Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND NEWER 1946-1948 1948 chevy stylemaster - transmission. Then, with energy crises demanding more compact cars, and with the growing popularity of vehicles such as pickups and minivans, trends changed. On February 1, 1942, the US government ceased all civilian car production due to the countrys involvement in World War II. 1942-1947 Chevrolet Shop Manual I am unaware of changes to the suspension system between the 1947 and 1948 cars. I dont buy that. Plus, there are crystal clear headlights, frenched taillights, and a shaved trim on the hood and trunk. I have more pics and can help arrange delivery. Gateway Classic Cars shall and will make reasonable efforts to disclose any In this case, our featured Stylemaster carried a base price of $1,219 for $67 (or 5%) more, a customer could order a Fleetmaster instead, or for $94 (or 8%) extra, could spring for a Fleetline Aerosedan. The American car almost always evolved slowly. Instead of traditional running boards (which, according to the ad above could double as a seat for winos, a perch for miscreant youths, and were the cause of numerous other ills), the cars contoured door panels concealed an inner rubber-covered step. It is in perfect condition and has low miles. Nobody else had the spare resources, they were all-in on building as many of them as they could while the sellers market lasted while their design resources and tooling budget went 100% to the all-new postwar models they knew would be needed eventually. Just seven years later, US RAV4 sales would surpass 400,000 with dimensions largely similar to this 2010 model. The Stylemaster was an entry level trim model that ran from 1946-1948. Learn how your comment data is processed. Filters Clear Filters. Now its new again. I was always intrigued by the high humpy hoodline on these cars. Home ; Search for Specifications Find automobile specifications; Directory of Services Listing of dealers, companies and individuals offering cars, parts and services for antique, classic, vintage and muscle cars. Because last year, we had War. She's a homely sort, the sort of gal you might reluctantly take home to mother, but those plain sides hide a war-winning frame and the kind of stump-pulling. (*3) Except in the State of Kansas where remedies for certain implied warranties cannot be disclaimed. Free Shipping Over $35 Receive free standard shipping on orders over $35 to addresses in the continental United States. A bit of buying advice from the peace-loving gang atCar and Driver. It is finished basecoat - clearco, For consignment, a 1947 Stylemaster Sport Coupe which due to the war is essentially a 1942 Fleetmaster with some tooling updates. Prices on the Stylemaster ranged from $1,020 to $1,125; the Fleetmaster ranged from $1,130 to $1,600, and the Fleetline was priced at $1,165 for the aero sedan and $1,225 for the Sport Sedan. 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster | Classic Cars for Sale - Streetside Classics Red Line Water Wetter Cooling System Treatment 80204. [1] The Stylemaster, which was essentially an updated 1942 Chevrolet Master Deluxe,[1] was powered by a 216.5cuin (3.5L) Straight-six engine driving through a 3-speed manual transmission. Please choose to download one of the following options for an improved browsing experience: Chrome (Download ), Microsoft Edge ( Download ) or Mozilla Firefox ( Download ). 1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster 1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster - Oldride If Chevy engines were so pathetic, how come they kept selling so well, decade after decade. Open the door to a full custom interior. None of these prove anything, but I for one sure havent been eager to own a Chevrolet straight 6. The Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe is a model that was only produced for the last year of the Stylemaster's production run - 1948. Take this home today and drive in class! Owned locally for the last 6 years, this custom coupe has plenty of tasteful upgrades as well as the classic Stylemaster feel. 13,176 blue automatic. $16,500. 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster 2 Door Town Sedan. A contractor once got his 1960s pickup wedged in. Perhaps the most important single design change was the omission of exterior running boards. But I remember all different brands. The browser you are using is no longer supported! GM seemed to hang on to that humpy hood look for quite a while, even when the rest of the industry seemed to be moving to a flatter hoodline. Used Chevrolet Stylemaster for Sale Near Me | Cars.com 1946 CHEVROLET STYLEMASTER STREET ROD | eBay The door-door versions outsold four-doors by 70% in this period. The old ones look heavier than they are, while with new cars its the opposite. + Read More Save Search Saved (0) My Favorite Listings (0) Filters Applied: chevrolet stylemaster Filter by Make & Model (2) Make Abarth AC Acura Advantage Aermacchi 1948 Chevrolet Advance Design Cab Over Engine COE Pickup Truck. This interior appears as if it has been reupholstered, but is otherwise mighty original. A few points to ponder about and a bit of 2cent advice. Missus have a bun in the oven and need dependable transportation? 