Vehicle Description
1938 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery Master Deluxe
The Sedan Delivery (also sometimes referred to a Panel Delivery),
for the uninitiated, is a relatively obscure body style of a van
built on a car chassis. Typically, these take the form of a station
wagon body, but with steel panels where the rear windows would be.
Historically, sedan deliveries had two doors, but modern versions
typically have four. In the beginning, back when it was enough just
to have four wheels and an engine, all light duty trucks were
essentially sedan deliveries. A Model T with a car body was a car;
one with a truck body was a truck. Even up until the 1940's, light
duty trucks were basically beefed up versions of their donor car
chassis (Model TT, AA, and BB, continuing the Ford analogy).
For consignment a relatively rare (only 5,742 were produced) Sedan
Delivery Master Deluxe. A Sedan Delivery Master (short wheelbase
for Families & Business) ...A Sedan Delivery Master Deluxe (long
wheelbase for Business). This is the long wheelbase version, and
everything on this version has been rebuilt or is new.
Exterior
Cream Paint covers all steel panels and. All are aligned decently,
and contain nice chrome, brite work and badging. Excepting the
modern style turbine fan wheels, the car retains its original look.
This includes a great chromed curved grille, aerodynamic stylized
chromed bird hood ornament, side venting in cowling and bullet
style body matching headlights up front. And in the rear the
centrally located cargo door, and the stemmed taillights attached
to the rear fenders, which integrate into the rear section of this
car.
Interior
Quite the opposite of the original retained exterior, we are met
with a totally custom interior, with plenty of soft and comfortable
padding with Dynamite Extreme sound deadening underneath. The door
panels covered in a tweed fabric and showing billet style handles
and cranks. Seats are new buckets, with plenty of manual
adjustments, and covered in lighter tweed fabric with brown piping
around all edges. These buckets flank a custom-made center console
and front a metal dash which has been modified to house VDO brass
bezeled white faced gauges. Vintage Air keeps everything nice and
cool. In the cargo section we see more softening of textures with
tan carpeting on the side panels, and light brown carpeting on the
floor. These are all very clean and tear free throughout. A tight
headliner is atop, and this S/D has been equipped with a backup
camera.
Drivetrain
Raise the cowlings, and you will be greeted by a very clean engine
bay that has the original engine replaced by an Edelbrock 350ci V8
which produces a consigner stated 350hp. This mill achieves this
with a Holley Street Avenger 570 CFM carburetor, aluminum heads,
MSD Ignition, and is backed by a rebuilt 350 automatic transmission
with an aluminum pan and remote oil cooler. All this power goes
rearward to a rebuilt 1970 Chevelle rear differential, with Mark
Williams rear axles and bearings with a 2:70 gear ratio.
Undercarriage
All rust free we note a '70 Chevelle Front Clip, a '70 Chevelle
back half, power disc brakes, new 18-gallon fuel tank, new coil
springs front and rear, Ridetech shocks, and Headman Headers and
new exhaust pipes and mufflers.
A turn key nicely restored car chassied sedan delivery, with an
original looking exterior, some cool turbine style wheels, a
powerful 350 engine, plenty of suspension upgrades, and a custom
interior, and we can hop in and turn the key and go for as long as
you want. All in 1938 sedan delivery style.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 450 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
