GENERAL MOTORS BIGGEST MISTAKE! The 50 Millionth GM Car(s) that were almost forgotten FOREVER! 

Honey, I think you were born to tell stories, it’s a gift. I’m proud of you - this was great.

My Dad was Born in 1932 and he Passed away in 2019 at 85, And over the Years had told me Many, Many times that there was no Greater Time in America than the 1940s and 50s! He said everyone was Working, Making Money, Buying Houses and had plenty of Money to do whatever you wanted to do, Because everyone was Happy, Happy, Happy! A far Cry from what's going on now in this World.

DUDE, MARK FROM A-1 AUTO IS TOP NOTCH IN CUSTOMER SERVICE! He's that cool old school auto parts guy that is a treasure. Around here, it's ALL big corporations with no one like him anymore. These type of people and businesses ARE MISSED in the auto industry. Good knowledgeable people who care about your ride and getting the right parts that you need. Plus, HE ALWAYS HELPS WITH A SMILE TOO! What a great guy and business! Thanks to all the people and shops who still practice old school good customer service, it's appreciated by many. Anyway, just wanted to give praise to this amazing old school shop, way to go! Thanks for the video 📸.

Bill, by being proud of our achievements and the history behind them, you and your family are helping to motivate the younger watchers into appreciating and admiring what this wonderful country is all about. Thank You... God Bless the USA...

Flint born. Raised. Have lived with in 15 mile radius my whole life... my great grandpa touched that car.. my grandpa worked as die man and retired with extreme honors. And my dad worked the crank hole at v8 plant third shift for years.. my heart jumped and hair stood up when my small city and my fam gets any love. Thank you for that. Really. ❤

Great video Bill. The ending clip really depicts how unified America was.

Thank you Bill for teaching this ole auto tech something today. I had no idea that chevy made a big deal over the 50th million car, let alone being 3 of them. This is also the kind of stuff I love learning.

I love how u always put us on some type of history of general motors

I'm old enough to remember car shopping with my dad in late 1956, we stopped at a Chevrolet dealer, and they were preparing a Black 57 Two ten 2 door sedan for delivery. It was a 3 speed manual transmission and a 283 V8. I tried my best to get him to buy it, but he said no.😢😢😢

My Moms dad told me about these cars when I was young. He worked at GM from 53 to 68. He bought a new 2dr Seafoam Green 64 impala SS 327 in 64. He later gave to his son that gave it to his son. The Blue one on my channel that I tagged you in while back.

Bill, we were there Saturday too, and i wore my SRC hoodie just in case we crossed paths. Truth is we could have been within 3 feet of each other and not even known it because the freaking crowd. That was some great documentation of the Golden Anniversary 50 millionth 1955 Chevrolet. Great job on capturing all those details!

Bill I grow up with my Dad drag racing 55 Chevy 2 door hard top 301 cid sbc extremely ported solid roller cam it was 585, 585 Eskandarian 462, casting camel hump heads, Edelbrock scorpion intake, which was also ported that was running a Muncie M 22 rock crusher with the Mr. gasket, vertical gate, shifter, 57 olds rear end 5.38 gears The best run was a 10:23 and 139 miles an hour. Dad‘s got three NHRA Wally s . He worked at chet and Jerry Wilson’s Racing Engines, Wichita, Kansas my dad worked there 17 years professional engine builder. That’s what I do. We met you when Billy checked piece of Mallory at crankshaft there in Ozark, Missouri. My mom‘s car to drive with a 55 nomad. Chevy, orange and white. Crager SS wheels all the way around. I would love to rebuild that car

Great video Bill. In many ways you are a historian, as you share the knowledge you've gained over your lifetime. I turn 75 today actually, so these cars were everywhere as I was growing up. Remember I'm a Fotd guy, but I appreciate the REAL cars of that era, regardless of brand. You guys are living the dream !!

