Vehicle Description
1951 Chevrolet Styleline Sedan Delivery
Today, it's not uncommon to see cars and trucks fully wrapped in
vinyl with a business's promotional information, including what
they do, where they go, what products they sell, and of course,
their website. But the traditional strategy was to simply have the
business name hand painted on the door with a phone number, often
beginning with two letters. Then there's the in between method
where a car is custom painted to advertise a business, and that
car, often classic, might be driven around, or simply parked in
front of the business itself.
For consignment, a 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Sedan Delivery with the
true mileage unknown. This car has a Corvette engine and a
spectacular paint job with a vintage Indian Motocycle, (yes, that's
how it was originally spelled), logo on the sides, and a business
name on the back. Now, obviously if you have a motorcycle store or
shop, this would be perfect. But a car this stunning should not be
overlooked as vinyl wrap can easily change the color scheme, but
that's up to you!
Exterior
The shoulder line trim delineates between the maroon that covers
the cab and panel, and the glossy black paint below. Compared to
Chevrolets that would be developed in years to come, the front
grille and chrome are understated, clean, and functional, while the
hood rises proudly over, creating shelf-like horizontal plains out
of the fenders. In back, the fenders are flared and chrome gravel
guards dress them up and save them from rock chips. Out back,
smoked tail lights practically disappear in the black paint and the
third brake light just about disappears in the maroon! Gold painted
lettering paying tribute to Indian restorer, Elmer Lower on back,
famed Indian restorer, and a full color rendition of the early
Indian logo is on the sides. Old school chrome exhaust deflectors
mix with tinted windows and 16-inch polished American Racing Torque
Thrust wheels for an updated version of a former working man's
vehicle. A few touched up edge chips are the only exterior
imperfections we could find.
Interior
Tweed and carpet add to the stylized door panels, gray and black in
linear pattern that are clean and tidy. In front, low back bucket
seats, black with gray leather inserts are in place and the
driver's seat shows a bit of compression and wear. There's also a
rear bench seat! Back up front, a wonderful banjo style steering
wheel is presented to the driver leading to an instrument cluster
of brush aluminum faced AutoMeter gauges with red dials and black
number panels. This is all on a gray dash with black dash pad
wearing a traffic light viewer. Old mixes with new again as the
chrome center dash grille rises above a Garmin GPS screen and
accessory holder over an AM/FM/CD player with USB and AUX
capabilities. Let's not forget the billet climate panel fitted
between these things in a modern but hot rod version of switchgear.
Black carpet covers the floor with tweed lined footwells, and
custom black patterns appear on the headliner and side walls in
back that are based in tweed. And all looks to be in great
shape.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, a 350ci V8 our consignor states is from a 1988
Corvette, tuned port injected and mated to a 700R4 4-speed
automatic transmission sending power to the Ford 9" in back. The
engine has some nice dress up parts and polished components.
Meanwhile, power brakes are configured as front discs and rear
drums.
Undercarriage
Uniformly flat black with a chrome brake booster, the underside is
clean and dry! Dual exhaust enters a pair of FlowMaster mufflers
before exiting behind the rear wheels. A Mustang II front end
handles suspension with double wishbone design and leaf springs
handle the back. Surface rust is minimal and reserved for some
bolts and the master cylinder.
Drive-Ability
Wagons are cool, and sedan deliveries are even cooler! So much room
in the back and this well sorted edition doesn't disappoint on the
test loop where the Vette power provides plenty of get up and go
and the 60 series tires supply good tracking and handling, although
we note the front tires scrub on slow turns. The right rear turn
signal is not flashing but all other functions, including the
Garmin, operate as intended! While Classic Auto Mall represents
that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we
cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of
your purchase.
20,817 Sedan Deliveries were produced in 1951, undoubtedly used as
work vehicles. In fact, the configuration doesn't even appear in
the 1951 sales brochure for Chevrolet cars. There were trucks, of
course, but for small businesses or "one man shows," this might
have been the vehicle of choice. And now, it's a choice vehicle!
Decked out in very nice paint, a livable interior, and a fuel
injected 350, this is one to watch. And by watch, we mean watch it
come off the transporter to your front door!
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
With so many great cars, you know we have a lot to talk about, and
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Stewart Howden. Stewart discusses new inventory as well as trends
in consignments and car prices, while interviewing celebrities and
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