1946 Chevrolets were like cars worldwide largely clones of prewar models. And hasnt advertising changed? It was essentially an updated 1942 Master Deluxe. KNX 1050 Los Angeles, every evening on your set from 7 to 8 p.m. We love being in your living room, and thank you kindly. Im assuming these last cars sold at inflated prices but I havent investigated this yet. Chevrolet would build its 19 millionth vehicle on December 5, 1946. One aspect is that it appears that the percentage of the US market captured by the Big Three slipped from about 90% in 1941 to about 80% in 1947-48, as makes such as Studebaker, Nash and others grew in popularity. Lot #62,521. With these types of changes, Chevrolet hoped to shed the old-timer look of the automobiles early age. 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster technical and mechanical specifications Bonhams : Left-hand drive,1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster Coup Chassis no I remember them quite well as a kid. $49,995 Dealership CC-1692687 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster In another change that took up less acreage, Chevrolet redesigned the front emblem. The Series DJ Stylemaster was introduced as the base trim level model in the 1946 Chevrolet range, along with the top level Series DK Chevrolet Fleetmaster. That Quality Quiz table looks mighty impressive at first glance, but is essentially meaningless when you read the fine print, as so many of the lauded features refer to GMs name for things rather than the actual feature itself. The peak of the hood is taller, but all other parts are lower. It seems like GM was the only division to bother with even minor pro forma styling changes for their prewar holdovers in the early postwar years. It was offered in 2-door Town Sedan, 4-door Sport Sedan, 2-door . Typographical errors happen. Selling as abandoned storage, not running but very complete. 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Classic Cars for Sale Nothing against Crosley or Kaiser, but I wonder how many of their sales were based on mere desperation to get rid of the old heap. it looks downright petite next to one of todays larger cars, in this case a fellow Chevy. That staggering demand dictated that model year changes be modest, if for no other reason than executives wished to avoid the typical one- to three-week factory shutdowns to retool for new designs. That Blue Flame was produced for over two decades. Being born in 1946; my earliest memories are those of riding, or rather standing behind the front seats holding onto the courtesy rope that was across the back of the two front seats. Shocks & Struts for Chevrolet Stylemaster Series. The Fleetmaster, which replaced the "prewar" Chevrolet Special Deluxe, was powered by a 216.5 cu in (3.5 L) Straight-six engine driving through a 3-speed manual transmission. RUNS AND DRIVES. Cars. 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe In 1941, the Master Deluxe Series AG and Special Deluxe Series AH had updated styling from the year before with things such as a new grill, new suspension, new curves, and the headlight mounted in the fenders, and the Special Deluxe introduced the Special Deluxe Fleetline sedan. These were very good looking cars. How does this essay strike me? There no business more bottom line oriented than trucking. of the 1948 model is that the radiator gr. Your password must at least 8 characters in length. Thanks Joe! For example, even as late as 1946, meat supplies were rationed and we used ration coupons to buy the meat. Chevrolet advertised the new model as 'Big car quality at the lowest cost'. At the very front, parking lights now flanked a grille that was modestly redesigned, with chunkier and wider crossbars, in a way to emphasize the cars width and bulk (going for a still more massive look). Our featured Stylemaster hails from 1947, a year for which, once again, Chevrolet made few changes. Nice find. Also, it was for the 1947 model year then Studebaker showed its new post-war car with its rear window and one-year later Hudson showed its step-down design. 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Needs A Bath - Yahoo Autos Like my dad used to call any independent suspension knee-action. ebay has printed copies of the manuals, as they also have brand new Vega steering boxes for sale. Chevrolet Stylemaster - Cars-On-Line.com The topic of the waiting lists, lotteries, bribes, surcharges and other things that folks had to deal with in order to buy a car in the late 1940s is quite interesting. All rights reserved. Somehow I didnt include any reference to Knee-Action in this article, so to compensate for that omission, heres a good 1947 Knee-Action ad: That 250ci six bore no resemblance to the early Chevy six except having six cylinders in line and overhead valves. chopolds, Feb 28, 2008. 