Hey Bill, Amazing video! I bleed chevy orange, I was born to live the SBC life and i will live it untill i die! I was born into a strictly GM family being as my grandpa (my Dads-Dad) was a Physicist & Engineer for GM, Specifically Chevy & Pontiac( I mention this in my last 2 videos)... Back in the late 1960's into early 1970 My Grandfather was a consultant on an experimental pontiac 427 Hemi engine that was said to produce 650 ish HP ( Im talked about this experimental engine a lil in the new camshaft video ive been working on for awhile).. My grandpa also knew/worked with Smokey Yunick for a period of time in the early 80's at Pontiac(I've mentioned this in my first cam vid)... My grandpa had a 55 Chevy when i was a lil kid and the 55 Chevy was my dads favourite car, I aim to build one some day before I d!e as a tribute to bolth of them... In my last camshaft vid I shared alot of rare knowledge with dyno data that I learned from my Grandfather, My Dad and threw complex experience about optimal valve event timing & how to get max VE (aka max TQ & HP) across the entire rpm range in any conventional headed V8 engine combination... its information you literally will not find anywhere other than mabey a top prostock engine builder... David Vizard loved my videos, ive also been told by many people that they learned more from my cam vids than they did from all of Billy Godbolds newest book and even a 3 day $800 David Vizard seminar... Id say it's well worth the watch if you have the time bill, I wanted to share this knowledge with you personally but your a busy man an i don't want to bother you so i decided to share it with everyone and ive had good success in doing so, my first cam vid has 145,000+views & my new one has 41,000+views, bolth videos just keep climbing & bringing in the subs!!! Again Bill, I loved this video, To be honest I really felt it inside as it triggered memories of the past with my Dad & Grandfather who are bolth no longer here... Take Care Buddy... ~ Adam ~

One of the best videos you’ve produced to date. Thanks for the history lesson.

What amazing video Bill I absolutely enjoyed listing to you talk the 50 Millionth 55 Chevy I was really intrigued about the history of the 55 Chevy

Fantastic video Bill, thank you so much. My dad retired from Chevrolet motor division and was a district sales rep back when they traveled from dealer to dealer to locate the cars they were to receive. He covered 13 dealers in Northern Indiana . So of course i grew up around Chevrolet s also and learned to start wrenching on them at a young age. I also share your love of the 55 as the most beautiful car ever made.

Bill thanks for sharing your adventure with us. I wonder if the 307 came from a Chevelle as it was a common motor back then. Mark is absolutely amazing with the hidden treasures he has hidden. You simply have the best friends and and beautiful family ever that anyone can ask for. You are truly blessed. Thank you again for sharing

This is your BEST VIDEO YET Bill!!! We absolutely LOVED IT!!!! The car show was amazing!!!! I LOVED the 50 millionth car!!! Just beautiful!!! Please tell Mrs. Vicky we love her!!! Thanks so very much for the wonderful video!!! Tau care and have a wonderful Wednesday and week!!! 👍🏻😃

I can learn anything long as Bill tells it. Thanks Bill god bless ya

Timing is impeccable Just having a coffee before work thank bill 👍🏻 love from Hampton UK

Great video always looking forward to the next one God bless you all .

As soon as I started hearing you talk about this 50 millionth 55. I immediately called my grandfather who's 89 and retired from gm in 93 to see if he remembered anything about this car unfortunately he did not . But in 55 he wasn't a american car enthusiast he was more on the European cars following is Italian roots . I also asked him if he ever owned a 55 and that was a no . Closest was a Olds 98 ? Or 88 ? Between 55-61 model years . My grandfather probably owned as we had our conversation between 100-125 cars in his life time. Bill, if you wouldn't of posted this video I wouldn't of called my grandfather and talked to him about cars for 20 minutes and that's a conversation I don't think I'll ever forget. Thank you .

Your the man . Love all yalls work. Thanks for the great content.

Never thought id see a 307 going in something on this channel 😢

😅 OMG, I cracked up, ill have to remember the Viagra question to get out of the dr quicker. 😂😂😂😂😂

So happy to see your channel going as a younger man who has an old soul thanks to my grandfather I love your content. Thank you bill

What a wonderful time we live in. You can literally build a whole car out of a couple of catalogs. Thank you Bill, for taking us along to the Detroit Autorama.

