56 Chevy Utility sedan

Dick Butler · 11-27-2012, 03:32 PM

I have a friend who has owned the same utility sedan for 40 years. It has NO rust and is apart for restoration. All Nos or fresh parts, Many number matching parts including 4 barrel 265, 3 speed on the column. Original material for seats. Trying to help find the value for this as the friend is quite ill and wants to sell it shortly. He was a body /restoration man so imagine the care he has given to the car.
I assume it has been in his garage for most of the 40 years.
Thanks. Dick Butler 937-623-8126 cell.

Pistol Pete · 11-27-2012, 06:39 PM

Dick

Is this the car with NO side windows. Is it a panel wagon ????

Also, is the car painted or No ???

Thx

Pistol Pete

Rich Biebel · 11-27-2012, 06:53 PM

Sounds like one of these

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=SC0512-125693

No back seat.....windows don't go down in the rear......maybe no radio and or even no heater.....

A "Business Coupe" was a popular term for cars like this....No frills.....Basic transportation for a door to door type salesman.....Fuller Brush Man.....Pots and Pans...... Small appliances
A buddy in high school had one......A Blue Flame Six with a 3 on the tree....A chrome pot air cleaner....I drove it a few times......Beat on it pretty good.......LOL....He wanted me to! I can still hear the carb. sucking air..........it had a chrome pot instead of the stock oil bath air cleaner......

Hemi Moose · 11-27-2012, 06:57 PM

Dick, can you post some photos of it on the forums...

Rich, that black '55 Chevy is pretty sweet lookin'...

Rich Biebel · 11-27-2012, 07:02 PM

Oops....I thought he said '55...........'56s were a lot different to me...

Another friend had one of those.......265 powerpack....P/G......Those cars were dogs.......The trans killed it.......It was almost always in the wrong gear since all you had were 2 speeds.....and a very tight converter......

I had a '55 Chev for a while.....Put an engine I had laying around in it......a '58 Pontiac engine.......with the hydramatic.......project went down hill when I discovered the block was cracked.....froze up from leaving it sit a long time and there was water still in the block.....2nd time that happened to an engine I had......I try not to let that happen after those 2 events.....LOL

Dick Butler · 11-27-2012, 10:24 PM

Pete it is a 2 dr sedan like the Black 55 in the pictures but a 56. Light Danube Blue...I will get photo this week end.

Stockerstang · 11-29-2012, 05:29 PM

Hey,
Saw this wagon at Syracuse Nationals car show this past summer. Obviously a Pontiac, real cool, funky wagon I thought. Figured I'd post the photo.

Eddie Rezac · 11-30-2012, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stockerstang

Hey,
Saw this wagon at Syracuse Nationals car show this past summer. Obviously a Pontiac, real cool, funky wagon I thought. Figured I'd post the photo.

I believe this is a 1955 Canadian Pontiac, sedan delivery, which used a Chevrolet body. I have seen these years ago, going up into Canada to race. Eddie Rezac

11-27-2012, 03:32 PM	#1
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	56 Chevy Utility sedan I have a friend who has owned the same utility sedan for 40 years. It has NO rust and is apart for restoration. All Nos or fresh parts, Many number matching parts including 4 barrel 265, 3 speed on the column. Original material for seats. Trying to help find the value for this as the friend is quite ill and wants to sell it shortly. He was a body /restoration man so imagine the care he has given to the car. I assume it has been in his garage for most of the 40 years. Thanks. Dick Butler 937-623-8126 cell.

11-27-2012, 06:39 PM	#2
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,626 Likes: 3,404 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Dick Is this the car with NO side windows. Is it a panel wagon ???? Also, is the car painted or No ??? Thx Pistol Pete

11-27-2012, 06:53 PM	#3
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Sounds like one of these http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=SC0512-125693 No back seat.....windows don't go down in the rear......maybe no radio and or even no heater..... A "Business Coupe" was a popular term for cars like this....No frills.....Basic transportation for a door to door type salesman.....Fuller Brush Man.....Pots and Pans...... Small appliances A buddy in high school had one......A Blue Flame Six with a 3 on the tree....A chrome pot air cleaner....I drove it a few times......Beat on it pretty good.......LOL....He wanted me to! I can still hear the carb. sucking air..........it had a chrome pot instead of the stock oil bath air cleaner...... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 11-27-2012 at 06:59 PM.

11-27-2012, 06:57 PM	#4
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Dick, can you post some photos of it on the forums... Rich, that black '55 Chevy is pretty sweet lookin'... Last edited by Hemi Moose; 11-27-2012 at 07:02 PM.

11-27-2012, 07:02 PM	#5
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Oops....I thought he said '55...........'56s were a lot different to me... Another friend had one of those.......265 powerpack....P/G......Those cars were dogs.......The trans killed it.......It was almost always in the wrong gear since all you had were 2 speeds.....and a very tight converter...... I had a '55 Chev for a while.....Put an engine I had laying around in it......a '58 Pontiac engine.......with the hydramatic.......project went down hill when I discovered the block was cracked.....froze up from leaving it sit a long time and there was water still in the block.....2nd time that happened to an engine I had......I try not to let that happen after those 2 events.....LOL __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 11-27-2012 at 07:08 PM.

11-27-2012, 10:24 PM	#6
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Pete it is a 2 dr sedan like the Black 55 in the pictures but a 56. Light Danube Blue...I will get photo this week end.

11-29-2012, 05:29 PM	#7
Stockerstang Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 210 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 4 Posts	Re: 56 Chevy Utility sedan Hey, Saw this wagon at Syracuse Nationals car show this past summer. Obviously a Pontiac, real cool, funky wagon I thought. Figured I'd post the photo. Attached Thumbnails