1955 Plymouth Savoy Alloway’s Hot Rod Shop

Bobby at Alloway’s Hot Rod Shop says there are only two engines like this one anywhere in the world, and it lives under the hood of a 1955 Plymouth Savoy that looks almost stock at first glance. Between the Art Morrison chassis, a custom interior from Pro Auto Custom Interiors’ Steve Holcomb, and that over-500-cubic-inch polished aluminum Hemi, this build hides serious ambition behind restrained styling. Watch to see how ScottieDTV’s camera uncovers what makes it so rare.

There are only two engines like the one under this hood anywhere on the planet, and the man who built this car will tell you so without a trace of exaggeration. What he will not tell you right away is why a 1955 Plymouth Savoy, a car most people associate with column shifters and church parking lots, deserves an engine bay rare enough to count on one hand. The answer sits beneath a completely unassuming shell, one that took real restraint to leave looking this clean, and it is the kind of build that only reveals itself in pieces the longer you look.

An Engine With Only One Sibling on Earth

This particular Savoy comes out of Alloway’s Hot Rod Shop, a build the shop’s own team describes as recent, and it wears what regulars call “the Alloway Look,” a house style built around subtlety rather than shock value. Bobby, the builder featured explaining the car on camera, makes a point of noting how few actual body changes went into the transformation, joking that most of the hard work is invisible to a casual passerby. The panels are clean, the proportions are original, and the dramatic part of the build lives entirely in the mechanicals rather than in flared fenders or chopped rooflines that would announce the car’s intentions from a block away.

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The Alloway Look: Subtlety Over Spectacle

Under the hood sits an engine that Bobby says has essentially no peers: a polished aluminum Hemi displacing over 500 cubic inches, described in the video as one of only two examples in existence. That kind of rarity is unusual even by hot rod standards, where custom-built big blocks are common but genuinely one-of-two engines are exceptionally rare. The polished aluminum finish alone signals a build focused on presentation under the hood as much as raw output, the kind of engine bay meant to be shown off at a standstill just as much as heard running down a boulevard.

What 500-Plus Cubic Inches of Polished Aluminum Buys You

Handling the stance is an Art Morrison chassis, a name serious builders recognize instantly for precision-engineered frames that let a car this old ride and corner like something built decades later. Paired with Alloway’s own billet wheels, sized larger out back and noticeably smaller up front in a deliberately aggressive rake, the Savoy gets the kind of planted, purposeful stance on the road that separates a true pro-touring build from a simple nostalgic restoration. That wheel and tire combination does more to communicate the car’s real intentions than almost anything else on the exterior.

An Art Morrison Chassis Under a 1955 Body

Inside, the cabin was handled by Steve Holcomb of Pro Auto Custom Interiors, a name that carries real weight in the resto-mod world for stitching interiors that feel period-correct on the surface while quietly incorporating modern comfort and materials underneath. That combination, a subtle exterior, a nearly one-of-a-kind engine, a modern chassis, and a custom interior built by a respected name, is exactly what separates a serious six-figure build from a simple weekend repaint job at a local shop, and it is why shops like Alloway’s build a reputation one car at a time rather than through advertising.

A Custom Interior From a Respected Name

The Savoy nameplate itself occupies an interesting spot in Plymouth’s 1955 lineup, sitting as the brand’s mid-range trim between the entry-level Plaza and the top-tier Belvedere. It was never the car anyone expected to become a showpiece, which is exactly why builds like this one land so hard with longtime viewers of ScottieDTV’s channel. Turning an overlooked trim level into a genuine showstopper takes more vision than simply restoring an already-desirable model, since there is no factory reputation to lean on for credibility. A builder has to make every single decision, from stance to engine choice to interior stitching, carry the weight that a famous nameplate would otherwise provide for free.

Why the Savoy Trim Makes This Build Unusual

The comment section reveals just how personally this build lands with viewers, including one story about a father’s own 1955 Savoy, totaled by another driver decades ago and mourned ever since. That kind of response is not uncommon for ScottieDTV’s channel, which has built a loyal following by documenting builds from real shops rather than staged reveals, letting builders like Bobby explain their own decisions in their own words on camera. It is a format that rewards patience and specificity, exactly what this Savoy delivers in spades.

A Channel Built on Real Shop Stories

A two-door post sedan like this Savoy is itself something of a rarity on the show circuit today, since so many surviving examples from this era were hardtops or convertibles that commanded higher prices and better survival rates. One commenter called it “the most beautiful 1955 Plymouth” they had seen, adding pointedly that it was “a post car, none the less,” recognizing exactly how unusual the body style is to find in this kind of condition. That rarity, stacked on top of the one-of-two engine and the Art Morrison chassis, is what makes this particular Savoy worth the closer look.

The Rare Body Style Hiding in Plain Sight

A two-door post sedan like this Savoy is itself something of a rarity on the show circuit today, since so many surviving examples from this era were hardtops or convertibles that commanded higher original prices and simply had better survival rates over the decades that followed. One commenter called it “the most beautiful 1955 Plymouth” they had ever seen, adding pointedly that it was “a post car, none the less,” recognizing exactly how unusual the body style is to find in this kind of finished, driver-ready condition rather than tucked away as a half-finished project. That rarity, stacked on top of the one-of-two engine and the Art Morrison chassis underneath it, is what makes this particular Savoy worth the closer look Bobby and his team clearly gave it.

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