Mystery? What is this door arm rest that was installed in my 1955 chevy belair from?

Exactly what the ***le says. I removed this door arm rest from my 55 chevy door panel 7 years ago and found it again today when I was cleaning out the garage. I am wondering if this was stock? Was this from another car? Custom made? Any ideas?

Here is a pic!


Thanks J

 

Kind of hard to tell from the upholstery, but it looks like it might be a tri five Bel Air arm rest to me. They were built into the door panels.

 

Stock 55 Chevy arm rest

 

must have been back in the 70s when the "***** house" style upholstery was in! hahaha, i think its super rad!

 

That is the funniest thing I have heard in weeks man! lolololololol I have a rear seat that is covered in the same material too. I wouldn't want to put a black light on that seat! lolololol

Guys! I thought that it was a 55 chevy arm rest but wasn't sure because I couldn't find a pic of a stock looking one! I tried to google pics of one but all I got were pics of small "c" shaped ones that are about 14 inches long. Anyone got a pic of what this might have looked like without the "***** House" Upholstery on it? lolololol

 

Here is a photo from Ciadella's Interiors website for a '55 2dr HT door panel...

 

There we go! Thanks man! Definatley looks nicer than my velour covered one! Any idea how much these are? Do they repop these? I am thinking I am going to ebay the one that I have just to move it on down the road!
J

 

Unless noclubjoe wants it! lolololol
J

 

The internet is a amazing thing if one chooses to look for anything.
There must be a dozen places selling repop tri-five parts.
This search took less than a minute.
http://www.cl***icchevy.com/chevy-a...n-bel-air-1955.html?crosssell=Product_Related
http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/fbshopmain2.asp?hid=T11AZ76213&trk=3
The Ciadella ones are $189.00

 

If the core is in good shape, they are worth a little money to someone needing one.

 

150/210's used the smaller C shaped ones, the ones you have are for a Bel Air.

 

Thanks for the info partsdawg!
J

 

If you think the *****house stuff is bad, anyone remember the furry stuff?

 

have you looked under the whs, it might have been upholstered right over the original.

 

looks like an oven mitt!

 

I did pull back the fury stuff. Old black vinyl and under that it is that original steel core. So I guess to my knowledge the car has had at least three interiors in it. 1. Original. 2. Oldschool black vinyl, 3. ***** house! As for me I haven't put one in yet.

Hey man are you creeping me? You ready to party in D town?
J

 

heh I'm running the little 150/210 arm rest in my belair, but only on the p*** side. Driver side would hit the roll bar.

 

Barko lounger?

 

Looks like the same material that my door/side panels/rear deck were covered in my 56 210 2 dr hdtp that was from Monteray Bay area

 

Hey now I guess if I can die in a ***** house a tri five chebby will do.

 

hell yeah ill take it! i have a friend that had a 66 ford fairlane with full upholstery like that, i laughed my *** off everytime i got in the ****in car. Other then being *** ugly it was probably one of the most comfortable cars i have ever been in!