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| 1940 Chevrolet Fleetline |
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Price: $34,500 |
Last Updated 13 hours ago
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| Year: |
1940 |
| Make: |
Chevrolet |
| Model: |
Fleetline |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
350ci V8 |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Burnt Orange Metallic |
| Miles: |
15335 |
| Stock #: |
7076 |
| Body Style: |
Sedan |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Coupe These new Chevrolets for 1940 have been designed and built and priced to be first again, first in quality, performance, appearance, and economy, first in public favor, and first in sales, again in 1940 as they have been in eight of the last nine years.  Chevrolet herewith presents three series of passenger cars, Special De Luxe, Master De Luxe, and Master 85. All three are built to the same high standards of quality, in design, materials, and manufacture, for which Chevrolet has long been famous. From the 1940 Chevrolet brochure For consignment, a 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe showing 15,336 miles, but these are not actual.  Here's a car that sticks to the Chevrolet's commitment to performance, appearance, and public favor only this time, with a modern twist including a gleaming two stage paints job, wheels they could not have dreamed about in 1940, and an interior that combines original deco styling with the added benefit of creature comforts. The build, other than a transmission rebuild, has just 750 miles on it. The exterior was taken down to bare metal and new glass, seals, hinges, and lights are newer.  Exterior With better than new coverage, the glossy Burnt Orange metallic paint is a stunning complement to both the polished trim around the car and the black features including the running board, panel seam cords, and rear window trim. The metalwork is also in fantastic condition ranging from the chrome light rings, polished accents on the headlight housing, dramatic engine cover vents, and window trim. The brochure describe the bulbous trunk as the smoothly contoured rear end combines beauty and utility, for it encloses a large illuminated compartment for carrying luggage, and it does present a striking contrast to the front's more torpedo-like boldness.  17-inch polished American Racing Torque Thrust wheels wearing staggered size tires tuck neatly into the fenders and creates a stance that is well hunkered down in comparison to where it stood in 1940, which boasted Royal Clipper styling and included tires that were a bit higher and quite a bit thinner.  This well done car shows no glaring imperfections on the exterior. Interior Tan tweed door panels are contoured with wide, horizontal bands while ivory knobbed hand controls throw it all back to 1940 and a round speaker brings it forward a few years.  Also more modern are the front bucket seats in camel leather and both of them show some wear, more so on the driver's side, while the rear bench reflects appropriate simplicity in a lighter shade of newer leather.  From the steering wheel forward, it's a period treat for the eyes, decked out in body color and tan and the authentic deco speedometer is a singular work of art. Deco includes ribbed ribbon on top and bottom of major components on the dashboard including the gauge cluster, the middle speaker, and the clock that's beautifully framed in burnt orange on the glove box door. An AM/FM/CD radio is cleanly mounted under the dashboard, not far from a vintage heater unit.  A Lokar shifter rises tall from the floor in the midst of a plastic cupholder and over tan carpet in good condition. More tweed is found on the ceiling and on the visors and it's all clean and intact and the trunk is nicely lined with fitted tan carpeted mats and housing a covered spare, a scissor jack in the box, and a secured battery.  Drivetrain Under the hood, we find clean bay condition and a 350ci V8 with an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, a mild cam, billet rockers, chrome valve covers, and headers for the outflow.  The rebuilt transmission is a TH350, rebuilt about 1,900 miles ago, is a 3-speed automatic with a newer stall converter, sending power to the 10 bolt rear.  Power brakes are onboard with discs in front wearing newer pads and drums in the rear. The water pump, alternator, power steering pump, and headers are new per our consignor.  The aluminu |
Vehicle Options
Tinted Glass,Power Steering,Power Front Disc Brakes,Leather Seating,Instrumentation,Heater/Defroster,Electric Clock,Bucket Seats,AM/FM RADIO,Aluminum Wheels |
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