My hat is off to you mr bill. I dont know how you do it. The 55 history had me on the edge of my seat. The old clips and the voice over had me wishing i was there on the day of gm 50millionth car parade. Awesome job 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Awesome video as always. This was an special one for me as I was born and raised here in Flint and currently still live here. Thank you for sharing all the info about the 55 and your experience with it.

Mr. Bill, this is by far the best, well thought, filmed, edited, perfect voice over video to date. This was truly awesome, and incredibly amazing. I have a completely new appreciation of the 55 Chevrolet... a car that I have always loved, but now having tje back story beautifully laid out and in great detail, makes my appreciation of this beautiful car not to mention Your dad's, and now Billy, is a legacy like no other. Thank you for sharing this. Much love n prayers from upstate NY.🙏💜

THE BEST FAMILY / GARAGE / CHANNEL ON RU-vid!! Thank you Mr Bill. I saw the community post about this video I'm excited to see it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘💚💚

The zenith of Americana, really liked the feel of the old video compared to the insanity of today. Thank you for the excellent content.

Mr bill, thank you for giving us the info on the 55. I’m not sure what has changed this past week but you seem to be happy, I love seeing it man! You keep knocking the videos out of the park, your work doesn’t go unnoticed. Thanks again!

Holy crap the amount info in this one was off the charts bill!! Great job!! That is probably the most iconic most beautiful thing iv ever seen I'd love to be able to see that in person. That's so cool I never knew it even existed I'm kinda in shock over it. Great video thank you so much for the history and story about it!!

I'M GLAD YOU AND YOUR WIFE HAD A GREAT TIME..SMILES ARE CONTAGIOUS. 😊😊

Thanks for the history lesson. I was born in 1957, at the end of the tri-five era. Thanks for taking us to the show to see the clone and the story behind it. Good to see House of Pearls there too. Can’t wait to see them work their magic on Dad’s 55. Stay safe all, God Bless.

I own a 56 it was also my dads, he passed on and left it to me. That being said I really enjoy watching you work with your dads car. Cant wait to see the finished product!

Outside awesome that GM built the 50 millionth car first. Great video and thank you for sharing your trip and giving us some history on the 55 chevy. That many of probably didn't know existed

Great video Bill, all I could think about is my father that has been gone for 3yrs Feb6 and how he would have loved to have seen this video!!! 😭

I'm a Ford guy... don't hate me!!! Lol. I've lived my entire life in Michigan, not far from Flint. This was a great video to watch, and very informative!!! I greatly appreciate GM, in 1995 when I hired in at Ford, I drove a 1980 Corvette to my forst day of work, so I also have a lot of love for GM!!! P.s. my inlaws retired from GM.

Mark sitting there contemplating his life choices was priceless.

The video in the end. Sure did make me miss the old America. What a beautiful, GREAT country it WAS.

Miss Vicki!!! I damn near fell outta the chair when you said we are not made for compact! Only reason I am laughing had same experience! Luv your channel

Id seen that 55 there on Saturday and it absolutely stole the show. What a gorgeous automobile

The Golden 55, wow, how cool is that! Awesome Chevy history lesson. Thanks for that Bill.

Love your shows ! #1 show on RU-vid for me !!

“ I have to shit in a box and you have to deal with it” !!!! 😂😂 I about pissed myself when she looked at you !

I'm no "car guy". I love cars but couldn't talk about anything. But damnit...The wholehearted love of cars and the way you talk about the '55.....I'm in my feelings. You and yours' are gems. Gosh damned gems. I love it.

I think this is my favorite video from OMG. It was informative, funny, interesting and made me think about all the old men in my family that have passed. The men in my life that started my obsession with cars. I believe they would've enjoyed watching your channel. Thanks Old Man👍

You know you got something special going on when Steve Morris watches your videos

When you're young. You want a 57 Chevy. When you mature. You want a 55.

Great video Bill !!! Thank you for taking the time . Brings a tear to my eye to see how proud we were of our nation !!!