1228 Forest Parkway The transmission is a 4L60E 4-speed automatic with overdrive. A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car in a modern setting. When you consider how many Crosleys and Kaisers were sold postwar, and how badly their sales fell off once supply and demand got back to normal, Id say youre correct. It has been upgraded with a fully adjustable air ride suspension, small block power, an ove, This 1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster has the cool two-tone look of a thoughtful build. Streetside Classics Fixed-price. Great photos too, its hard to get good shots with other cars on both sides, but you managed. Every car manufacturer is obliged to mark all its vehicles in this special format. Chevrolet 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster History Gallery Valuation Stylemaster (1946 - 1948) 1946 1947 1948 These are standard specifications - not necessarily specifications for the vehicle (s) in the photo (s). Coolant Additive, Water Wetter, 12 fluid oz., Each. 507-214-3550. 13, Kia Shows Off EV9 Silhouette in New Teaser, 1993 Volkswagen Corrado SLC Is Today's BaT Pick. I still have a book of coupons. SHARE POST #12. Houston, TX 5 years at classiccars.com. Any way you slice it, thats better than what we had last year. If you are paying someone, the M2 is probably a better choice, just align and weld in the crossmember, no other major fabrication necessary. For 1947, roughly 88,000 Sytlemaster Town Sedans like this one were produced, accounting for just 13% of the 670,000 total Chevrolet cars produced for that year. Bid for the chance to own a 1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Coupe Utility at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Zip Code. Taking a tour around this Stylemaster, we can see some of the details that were significant at the time. GM, for all of its issues, was just catering to the audience. There also seem to have been rumors that new cars were being made with thinner sheet metal, an accusation that dogged Kaiser particularly. Ive heard of the car industry pioneer statues in Flint, and if I ever visit there, I absolutely will go and see them. See Results. And while the Stylemasters features, designed in the 1940s to ensure a more massive appearance, do in fact seem to make this old-timer appear solid and hefty. In addition to the large speedometer and clock, the driver also had four small gauges on the dashboards left-hand side for fuel, water temperature, oil pressure and an ammeter. Each potential purchaser understands it is his/her/their responsibility You can get into a new 46 Stylemaster Business Coupe for $1022! I think new engines were quite infrequent in this era, and not just for GM. But theres a lot of interesting history hiding in these forgotten years. It's not just the vivid paint that will attract you to this 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster. Thanks, Thomas! The main distinguishing difference of the 1948 model is that the radiator grill featured a vertical center bar. By contrast my first house, a small flat-roof in a very modest part of south San Jose, built in the early seventies, had a comparatively huge garage. Why? 1947 1948 Chevrolet stylemaster CENTER DASH SPEAKER GRILLE COVER OEM # 3684124 | eBay Motors, Parts & Accessories, Car & Truck Parts & Accessories | eBay! In keeping with its more generous dimensions, the cars styling of low sweeping lines, with accent on the horizontal, intensifies the swift massiveness and safe stability which are designed into the car. MILEAGE 11,310 Miles The immediate postwar years are often glossed over, and with good reason, since the cars were largely regurgitations of prewar models. So, a little old history for you younger gents and ladies. Or would such an enthusiast be pleased not to squeeze into low-roofed cars any longer? Required fields are marked *. Copper shortages held up a lot of production at Packard, for instance, since radiators were all-copper back then. Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster - Marinated And Seasoned Yes, there seem to have been rumors about cheapening even before the war, as shortages of critical materials meant that some parts were redesigned on the short-lived 1942 models. The result was that we ate commercial grade meat through 1946 and when rationing stopped, my mother never went to a butcher again, only to the supermarket. The garage in the tract home we lived in before our current home, built in 1954, large and fancy for its time, had a two car two door garage with a center post. Gateway Classic Cars has Those ultra-smooth color-matched inner walls funnel your attention to the detailed and tidy motor in the middle.