1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe Four-Door Sedan

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

“Now there’s an economical Chevrolet for every kind of car buyer!” Chevrolet overhauled its entire lineup in 1949, moving from prewar designs to brand new cars with modern full-width bodies and pontoon fenders. Buyers could buy a bare bones business coupe for as little as $1,300 or could pony up $2,200 for an eight-passenger station wagon. Virtually everybody type and price level were offered in between. The division offered Special and Deluxe models in both Fleetline and Styleline series. The only powertrain available was a 216 cu-in six-cylinder engine mated to a three-speed manual transmission.

New for 1950 was the $159 Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission option. Cars with the automatic, like this $1,529 Fleetline Deluxe Sedan, received the 235 cu-in 105 horsepower truck engine with hydraulic lifters (“the highest horsepower rating in the low-price field”), while cars with manual transmissions kept the old 216 six. Visual changes were minimal from 1949, and they were still sold as Special and upscale Deluxe trims with fastback Fleetline and traditional Styleline designations. As their advertising said, these Chevrolets were “Finer than ever for ’50!”

Robert A. Jones, a successful businessman and second-generation leader of the still going concern, Jones Brothers Contracting of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, had an innate understanding of the many heavy duty machines that were a part of the family business. Early on, Mr. Jones turned that knowledge into a passion for road cars and acquired his first collector car in 1969, at the age of 35 — the famous Ford Model T. That single and simple pre-war car sparked a passion that never tempered for Mr. Jones and eventually, influenced by the more common Jones family marque of choice, his passions would burn even brighter for early Chevrolets. As his collection grew and changed over the years, his interests were focused on displaying the cars at regional shows and concours, as well as still driving many of his road-worthy classics. Hagerty Marketplace is proud to offer The Jones Collection, entirely without reserve, comprising some long-treasured vehicles from his personal collection.

Highlights

• Offered from The Jones Collection

• Four-door fastback Fleetline style

• 105 horsepower 235 cu-in six-cylinder engine with hydraulic lifters

• Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission

• Maryland Black paint

• Grey Striped Broadcloth interior

• Sticker from Bob Grimm Chevrolet, Morton, Illinois

• The chassis number 3HK-F 84959 breaks down as:

  • 3 – St. Louis, Missouri, assembly plant

  • H – Model Year 1950

  • K – Deluxe 2100 series Fleetline

  • F – May

  • 84959 – Production sequence number

• This 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe Sedan is offered with 18,870 miles; however, the true mileage is unknown

Features

• Electric clock

• AM radio

• Chrome bumpers and overriders

• Improved carburetion

• Bench seat

• Painted dashboard

• Manual windows

• Pivoting vent windows

• Chrome side view mirror

• Column-mounted gear selector

• Enclosed glove box

• Length 197.4 inches

• Width 73.9 inches

• Height 64.8 inches

• Wheelbase 115 inches

Known Imperfections

• Please note that all of the lots in The Jones Collection are offered after many years of storage, without operation, in a climate-controlled facility. The Hagerty Marketplace Team endeavored to bring most back to running potential, however, as a result of their extended static display, all lots will benefit from additional mechanical attention before being driven to address any imperfections associated with long-term storage or individual preferences. All lots are sold as is, where is.

• Abnormalities on rear trunk corners

• Paint burned on trunk

• Paint spidering trunk passenger side

• Interior shows its age with moisture stains throughout the cloth

• Failing Bakelite radio buttons

• Chipped paint along “B” pillar and spidering

• Small dents and scratches throughout

• Thin paint leading top edge of rear passenger door

Included

• Spare tire

• Jack

• “Power Glide Instructions” sun visor slip cover

Ownership History

This 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe Sedan has been a much-loved part of The Jones Collection since 2005.

Additional Notes  

A Broad Arrow Group Consignment Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle.   

Contact: Ramsey Potts Phone: 912.508.4096 email: rpotts@hagerty.com