"Come with me Mr. Camera man" , Mark is just to funny. For years I have wished for such a parts shop. hance

That's really interesting to know why General Motors didn't keep all 3 55's in a museum or something. To think the most iconic car of Chevrolet history and it was done like this actually breaks my heart. However it's good information to know about it, because I would have never known this. Great video Bill.

The greatest generation came home from WW2 and went to work, building families, homes and those winners of War won again in civilian life too. My late Grandpa loved the Buicks of the fifties and had several Roadmasters and bought my late Grandma a black on black 57 Belair to basically keep her from driving his Buick. Great content. Used to go to car shows like that with my Dad.

Best videographer on you tube hands down. And an all around great guy. Appreciate the work you do Bill.

Good video, Bill! I really enjoyed the history of the meanest looking Chevrolet ever built, IMO!

Thanks for sharing this with us. We would never know that Belair by Chevy made a special gold Chevy. 50 millionth. Thanks Bill.

I love the information that you give in all of the Videos. Especially on the 55 Chevys. And can't wait to see your Mom and Dad's 55 to be done. I know that your Mom would really love it. God Bless you and your Family. Please keep the Very Awesome Videos coming.

Bill this is one your best videos yet.. thanks for bringing us all along on your journeys.. God bless yall...

Back in the day I had a 69 EL Camino with a 307. It was 3 on the tree and the old 307 was worn out. It would not turn more then 4700 RPM so I could not blow it up. Tried putting a 4 BBL Quadrajet on a stock GM manifold and no Bueno. It ran worse with it so back to the 2BBL I could not afford to do a cam swap . It was funny that Billy did not know what the Quadrajet was LOL. Old Guy Knowledge right? Ok can`t wait to see the build videos on the 55. Take care you guys.

Of all the times we've watched the Hoskinsons visit Mark at A-1 we're amazed at his knowledge of what is in his store. His motto,, "Ask and ye shall receive" 🙂

Bill, please , please, put that 327 in elchino, please. That 307 really doesn't deserve to power Mrs Vikies mail wagon. Very impressive coverage of the history on the Golden nugget. Watched a documentary on the guy that painted the car. Passion is all that matters Bill, passion for cars! Thank you for the top notch video this week, very epic.

You’ve out done yourself again with this video. There’s no doubt this has become my favorite channel to watch!! I’ve watched your channel from the very beginning when Billy talked you into starting it and I have to say, it’s been a pleasure getting to see all of your hard work paying off.

Fantastic job on this video Bill. Thanks for letting us all come along for the ride!

i love the exploring of automotive history that was done here. Between Bills passion, and Bills voice it makes for a great combination! I was just learning yesterday about a Drag racer out of ohio in the sixties that also had the nickname of Billy The Kid. Apparently he was rumored to fund his racing program through less than legal means which supposedly included funding from the mafia.

Back in the late seventies there was a gold 4dr BelAir on a used car lot in the Salem OR area. My understanding is it was purchased by a group and sent to California where it was restored by a team made up of some of the guys that assembled it in ‘55. Be great to see that story and a follow-up of the car. Outstanding episode Bill. Lots of significance here that needs to be celebrated. Thanks.

This video represents,, What I love from this Channel.. Cars, Family and History..

I'm glad you covered the Olds W43 pentroof engine. I'm really amazed that the two brothers were able to pull off this project considering that one head was missing on the experimental engine when they found it.

What an amazing video Bill.. For those of us who have had a tri-5 vehicle it makes it even more special.I am bout 10yrs older than you and we saw them everday.My parents car I rode around in the first yrs of my life was a 57 Belair .So I have loved those cars all my life ,so ty for the info on the 55 and a walk down memory lane..God bless you and your family!!

I love the history of GM because my family built cars in Flint MI as GM employees and I think it's great to see old video footage from those good ol' days. Thanks 👍

My dad loves your videos, and he is impressed as hell that you can go to Jegs every day!!! I told him that we would try to run you this summer at Magnolia. It will make his day.

Wow Bill, I consider myself informed on automotive history but I never knew the real story of the 50 millionth Chevy!!! I must say your videos are the best thing on RU-vid, sincerely appreciate all of the effort you go through to provide this informative entertainment.

