1950 Chevrolet Other

Sedan

Original 216 gas

Manual

HAA1225756

Clear

This is a 65 year old car, and it has a story: My mom bought this car brand new in 1950 for $1800. It had a fairly hard first couple of years, parked outside as she finished her degree at UC Berkeley. Her dad had an accident with it (its only accident) and you'll see the visible paint difference on the left front fender. But from 1952 on, it was a garage queen in the house my parents bought that year. It's been a garage queen ever since. I used to drive it to high-school, and when I moved on to other cars, it got parked in the garage again in 1982 and never touched since. "It ran when I parked it" 33 years ago. The good: 1. Original paint except for left front fender.2. Original dash with original paint and absolutely NO dust behind the gauges.3. Complete original chrome inside and out except for one missing interior door piece.4. Tires hold air for rolling around, but please don't drive on them!5. All locks, latches and roll-up windows operate easily.6. Original headliner in perfect shape except for water stains in rear.7. Body very straight. Will point faults out in photos.8. Stromberg carburetor.9. Original skirts.10. Perfect glass except for a small star crack in passenger windshield.11. Engine runs a few seconds with gas poured down carburetor. The not-so-good: 1. Original paint is starting to rust.1. 216 engine. Splash lube for lower bearings.2. Said engine was re-built with chrome rings.3. Said rings are sticky when cold, so 6/12 battery/relay hooked up to kick it over. No longer works. No longer available.4. See pics for scratches and dents.5. Bodywork done pre-1952. I heard gramps felt really bad for wrecking his daughter's brand new car!6. Neither the radio nor the clock work. Both quit before I was born.7. Engine doesn't run beyond a few seconds with gas poured into the carburetor. I have not even tried putting gas in the tank or fuel system.8. The brakes don't work at all.9. Rotten front seats10. Rear window leaks and the headliner has water stains.11. Difficult to roll. Stuck brakes? Bad wheel bearings?12. Will have to be flat-bedded out.13. Fuel and electrical systems are up to you!On Dec-06-15 at 19:00:06 PST, seller added the following information: I removed the nasty old battery this evening and found the battery tray to be very corroded. It is still structurally strong, but it will need some attention, replacement, even. The surrounding metal is in good shape though. I tried to post a pic but with 24 pics already I'd have to remove one. Unfortunately you can't remove pics from an auction that has a bid on it. I hope this doesn't concern anyone. I don't think it's a big deal at all. But you are certainly welcome to retract bids if you want to change your mind based on this new information. I just want to provide full disclosure!