The Chevrolet Sedan Delivery was a commercial vehicle based on an automobile platform. It was a 2-door station wagon without side windows. Demand continued to drop as the 1950s wore on, so the 1960 model year was its last. The seller’s vehicle is one of these workhorses, used by a bakery for deliveries at one point. Sporting a more recent 454 cubic inch V8, this Chevy has new floors but needs more work. Located at a shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this project is available here on eBay for $17,500.
Chevrolet’s first Sedan Delivery dated back to the late 1920s, just in time for the Great Depression. When Chevrolet built 5,810 copies for the 1960 model year, it was less than one-half of one percent of overall automobile production. So, surprisingly, there was no 1961 Sedan Delivery, leaving that sort of business to the truck division. These vehicles came with either six or eight-cylinder power, in other words, a 235 I-6 or a 283 V8. Whatever lived under the hood of this Sedan Delivery when it was out delivering cakes, it has since been replaced by a bulging big block.
We’re told this Chevy has been in a private collection and has been living in dry storage for some time. Rust has been kept to a minimum, though the floors in the passenger compartment are brand new. The seller estimates the vehicle is 98% complete, so perhaps the other 2% includes the bench seat. Also, the rear glass in the back door looks to be MIA.
The seller says the 454 is not running, but does not say why. It has been rebuilt and comes with an automatic transmission (TH-400?). When this vehicle was built, it had the trim level of a lowly Biscayne. Yet it wears Cadillac wheel covers in some of the photos (and 1960 Chevy hub caps in others). This Chevy seems like an awesome project that could be an attention getter!
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