AzBob Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/chandler-1940-chevrolet-chevy-special/7687761956.html Looks to be in decent shape only needing minor attention. Edited December 13, 2023 by AzBob (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Don't know the market for these so I can't comment on the price but I like the car. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 A cool Chevy coupe at an aggressive price. I would like it more at $17,000! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Nice looking, well cared for car. Is this a four passenger car similar to the Buick Special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 5 hours ago, kingrudy said: Is this a four passenger car similar to the Buick Special? Yes...if the rear seat occupants are very good friends. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBob Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Beautiful car, but not for $25K. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 16 hours ago, kingrudy said: Nice looking, well cared for car. Is this a four passenger car similar to the Buick Special? This car is probably built on an GM A body car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzBob Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 I don't know much about Chevys of this era. Would the "3 on the tree" tranny be synchronized between 2nd and 3rd gears? Open drive line or torque tube? Seller doesn't indicate engine size, probably a 216 cu. in. Cruising speed probably 55 or 60? If I only had more room and the price was in the ballpark, I would consider this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Synchronized 2nd and 3rd? Should be. I think Chevrolet picked that up about 1933. Pretty sure all Chevrolet cars were torque tube through at least 1952. Not sure about 1953/'54. 3/4 ton pickups and bigger trucks were open driveline I "think" throughout the 1930s and later. If I recall correctly (please correct me if I am wrong?) the first year for the famous Babbitt-beater 216 was 1939. So it should be the 216. I don't recall what year they dropped the oil fill/breather pipe on the side of the engine, and put the oil filler in the valve cover? However, I know 1941 still had the side filler (pre-smog later 1940s and early 1950s still had the breather pipe just without the oil filler). The engine photo is the wrong side to see the breather pipe, however, the valve cover doesn't have the oil filler in it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 This really is a nice looking car. But compared side by side the 40 ford looks so much better. I apologize in advance to the chevy owners. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzBob Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 The Craigslist posting has expired so I would guess no takers yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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