Unfortunately, your '55 is an early production and you'll have to remove the windshield to remove/install your dash pad. On later 55's and '56's, the A- piller molding "foot" extends straight forward allowing the pad to be removed by sliding it toward the rear. The break in the center of your pad is someones solution to removing the pad without removing the windshield. Cheers, Roger '55 and '55 Imps