Been looking around awhile to pick up a driver while I work on my 34, and ran across this solid old 210. Can't stay out of it, so there's not much work getting done around here. Lots of reasons to get one. A couple of years ago, I posted an old pic of my wife as a little girl at her Grandpa's grave site with her late father's 55 Del Ray in the back ground. Fast forward 50+ years and we went there to get another picture. I searched for a thread I saw on here once about the same car, same people, same place, years later, but this isn't really that. Have any of you ever bought a car like your kin had in old pictures and tried to re create the scene? I think its fun and feel lucky that we are able.
Good picture, that could have lots of importance to you. How can I tell if my 55 is 210 or Delray? Would VIN tell me?
RLS if you own a del ray, I think I learned on here that the paint schemes can besomewhat different. look at my first pic again and notice the white top only and the solid green body color. I think the fellows here said that was exclusive to Del Rays until mid year 55. So much I don't know about them but it is a ton of fun finding out. Your vin will tell you only if it was a v-8 car or a bel air /210/150 and factory where built. (v)b55L o8**** would be a v8 (b)210 (L) Los Angeles [****] serial no. The B if it were a 210, A Bel Air , and C would be a 150. Of course the absence of the V means it was a 6 cyl. as mine was when new.
Not exactly in the same place the photo was taken but it is the exact same car and the little girl grew up and now owns it. There is approximately 57 years between the two photos. HRP
Its really neat to still have the same car you grew up in. My wife came home as a newborn in that green 55 and they kept it for several years, as her Dad often kept a vehicle that served him well. Believe me , I tried to track that same car down but it disappeared from sight in the early 70s. So I did the next best thing. I have a friend who is restoring a 56-210 that his family bought when he was 4. That was 50 years ago and it was his 1st car. Cant wait to see it back on the road.
This. It's the accurate way of identifying an original '55, '56 or '57 Delray sedan: 5x-1011A - where x is 5,6 or 7. 1011 without the 'A' suffix is a plain 210 (not a Delray). There were no Delray HT's or Delray 4-doors or Delray wagons. Only a 2-door sedan style can be a Delray, if it has the 1011A style code. Over the years some people have confused the issue by putting Delray inspired interiors in models (styles) other than the 2dr sedan. Gotta56forme/Scott
Thanks Low Budget, I did not refresh on the VIN research, its been a long time since I looked that up. While on the hunt though, I found at least half the cars I looked at missing the cowl tag, making it that much harder to know what you were looking at. I do know that my car was solid red, based on peeling paint of course.
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