1936 Chevrolet Other

207 Cubic Inch

3 Speed Manual

Clear

This rare 1936 Chevrolet Master Coach with outside spare tire and wire wheels has been garaged in Southern California since I bought it in Hollywood 41 years ago. It’s a dream machine, I feel like Humphrey Bogart when I’m driving it. Out of a production run of 931,102 for Chevrolet in 1936, only 40,814 were the Master Coach. 1936 was the first year for the all steel ‘Turret Top’ instead of fabric, for hydraulic brakes, and for front-hinged doors. In 1936 Chevrolet overtook Ford in sales for the first time. A body-off restoration was completed 10 years ago, frame and body were blasted, new wood was installed wherever needed. Motor compression was good, so we did a valve job and resurfaced the head, replaced the starter, generator, water pump, fuel pump, and carburetor with rebuilts; NOS radiator and grille, brake cylinders and clutch; resurfaced the flywheel, new synchros and some new gears and bearings in transmission, knee action shocks were rebuilt by Five Points, new glass and window channels, new wood graining on the window moldings, all new rubber, new headliner, Hampton Coach mohair interior, original heater was recored, vacuum wipers by wiperman.com, recast steering wheel, all gauges were rebuilt and are operable. Oh, and the rear seat back folds down to allow for luggage storage behind. Most of my purchase receipts are available to a buyer, my direct restoration costs were over $30,000.00, my own countless of hours of labor are incalculable. This car has been driven less than 500 miles since the restoration was completed, parades, car shows and such, but I have moved on to other interests thus this sale. This year I again rebuilt the brake cylinders and fuel pump. This car is as authentic and original as you can get, the only concession to modernity is turn signals, the switch for which is discreetly hidden. It is painted Hollywood Tan, the correct color per the body tag. It has the optional right side taillight. Included is a plush car cover, many spare parts, a correct Chevrolet unrestored tube radio with speaker and an unrestored locking hubcap for the rear spare (very rare); all three of the original repair manuals - the 1935 Mechanical, 1936 Supplement, and the 1935/1936 Fisher Body (not reprints); original sales brochures and magazine ads, even the dealer filmstrip. So, what's wrong with this car? I never got around to doing the pin striping on the belt molding or the wheels; there is no weatherstripping on the doors, so not a good idea to drive it in the rain, I couldn't find the fender brace/splashguards the are meant to keep mud and rain from being thrown from the rear tires onto the tail lights, and there are minor paint dings. Please note my eBay feedback score, 2,562 positives over ten years, with not a single negative. This car can be seen in person in La Canada, California. I can be reached by telephone at (818) 952-3038 or evenings and weekends at (818) 326-1111, ask for Gary. Buyer must take possession of the car in La Canada, or arrange for Buyer’s preferred transport. Deposit of $500.00 within 48 hours of auction close. Full payment required within 7 days. On Dec-08-12 at 20:45:39 PST, seller added the following information: Oh, and the teeth on some of the window cranks are worn, so you need to push in while cranking the windows up. But did I mention the new aluminum doors sills, glove box, dash knobs, re-bushing the pedals to eliminate slop, re-built steering gear to tighten steering, new but yet-to-be-installed rear window shade, new wiring harness, that the same key operates the ignition and working door locks, that the car is 6 volt without sealed beam headlights and the starter has the original engagement method of pushing down on the accelerator pedal? On Dec-13-12 at 14:59:34 PST, seller added the following information: Someone asked about "door droop." All of the 35 - 36 two-door sedans I have seen have some degree of door droop due to the physics involved and hinge pin wear. At its worst point (rear edge) the passenger door is down 1/8 - 1/4, and the drivers' door 1/4 - 3/8. This disappears when the doors are closed, the Dovetail Bumper and Wedgeplate align them correctly. We replaced both door pillars, and some of the wood in the doors, it's been so long I've forgotten exactly which pieces. But everything we left in place was solid.