At 1:18 scale, the Candy Striper ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser features more than 150 individual pieces, with a huge number of cool details packed in. ... while the windows are tinted light blue.

Chevrolet produced just 700 '55 Corvettes, largely because of existing public dissatisfaction with the Blue Flame's lack of brawn. Fortunately, the V-8 arrived just in time.

But it sports a new bright blue exterior flanked with hand painted flames and has won 50 awards in the last five years. With its heavy lifting days far behind it, the classic Chevrolet is now a ...

And our '55 Chevy sedan was no different as we prep it for its buildup at the Week To Wicked Motor Trend Tech Center in Southern California. Preparation is everything to the success of a paintjob.