You read the title correctly, this 1952 Chevrolet Styleline has only covered 11,523 miles since it left the factory! That’s just 180 miles per year! The condition is absolutely remarkable, and we would love to know that back story on this mint condition Chevrolet. Currently up for auction, the estimated sale price ranges from $13,000-16,000. Find it here on Raleigh Classic Car Auctions out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
There is not much information with this Chevrolet, other than the fact of it having extremely low miles. From examining the photos, it would appear that this Styleline was last inspected in Pennsylvania sometime around 1975 or so.
The interior is mint. It is really a learning experience to see such a great condition survivor. It is cars like these that many of us study while restoring our own cars. The exterior is also superb, with no damage visible from looking over the photos. Not to say that there aren’t rock chips or other superficial damage on this car. There does appear to be some light wear on the paint in the door jambs, and on the inner part of the doors as well. This wear is very minimal. We are almost brave enough to say that is the best looking chrome we have seen on an American car. Sadly there are no engine bay photos, but we imagine the engine and bay are just as nice and the rest of the car. There is no information regarding whether or not this one runs, but we just assume it was driven for its photo shoot instead of towed, or pushed around.
Stunning and original in every way, what do you think this Chevrolet Styleline will sell for? We would love to see this one maintained for future generations to see. What would you do with this beauty?
I don’t know how all these low mileage cars are popping out but I’m glad they are.
Thei owners are aging out and dieing off as we all will.
This is a very nice Chevy. The low mileage is wonderful, if true.
To bad it’s not a Fleetline (Fasback) those look good even with 4 doors. This model makes me yawn, even with 11,000 or whatever miles
I had a dark green ‘ 51 two door fleetline when I was in high school and I loved it . My dad bought it new and sold it to his brother in ’52 , I got in ’59. The thing I did like about ’52 vs ’51 was the color matched interior starting in ’52 . Previous to ’52 all interiors were the same grey . ’50 & ’51 belair 2 door ht were color matched ,all others were grey.
Good! That leaves great vehicles like this ’52 for those of us that genuinely love and respect cars like this for what they are: treasures!
This is a very nice example of the breed. I like the colors and it’s presentation.
Nyah. I’d rather have one I could drive and modify and have fun with.
You’d have to buy a trailer to take this to car shows; the only thing it has going for it is the mileage. Low miles don’t give me a hard on; provenance does. Tell me that it did the first 1,200 miles running the Pan Americana and you’ve got my attention. Tell me Grandma got Alzheimer’s and left the car in the garage for 64 years and I yawn. What can you do with it? If you don’t drive it in another 64 years it will only have done 90 miles a year Puleeeze!
LOL, some cars might warrant a trailer, but this would be driven at my house. Some day down the line it might receive a few “upgrades”.
Honestly, I’ve owned & have driven quite a few of these ’49-52 Chevrolets (stock condition) & think they are great cars for what they are. If you want modern conveniences then obviously drive a modern car……seems pretty simple.
Wow! Really? Nice to see you have such an appreciation for Chevrolet history, bud! Jeeesh. Well, some ppl get it and some don’t. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
I’m sure this car is a very significant part of Chevrolet history. Mmm, mmm, mmm. LOL
Wow! Well, at least some of us appreciate low mileage, well preserved Chevs like this……….apparently some never got beyond a 16 year old’s mentality. Sad.
Wow! Good to see you appreciate a low mileage & original piece of American automobile history…….
I would love to see this one close up and first hand. There is no way I could drive this on roads with other people without breaking into a cold sweat. I’m elitist enough to want one without rust through, and enough of a Plugger to want one with enough age marks that a paint nick or stone chip wouldn’t ruin my month.
My ’49 Styleline came out of the barn/shed with only 19K miles on it. It’s got 43K on it now and it’s never seen a trailer yet. And up close and personal, it’s got a few badges including some thinning paint down the center trim on the hood but it will remain under its original coat as long as I’m its caretaker…
Hi Geomechs I’d drive this one too if it were mine. In fact I have a dodge this vintage it has 87000 on it with a 218 Canadian flatty under the hood just have to get it finished. Life’s been getting the way lately though, a little.
I was born in 52′. My dad had bought a 50′ and traded it on this same model because the 50′ was as he put it a ‘lemon’. And as I recall, sometime in the late 50’s he needed to have the engine rebuilt. It did not have all that many miles on it, maybe 50,000 or so I am guessing.
Drive and enjoy it.
My first car was a 1952 Chevy, 4 door with two-tone green paint, light body and a dark roof. The interior was green also, and I had both outside mirrors, an option. We bought it at JC Bednar Rambler in Bridgeport, CT in 1968 but I don’t remember the mileage. The Powerglide was puzzling and it took a chat with the transmission shop to find out that it did not shift from first to second, shifting was manual! We stripped out the fiber cam gear during one long trip, burned a valve from lack of PO maintenance, but it was a significant part of my life in the late 60’s. This would be a great trip down memory lane: marginal brakes, slow steering and acceleration, but cool looking.
Mine too, Cliff. Other than mine being a two-door, it was exactly the same as you describe including the colors and the PowerGlide. Went on my first real date in that car, and went to the drive in for the first time, and……er, well, that’s enough.
Only the PowerGlide cars came with the 235 in 1952, the manuals still had the much-inferior 216 with dip oilng. The disadvantage, of course, was that we used to joke that with the automatic, you didn’t need a speedometer – a calendar would do.
No matter. We all drove old junk in those days, and I loved that car. I had to sell it when I went off to college, and it broke my heart.
Living in Michigan’s UP during the 70′ as a college student with NO money I bought 52 Chevy that ran like crazy. All rusted out but started each morning during the winters. In 6 years I had purchased three 52’s, all in the same shape.
Dad worked at Chevrolet Motorworks.. briefly.He had a pile of clutch plates fall on his hand..He said he was pretty sure it went into a Styleline…GoodoleMike ….I am from Esky.
I’m from Marquette. Live in Northern California now.
Dad bought one of these in 1955 when everything started to have fins and as a grade two kid I was totally disappointed. The only cool thing about it was that it had a visor but the whole car was a dull creamy color. Mom drove us to church up to 4 times a week and managed to put many little dents in it in the process. At just over 60K miles the car was parked and we got a ’60 Galaxie sedan in ’63. Dad decided to sell the Chev and took it to the Ford lot where he bought the Galaxie where the Chev sat for a year not selling for the asking price of $100. As I had worked for three summers picking roots and operating equipment for Dad he gave me the car. I said no thanks I’ll take the $100 which he gave me. Then Dad tried to give the car to my brother and he took it. Needing some work Dad took it to his favorite mechanic. $375 later we got it home. Turns out that at 60K miles the front end was worn out and rear main leaked oil. Brother was very unhappy as the faded paint, headliner stains and all still made it worth less than $100. Only thing good about the car was it would start at minus 30F without being plugged in, but God was that a cold thing to drive in. No thanks, I’d rather be seen on an old British M/C which is what I bought with the money, a ’53 Matchless G9 series 500cc.
Yes the best.
Uncle Feldi had a 52 coupe and would take us to ice cream each Sunday . Feldi had a bottle under the seat of mint smelling liquid.
He would sip and shift, shift and sip.
A mystery to us as kids✅
As always some ppl really appreciate a car like this & some don’t (btw: so what if it isn’t fast? That’s really not the point of a stock vintage vehicle.) As a few level headed individuals have pointed out, if you want fast, get a muscle car. If you want modern conveniences, get a blasted modern car. It ISN’T rocket science, you know? Oh whatever, I feel I’m preaching to the choir anyway. Ha Ha Ha!