Vehicle Description
Join the fun in this affordable classic! It has tons of vintage
good looks and lots of originality with a few updates like a
12-volt electrical system that provide better lighting, easier
starting, and a modern stereo for your listening pleasure. History
buffs might appreciate that this car spans the war. This '47 model
was an update of the pre-war '42 so that Chevy could quickly meet
the demands of a country ready to get back to having fun. Check it
out.
If you look at the car from the front, it looks like the car itself
is even having a good time. The chrome grill of horizontal lines
underlined by a gently curved front bumper make it look like its
smiling. The Maroon paint might make you think about fall foliage
rides in the country. Headlights perched on the front fenders have
body colored trim rings with a delicate ring of chrome around the
inside with 5 bars of chrome dressing up the edges on each side.
The long, tapered hood has an ornament on the front of it and the
split windshield is a cool throwback feature. From the side, the
lines of the car are defined by those awesome fenders and the way
the body flows smoothly down over the trunk. Chrome trim protects
the rocker panels and the leading edge of the rear fenders. A
chrome latch enables access to a huge trunk and it's all underlined
by another chrome bumper.
You will be rolling in style inside this car! Open the door and you
will find a very comfortable interior upholstered in mauve with
maroon and chrome accents. The door panel sets the look with maroon
across the top, a mauve center with chrome window and door
hardware, and a splash of tan along the bottom that matches the
carpeting. Slide in and settle into the split bench seat and then
reach out to wrap your hands around the big three spoke steering
wheel with the Chevy bowtie center button. The column and the dash
span the generations but stay true to a simple and practical theme.
There is an old school blinker assembly and simple, exposed shifter
mechanism for the 3-speed automatic trans. The center of the dash
is vintage chrome with Chevrolet in script embossed along the
bottom. That is complimented by a set of modern gauges to keep
accurate tabs on engine functions as well as a Retrosound stereo
and Sondpex speakers, and it sounds sweet!
Open the hood and you find a 216 cubic inch, in-line 6-cylinder
motor nestled down in a neat and clean engine bay. This is the
motor that would grow up, and get hopped up, to become the Blue
Flame engine used in the original Corvettes. Pretty cool, huh? This
one is showing those urges already with a free flow chrome air
filter assembly and a chrome Edelbrock valve cover adding a bit of
flash. The 12-volt upgrade includes a battery and alternator so
that a more powerful starter can crank this car right up, and so
that an MSD ignition system can provide good hot spark. An aluminum
radiator keeps things running cool and the power flows back through
an overdrive automatic transmission to a solid rear axle mounted on
leaf springs. A control arm front suspension with coil springs has
new sway bar links to help the car handle well and the rubber meets
the road through 245/45R17s in the back and 225/50R17s in the front
all mounted on sweet looking Ridler wheels.
Vintage good looks and few modern updates for performance and
enjoyment. This car is ready to roll. It's just looking for a
driver who wants to roll with it. Would that be you?