The new high-compression, overhead-valve, 303-cubic-inch Rocket V8 made up to 165 hp when the best Ford only made 100. The 88 was prototype for the next 25 years of American performance.
Packing the new 265-cubic-inch "small-block" V8 and looking like an upright Ferrari, the 1955 Chevrolet was a stunner in every way. The greatest Chevy ever.
