Vehicle Description
1951 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
What is a sedan delivery, exactly? The lines can be blurry, but
mainly we strive not to confuse them with their larger siblings,
panel deliveries aka panel trucks. A sedan delivery is built on a
passenger car chassis and employs a passenger-car derived body,
while panel trucks are truck-based. No, the distinction isn't
always clear. For example, Ford and others built both Sedan
Deliveries and Panel Deliveries on essentially the same chassis.
Oh, well.
For consignment, a 1951 Sedan Delivery for the tasking. It has had
a black respray about 4 years ago and some customizations from the
original design and liberties taken to improve on handling and
safety. This car started life as a flower car for a funeral
home.
Exterior
Donning its black shiny exterior and very good chrome trimmings,
prior to painting all body work was professionally done and shows
no rust , but a few bubbles on the rear wheel well area. All chrome
and brightwork are good and remain shiny and dimple free. The front
grille is a simple and original design. Front badging is looking
good as is the large hood ornament leading the way. Side and rear
swinging door glass has been tinted. The car rides on 15-inch black
painted wheels with ribbed trim rings and a center moon cap. Wide
whites are all around.
Interior
Textured almost terry cloth covers the doors. In the center is a
red vinyl panel with some stitching and an armrest. It is slightly
worn on the edge on the driver's side. Inside, faded red broadcloth
buckets from a late model more modern car are now in. These have
red vinyl bolsters and some gray piping for the armrests. In the
back is a full bench, and for the cargo area we see red carpeting
not exactly fitted to the space. Up front we see a full metal gray
painted dash with 2 round gauges in front of the large gray
steering wheel, and some vertical ribbed chromed strips in the
canter some house the temp sliders. Below this is a lineup of
bakelite knobs and the factory AM radio. Red carpet is on the
floors and above is a white headliner which is slightly saggy.
Drivetrain
Under the hood in a fairly clean engine bay we see a 216.5 inline 6
cylinder engine. It has a rebuilt head and a blue painted valve
covering. A 1-barrel carburetor and a 3-speed manual from the tree
shifter is bolted on. Final drive is 4.11 and the engine bay shows
some newer wiring.
Undercarriage
Up on the lift we note a lot of nice black undercoating and no
rust. All clean in the design with a stock single exhaust, drum
brakes, and independent coil springs for the front, and leaf
springs for the back. Keepin' it simple under here.
Drive-Ability
The car started easily idling smoothly, and ran just great. Good
handling and with new brakes and shocks helps this big carstop on a
dime. A good time had by this test track dummy! (Actually I'm a
little smarter than that but hey I digress!)
A fine vehicle with some add one and light modifications. The
interior needs a lot of TLC and it is overall a good example. I'm
going to be a delivery man.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
