1958 Chevrolet 1800 Series Bel Air 2-door Post Sedan Original #'s Matching on 2040-cars
Harker Heights, TX, APO/FPO
Body Type:2-Door Sedan
Engine:Original 2-BBL 283 V-8 WITH SPARE 4-BBL '58 283
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Two Tone Teal Green w/ Black Inserts
Make: Chevrolet
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Bel Air/150/210
Trim: Bel Air "955" Two-Tone
Drive Type: Powerglide WITH spare Powerglide
Mileage: 63,000
Sub Model: Bel Air / Bel Air Trim Complete
Number of Doors: 2
Exterior Color: Ditzler Forest Green Metalic over Aqua Blue
For Sale: Complete, original, running, driving 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door (post) sedan. Clear Texas title in my name ready to release.
This car is 100% original; body tag photo shows "1800" series, (V-8). "955" series (Two Tone Paint). Photos show car when found, and present day on the trailer in our storage facility.
This car did have rust in the trunk pan when purchased. The trunk pan has been professionally replaced. The new floor boards are in the boxes pictured in the trunk. The car still has rust in the floor pans, the driver's kick panel, and in the top of the driver's side rocker panel under the door sill plate. The right rear quarter panel was professionally replaced due to being damaged, (see below).
History: The car was owned by the original owner who left it to his brother to satisfy a debt over 35 years ago. The car was stored in a barn in East Texas for 22 years. Then, it was moved outside. It spent the last 13 years outside. The left rear quarter panel was side-swiped at some point by a tractor. We bought the car from the third owner. The car had no brakes, no emergency brake and no driveshaft. The front glass was cracked and there was no ignition or keys. The motor turned freely but it was not running. We got the original motor running; (which runs perfect), and we purchased all the parts to get her mechanically sound and complete from Auto City Classics in MN. The original 2-BBL carb was rebuilt by King Carbs of Florida. It still retains it's original build number on the carb body.
Additional Parts that will go with the car for the posted sale price: We have also purchased a date-stamped (late '57 October) running 283 4-BBL motor, complete from oil pan to oil bath 4-BBL air cleaner, and a spare Powerglide transmission that came out of a 1958 4-door that was being parted out. All of the spare parts, motor and transmission will go with the car at the time of sale. The additional parts you see pictured will also go with the car. They consist of a complete, restored, immaculate grill and turn signal lense bezzle front grill with down draft panels as shown, an emergency brake cable assembly, complete from pedal to cable ends, a near pristine right rear quarter panel, steering linkage, spare drive line components and spindles. All of these parts were obtained during our search for parts to make our car complete. The 4-BBL 283 that goes with the car has had a compression check. The low was 120 and the high was 124. The motor runs perfectly and has the ORIGINAL carb on it. Mileage on the odometer of the parts car when we pulled the motor & transmission was 82,300.
Our '58 is a registered, running, driving car. She has two sets of keys, all the door locks and trunk lock match and work as designed. She is in a climate controlled storage facility. The car does need a full restoration. The pictures show most of the details, but for clarification and full disclosure I am listing the following information:
The interior has been removed. The seats remain installed. The original Two-tone door panels were rotted out and retaining moisture. The carpeting was virtually falling apart. The headliner was virtually gone out of the car, but all the top bows remain. The original front glass, rear seal glass, and passenger door glass, have all been professionally replaced. The mileage on the car is original, 63,237 miles. The doors open and close as new, without one milimeter of sag. The rubber door seal that clips into the doors, all the way around, and weather stripping was also removed because it was rotted away. The windshield posts are free of rot and were professionally cleaned out, treated and the new seals installed when the glass was replaced. The rear glass seal was given the same treatment. Photographs are available of the channels in the body at these locations.
In short, we have done right by our car, with the intent to get her painted, inside and out, and keep her what she is, a numbers matching 1800 series 955 Original 2-door sedan. But, on our retirement budget, it is simply not possible to continue to do what is necessary, properly, to continue our efforts to bring the car back to her former glory. We will take any additional photos of the car that you require. We are also considering selling our diamond plate, steel decked, Big Tex trailer with Warn 8,000 lb winch with the car at the time of sale for an additional $2450.00. The trailer has 3500 lb axles, electric brakes, stow ramps made of 1/4" 2x2 plate steel, with side-slip storage, full size spare with mount and all LED lighting.
We are located 55 minutes NE of Austin, 9 miles East of Fort Hood, Texas, 45 minutes South of Waco, in Central Texas. The car, fully restored, is worth in excess of $44,000.00. We are not interested in negotiating much off our price. Thanks for your interest.
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