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Some of those items, I'd gladly leave off the car.

TPM, stability control, backup camera. I know, unfortunately, they're Federally mandated, nothing can be done about that. TPM is like low-flow toilets, an idea that sounds good on paper but doesn't actually work all that well in reality. A car that needs a backup camera has a serious design flaw. Stability control ads a layer of electronic complexity for very little gain, if any. Here in the snow belt, stability/traction control is a problem not an asset.
The music thing could be easily and cheaply remedied (easier than with my Cobalt), so it really isn't a factor.
Something else that might surprise you is that '55 Chevy was a lot lighter than you might think, only 100 pounds or so heavier than a Honda Civic.
On the other hand, AC is much more reliable today than it was in 1955. Systems designed before changes under the Clean Air Act of 1990 tended to lose refrigerant after a couple of years. Wife's car is 16 years old, the AC will freeze you out on a hot day and it's never needed even a recharge. Mine doesn't work as well but the car has a black leather interior.
I'll wager anybody that bought a '55 Chevy with AC, the AC wasn't working when they traded it in for a '57.





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