Timing gear broke at 80,000.
A little rust in the trunk.
The car handles like a truck and is slow on the freeway, but it was never built for freeway. This car was designed for 2 lane roads, paved and otherwise.
This car flies on dirt roads; you don't even feel bumps on the soft bench seat. The gearing is low, so it is kind of quick off the line, for the first second or two.
It is made of solid steel, the nose is plain, and the rear end design is beautiful. I drove this car on a daily while in college and it never let me down.
Someone in my area has a Fleetline that they don't seem to use much, and I was considering attempting to buy it. Any suggestions?
If you can get it for $150 or less, then buy it.
Otherwise don't bother.
Gee Jan 7, aren't you being a little unfair? Yeah they have some problems like my grandfathers. All it needs is a new filler neck and the engine overhauled, but they're really great cars, if you can get one go for it! They may not be top of the line, but they'll outlast most of the other cars. Like it hasn't already.
My dad also had a 1950 Chevy DeLuxe (not sure if it was a Fleetline because the only marking on it said DeLuxe). I drove it in high school for a year, and off and on until he sold it in 2000.
It was a fun car, smooth riding, and pretty quiet. I agree, good for back road cruising and enjoying the drive. Ours had a top speed of about 55 because the gearing was so low. Not a highway car, but I'm sure it was made for an era when farmers still had to crawl through muddy roads and deep snow to get home. Wide steering wheel, and 3-on-the-tree. A fun car.
Only real drawback was the vacuum-operated wipers weren't up to the job in cold, and useless at idle with low engine vacuum.
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