1951 Chevrolet Deluxe

Description

This 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Business Coupe is a dark and sleek classic with the kind of details that make people take extra time checking it out. But you'll love this for more than just the paint and body. With an upgraded performance crate V8, upgraded suspension featuring four-wheel disc brakes, and a custom leather-lined A/C interior, they made sure this stylish custom was truly built to cruise.

This is a terrific full custom style that emphasizes smoothness. It's in the frenched headlights, shaved door handles, sport mirrors, one-piece windshield, and flush-mounted LED tail lights. Even the trim was deleted and replaced with paint and pinstriping. The black paint has a nice gloss to show off the pure style of this car. After all, with the trim deleted and the bumpers and grille color-matched, there's added beauty in the way the light flows across the large curves of the sheet metal. And all this darkness draws added attention to the shine of the clear tri-bar headlights, wide exhaust tips, and 16-inch Budnik alloys. The finish is not perfect, but that's also not what you want. When a custom is built to be driven, it needs to look great reflecting all the neon signs at night. At the same time, you want an overall style that makes it easy to cruise all night long.

The remote door openers on the key fob unlock a full custom car experience. The unique purple is a comprehensive package including the carpeting, door panels, headliner, and trunk. Even the digital gauges have a cool purple glow. The upholstery is a supple purple leather, and there's a center console running through the middle of the whole car to give both rows true individual space. And there's plenty more comfort with features like power windows, an AM/FM/CD stereo, a tilt steering column, and cold-blowing air conditioning. And we love how the Budnik steering wheel has a similar design to the exterior alloys for that extra touch of thoughtfulness.

This is the generation before Chevy's small block era, but the V8 is such a great upgrade that they couldn't resist it for this cruiser. The 350 cubic-inch motor looks great with the bright style radiating within the dark and clean inner walls of the engine bay. This is a ZZ3 performance crate motor. It inhales deeply with a four-barrel carburetor, and it exhales with added power as shorty headers feed the dual exhaust. And as a true cruiser, you've also got good supporting components like an aluminum radiator with an electric fan and the battery moved behind the rear seat for better weight distribution. There's a solid feeling on the road, and in fact, this was driven a few hundred miles to get to our place. What makes it so nice are the right easy driving upgrades like the Mustang II-style front suspension, three-speed automatic transmission, power steering, and four-wheel power disc brakes.

The sale comes complete with restoration photos and build receipts. This is not only a bold-looker but also a great driver. So if you want a 1950s Chevy coupe that's nice for cruising near or far, call today!