Never knew about that car till today. I love videos like this it’s so cool to see what life is like before today. Truly amazing. That gold trim was top notch🔥

I'm not a Chevy guy at all but I love the history behind the Chevrolet Belair. To be honest I just love cars, 50's 60's and 70's are the greatest. Thanks so much I enjoyed the video.

Wonderful Video Bill. Your attention to detail about the history of the 50m Golden 55 is second to none. Great Job 👍

Great video as usual Bill. I was born in 57, so have always wanted one. Don't think that will ever happen. But always loved the 55's.

Bill, awesome video Thank you for everything that you uncovered about the 55 Chevy! And the fact that you have the history growing up with that car in your family. You're an awesome guy to do what you're doing for your family's original 55. I too grew up in a family where the 55 was an icon to our collection of vehicles. That 55 has now been passed down through generations and is still an awesome icon.

Thank you for the history we like that just as much as the classic cars alone .

Bill those kids at house of pearls are amazing their work is unbelievable they're artists. love their channel as well as yours.

Loved the history lesson . Loved the closing. This is my era and my love of the good old days all rolled up in one video. You captured so much in this one Bill. Brought back a lot of good memories . Well done.

Bill, I just sold my 72 super Cheyenne last summer. Seeing this one has made me want another one. My cousin has a 56 Chevy in good condition that has been in storage. I wish house of pearls could get ahold of it

Thank you for this amazing history lesson and for taking the time to remind everyone where we came from. We need to make America great agian. And to be proud of American manufacturing.

I love the pushrod V8 I think there all awesome in the own way . I definitely don't want to see a future with out them. There is nothing more important than keeping our history alive so thank you for the lesson. God Bless .

That part of history is partly why I watch your videos bill I love learning about history and cars

Tanner is a great addition to the SRC Team! He tries his best to please everyone as best he can with his work. He's a lighter version of Firetruck 🚒, the funny old school "Grumpy Old Man" type of personality. Tanner really matches the team perfectly. Great pick on this guy! As long as he's respectful, a keeper. Anyway, thanks for the video 📸.

Love this content Bill,We have to preserve this type of history for the future. The 40s 50s and 60s were a special era to say the least.Its good to know the House of Pearl's will help to keep these cars around for another 100 years.Much respect to those guys.

Back in the day, I worked in auto parts stores like Mark's, where nothing got thrown away. When they go back in the aisles to find an obscure part, it brings back fond memories. What isn't a fond memory was doing inventory, no computers in those days.

I’ve seen quite a few of nova ss’s with 307’s from the factory, there were 350 cars too but a 307 could’ve been factory or swapped a long time ago. Great history lesson though Bill, I didn’t know they built 3 of them either. Keep up the great work guys, absolutely killing it.

Mark needs a raise he is a real parts guy!

Awesome information on the 55 I’m not really a Chevy guy but love learn and hearing history on the over cars and trucks love the video and information on the 55

Got a 55 Buick in pretty rough shape, but have alot of the original parts if not all of them. It was my uncles first car and he's kept it all these years. Been alotta offers to buy it over the years....

Thank you Bill. So cool to see the 55 and hear the story.

That's a solid set of people at H.O.P.!! Amazing work they do! Not many of them people left! Hats off Pearly's !!!

Bill, you and Billy have some of the best quality videos on RU-vid. Love the channel. Keep the videos coming, and ill keep watching and liking every one you make. Thank you for the history lesson today.

Paige’s face expression was priceless 😂😂😂😂😂

Being a 55 owner I found this info very interesting. Thanks for making the video

Your hotel is in my hometown of Romulus. The town where Stahl Headers, Doug Nash 5-speed trans, Tom Smiths Wolverine Chassis and Liberty Gears all started out in business. Those House of Pearls folks are fantastic young people. Glad you had a good visit in Detroit.

Bill, Thank you for allowing us to participate vicariously in your labor of love of the 55 and the Small Block Chevy. We are all the better for viewing your journey and wait expectantly for the next installation.