A minor correction--not all '55 dash pads are like the '56s. The early '55 dash pads can only be removed thru the windshield opening. Yes, Virginia, that means the windshield has to be removed first. Sometime in '55 a very bright bulb went off and they changed the interior windshield "A" piller molding to a "foot" that extend straight forward to the windshield so that the pad can be slid toward the rear to remove. Extra care in engineering...... Cheers, Roger