Labels:text | wheel | vehicle | land vehicle | car | screenshot | tire OCR: TO PREVIOUS YEAR GO BACK 1955 Corvette GO TO NEXT YEAR A much-needed change for the 1955 model year was the addition of a larger, more powerful 18 engine to replace the Blue Flame inline six. Also new was a three-speed manual transmission, with the Powerglide automatic being the second choice. The single See U8 four-barrel 18 with the manual tranny could push the car from zero to 60 mph in less than 9 seconds. Additional color options included Copper, Gypsy Red and Numbers? Harvest Gold, Other changes for 1955 included a switch to a 12 am o addition of an ....... Engine? Horsepower? How Many?