When Keith Simmonds of Issaquah, Washington, bought his 1955 Chevrolet convertible, he didn’t drive it anywhere. “The first two years I had it, I trailer it everywhere,” Simmonds told us. “But I dive it now.” And why wouldn’t he? Fully loaded with options and an impressive powerhouse, it was built for the street more than the trailer.

This stunning convertible features a drivetrain that is built to match the custom exterior look. It has a GM performance 640 horsepower rated 572 cubic-inch big-block with a Tremec 5-speed transmission and a 12-bolt 3.73:1 rear end. Fueled by a Holley carburetor and restrained with Baer 13-inch disc brakes, it’s built to drive fast and stop safely. “It drives like a dream,” Simmonds told us, “and it’s fast.”

The underside of the car looks just like the top: everything is either powder coated or stainless. During the eight years that Simmonds has owned the car, he has taken the best possible care of it. Even though it easily could spin the tires, he says he’s never even done a burnout in it. Some would undoubtedly say that’s a waste of all the power, but we have to agree that the extra step to ensure this cars safety and appearance is worthwhile. After all, it is his car.

Simmonds bought it out of California where it was built by D&P Classic Chevy in Huntington Beach. A couple thousand miles from home, how exactly did he settle on this car when distance wasn’t really the deciding factor?  “I was online looking at a ’57 Chevy,” he said. “This car came up, my wife saw it, she pointed at it and said ‘That one!’” They looked at three cars in California and this was the clear favorite. When they pulled up to the garage to look at it, the bay doors opened and this one car was sitting in the middle of a two car garage with lights shining down on it. Immediately, they knew it was meant to be.

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