Vehicle Description
1949 Chevrolet Styleline Sport Coupe
"There's never been a Chevrolet like this. Never a Chevrolet so
smartly styled, so advanced in comfort, safety, and performance
with economy. It's far and away the finest Chevrolet ever built,
the most beautiful buy of all new cars! Two distinctive new body
styles in Fleetline and Styleline with 14 grand new models
including the DeLuxe and Special". From the 1949 sale brochure
For consignment, a 1949 Chevrolet Styleline Sport Coupe, showing
60,773 miles but the true miles are unknown. This one has been
treated to a distinctive paint job and plenty of new parts to
create a roadworthy show car with a fantastically finished interior
as well!
Exterior
Forget the drab colors of the late 40's, this one is bathed in two
stage Maryland Black on the body and red metal flake on the roof
and from the side, the colors and sleek shape of the car work
together to create a dramatic piece. This is further enhanced by
the red steel wheels, red centered hub caps, and wide white wall
tires. One can't help but notice the prominent visor up front and
the chrome gravel guard on the bulging rear fenders. But wait,
there's more! An airbrushed shell design covers the C-pillar and
adds a little flair. The wide car is underscored by its wide set
headlights and prison bar grille over a wrap around chrome bumper.
A tapered nose leaves a nearly flat plane between it and the
fenders, and this design is referenced in the sloping rear, bulbous
trunk, and wide set fenders trimmed in stainless. Two giant exhaust
pipes emerge from underneath and stretch well beyond the bumper
creating a more aggressive stance they could not have imagined in
1949. Condition wise, the paint and metalwork is fantastic. There's
an inclusion on the rocker panel, an area of orange peel, and an
area of cracking paint.
Interior
Smooth red door panels with polished trim present cleanly and hint
at the level of quality we might expect from the rest of the
interior. And indeed the red leather split bench is immaculate with
barely compression on the driver's side, while the rear bench and
red sidewalls are a monochromatic sight to see! The black steering
wheel is wrapped in a red vinyl cover with metal flake and shares
the column with a tachometer in front of a red faced center multi
gauge with silver trim while maintaining their deco font in white,
and this same treatment has been applied to the square clock on the
right side of the black painted dash. Do you see a theme here?
Well, it continues to the floor with a red handled Hurst shifter
over black carpet with red vinyl trim, and everything is clean. A
red vinyl headliner looms brightly above and the trunk has red
walls, a gray floor mat, and a spare tire that matches the mounted
ones.
Drivetrain
The show continues when the curtain goes up on the engine, which
now has a starring role with red, chrome, and black carefully
coordinated under the hood without diversion. This is a rebuilt
216.5ci inline 6 cylinder with a 1-barrel carburetor and a 3-speed
manual sending power to the 4.11 gears in back. Drum brakes occupy
the front and rear wheels. Our consignor states the gas tank, fuel
pump, lines are new along with the throw out bearing and water
pump. Brakes and their lines have been done as well.
Undercarriage
Even on great cars, this is where things often fall apart. But this
car maintains its attention to detail with a very clean underside,
dominated by smooth red oxide primer and clean components. It
presents like a fresh build with minimal surface rust and no
wetness anywhere. A Williams exhaust manifold sends dual exhaust
under the car where the pipes meet glasspack style mufflers then
head straight to the back where they exit in polished pipes.
Suspension consists of coil springs up front and leaf springs in
the rear.
Drive-Ability
This is a good sized car with big windows for great visibility
although the visor tends to shrink the windshield a bit, but also
keeps the sun out. It's a great looking car sitting still, and even
better looking in motion with sweeping rear fenders that seem to
flow with the wind as the bulbous pointed nose urges forward. We
note the horn, speedometer, and odometer are not working but all
other functions provided in the car operate as they should. 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.
Receipts and a book outlining the build of this car will accompany
it to the next owner so you'll have a full appreciation of what
went into it. It's one thing to admire a car from afar, it's
another to get intimate knowledge of exactly what went into it.
This is the complete package. A fairly uncommon car in an exciting
spec, and ready for cruises and shows, or simply Sunday drives!
TRIM TAG
STYLE NO 49 1227-1949 Styleline Sport Coupe
BODY NO K2131-Kansas City Body #
TRIM NO 156-Tan Striped Pile Fabric
PAINT NO 385-Mayland Black
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.
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