Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe | 1952

Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe | 1952

Highlights:

– 3.4-litre six-cylinder petrol engine, manual transmission

– Major mechanical service completed in 2023, invoice for €7,000 on file

– Ignition, gaskets, brakes, leaf springs and electrics all attended to during that service

– Four-door Styleline Deluxe sedan body

– Described by the seller as a neat, good, roadworthy example

The seller offers for sale this 1952 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe, powered by a 3.4-litre six-cylinder engine, paired with a manual transmission. This four-door sedan underwent a major mechanical service at a garage in 2023, for which an invoice of €7,000 is available; work carried out included the ignition system, gaskets, brakes, leaf springs and the electrical system, after which the car was made fully roadworthy again. The seller describes the car as neat and in good, roadworthy condition, while noting that, as with any car from 1952, small points of attention can always be found.

The Styleline Deluxe was part of Chevrolet’s postwar full-size range, and 1952 marked the final year of the body design that had been introduced after the war. Chevrolet split its passenger cars into the Special and Deluxe trim lines, with Styleline denoting the conventional notchback body style, as distinct from the earlier fastback Fleetline models. For 1952, the Styleline Deluxe range spanned two- and four-door sedans, a Sport Coupe, the pillarless Bel Air hardtop, a cabriolet and a station wagon, with the four-door Deluxe sedan proving the most popular of them all. Underneath, all 1952 Chevrolets shared a 115-inch wheelbase, a box-girder frame, semi-elliptic rear leaf springs and a knee-action front suspension, with power coming from Chevrolet’s dependable inline-six engine. The following year brought all-new styling and series names, making this 1952 car one of the last examples of a design that helped make Chevrolet the best-selling car brand of the era.

With its simple, sturdy inline-six and manual gearbox, the Styleline Deluxe was built to be driven and maintained without fuss, a character that comes through clearly in a car that has just received a comprehensive mechanical recommissioning, backed up by a documented invoice. For collectors of postwar American cars, this Chevrolet offers straightforward, honest motoring from the very design generation that cemented the brand’s dominance in the early 1950s.

Condition of the bodywork & paint

4 — Very Good. Clean with minimal wear; might need minor replacements for small missing or broken parts.

Condition of the interior

4 — Very Good. Clean with minimal wear; might need minor replacements for small missing or broken parts.

Technical condition

4 — Very Good. Mechanically solid, with potential for minor servicing.

Overall condition

4 — Very Good. Displays only minimal wear and can hit the road any time.

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This vehicle is currently located in: Overijssel province, the Netherlands.

This vehicle drives, brakes and shifts.

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