larry Hays #10021449, Cape Coral, FL

Photography by Colin Date

One day while I was driving my ’57 Chevy, a fellow classic Chevy enthusiast driving a ’55 asked me if I would be interested in trading cars. He sweetened the deal with a Wonderbar radio and some cash, and the deal was made.

Since then, the car has gone through a number of phases. Back in 1993 at the Winter National in Orlando, the car, then with candy apple red paint, gray tweed interior, and a smooth firewall, won first place and best engine in the driven modified class.