Vehicle Description
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster 2 Door Town Sedan
In the late 1940's a 4-door sedan was somewhat of a status symbol.
A larger car meant success, and a bigger family obviously would
cost more money, and you would need a larger vehicle to haul this
family around. So, for a mere 3 years, Chevrolet produced the
Stylemaster series, in a coupe, sedan and woody wagon. Low numbers
and high cost foiled this effort for 1949, so few examples remain,
most suffering the ravages of time, and weather.
For consignment, a 2-door Town Sedan from the bowtie company in
1948 Stylemaster form. This car is in nice older restoration
condition, has an inline 6 cylinder engine under the hood, a nicely
redone interior and bleeds 40's style. Showing well on the exterior
thanks to being garage kept, and with post war excessive use of
chrome and large pontoon fenders, roomy interior and throw in some
art deco styling and advantage you!
Note: While this car comes with a clean and clear Pennsylvania
title, there is prior salvage branding.
Exterior
Bathed in Lake Como Blue Metallic paint that is nice, shiny and
mostly free from any inclusions, we do see some areas of paint
cracking and crazing, and some rust where trimmings meet the body.
Also, some areas of slight overspray drip are seen. The chrome
trimmings remain mostly bright and shiny with some early signs of
fading on the chrome grille bars. Clear lens fog lights have been
added and flank large wide horizontal bars that make up the grille
they front. The steel is straight and gaps, the fairly well minded,
and the original charm of the rounded bulbous looking hood and
hanging side fenders with some chrome trimmings have been retained.
The running board is about to go away, and with the turn of the
decade it totally will, but this car still has small running boards
connecting the fenders which are highlighted by stainless rocker
trimmings. On the back a nicely rounded trunk line melts into 1
unit with the rear quarters and a shiny curved bumper below frames
the bottom. Chevrolet badged dog dish moon caps are on all 4
corners covering black steel wheels and are wrapped in wide
whitewall tires.
Interior
A swing of the doors and we see the blue painted door sills which
border smooth gray broadcloth covered panels. These are dressed to
the nines with chrome cranks and actuators with aged bakelite
escutcheons and knobs. Below is a darker gray strip of carpeting.
The seats covered in a black and gray small checked pattern
broadcloth. The front split back bench is overstuffed and covered
also with the small check black and gray. A rear bench sports the
same pattern and appears to have never been sat in but does offer
plenty of legroom and armrests. Gray carpet floods the floors, and
it appears as new and a light cream headliner has been installed.
This headliner shows some wrinkles on the C pillar surrounding the
rear glass. Upfront a blue painted metal dash is appearing original
and looking nice and aged with no real damage. Now within the
chromed panels and horizontal ribs are some new Dolphin gauges with
a large speedo in the center. Moving across more horizontal ribs
and a corresponding round clock on the passengers side. Below is a
panel with a few knobs and pulls and an aftermarket AM/FM radio. An
dark blue bakelite 3 spoke steering wheel is large and in front of
the dash, and has a cloisonne embedded Chevrolet badge in the
center which is looking good.
Drivetrain
In what appears to be a nicely aged engine bay lies a light blue
painted 235.5ci inline 6-cylinder engine. This engine is circa
1955-57. A 1-barrel carburetor is beneath the oil bath air cleaner
setup, and a 3-speed manual transmission is on back, with 4.11 rear
gears for the axle. Wiring and hoses appear to be updated as well.
The electrical system has been updated to a 12V system.
Undercarriage
Patina and very light areas surface rust cover nearly what is
mostly black painted framing and floor pans with said remaining
solid. No areas of invasive rust are noted and the lower inside of
the doors are solid. Independent coil springs up front and leaf
springs in the rear provide the ride and drum brakes are seen on
all 4 corners. Single exhaust is noted and presents with only minor
surface rusting on the pipes.
Drive-Ability
She started right up and ran smoothly. For a large car it
accelerates nicely, and has decent brakes for drums. A fine
experience, however, the wipers were did not wipe and the car
pulled left when braking.
Despite some exterior paint faults, this car presents nicely on the
body front, fit and finish are good, and engine and engine bay have
been addressed in an earlier restoration. TLC will bring that
exterior right back up to snuff, and you will be able to pile your
family in and go for a Sunday drive...Remember those?? He's the
boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
2FJE11491
2-Tarrytown, NY Assy Plant
FJ-1948 Stylemaster
E-May Build
11491-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
STYLE NO 48 1211-1948 Stylemaster 2 Door Town Sedan
BODY NO T3444-Tarrytown Body #
TRIM NO 150-Gray Striped Pile Fabric
PAINT NO-376-Mayland Black
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.
