When Chevrolet redesigned their cars in 1958, it also mixed up the nameplates. The Del Ray and Biscayne were the entry-level models (and, beginning in 1959, just the Biscayne). They were longer, wider, lower, and heavier than their “Tri-Five” predecessors, and 1958 was a recession year, so sales weren’t spectacular. The seller has a ’58 Biscayne post-coupe that appears to have been in the garage for ages, so its running status is unknown. Located in Sterling, Nebraska, this dusty Bow-Tie project is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $8,000.
The 1958 Chevrolets were a one-year-only design as they were replaced in 1959 by the “batwing” models, which were inspired by the “Forward Look” 1957 Chrysler products. Most Biscaynes may have come with an inline-six and a “3 on the tree manual transmission,” but we don’t know the case here. The seller doesn’t discuss the drivetrain or provide any photos of it. The same is true of the interior, so we suspect the car is from an estate and the keys are missing (just a hunch).
We’re told the two-tone white and brown paint on this Chevy is original and has surface rust. But no other corrosion is mentioned. Perhaps it will look good once the car receives a thorough detailing. The condition of the interior is unknown, but since we see in the photos that the headliner is shredding and falling down, it may have to be redone.
A thorough restoration may be for the bulky Biscayne, but collectors may be more interested in spending the money if this were a Bel Air or Impala with a V8 engine. Especially a 348 (but a 283 wouldn’t be out of the question). I’m betting you had either a grandparent or an aunt who drove one of these.
IMO – if you want $8k, you can at least bust out a sponge and some water to show me something besides Nebraska farmland that has accumulated over the years.
It’s nice, a little pricey, but sitting in a garage with dust on it means it didn’t sit in the elements. I bought something with an inch of dust on it, stored indoors, the body and even the weatherstripping was tight. Nice write up and find.
My folks had one about ’64, maybe ’65. Ours was a near base
wagon painted dark blue/light blue with a matching interior. It ran a 235 6 cylinder with a 3 on the tree 🎄. From what I remember, it was very reliable and would get you where you needed to go. It wasn’t fast or flashy, but it always showed up. It
also had a huge rubber floor mat
on the floors instead of carpeting. My most vivid memory of the car was the time
we were going to my Aunt and Uncles farm for Christmas and the road you took to get there had
one of those 2 lane bridges. You
know, the kind with no guard rails
on either side. Well being a typical Illinois winter, that road and most every other road around there was snow packed and VERY slippery. Dad took it slow and when we got to that bridge, he made me, my Mom, and my sister get out of the car
while he eased it across that bridge. Once he was over on the other side, we all piled back in the
car and continued our trip to Aunt
Barb and Uncle Claude’s house for dinner and gifts. And that same process got repeated on the way home too. Think Dad traded it off for a jade green ’55
Cadillac convertible with real wire wheels and a Connie kit out back.
Yeah, we had a blast with the ragtop, but it was that old wagon
that I remember more today. It always did what you asked of it,
and it always showed up. Try doing THAT with a new car today.
A HS buddy pulled up to the house one day with his ‘58 Nomad 4 door he’d bought from a guy at the gas station we worked at. Seems the guy needed money for a bus ticket after having lost all his money at the casino..
Dave painted it Ford Grabber Blue, sprayed a “vinyl” top on it, and drove the heck outta that 348.
Had to pick up his girlfriend in my Midget though when he went out as her dad was pretty tough with any guy showing up in a station wagon with a red dome light and a mattress in the back area..
This one might be salvageable depending how deep that rust goes-IIRC these had issues with the tin worm almost from the gitgo-something to do with a UAW strike that year?
I think the “V”s on the hood and trunk lid denote a V-8 engine.
The V with the Chevy emblem ment 283 V with cross flags ment 348. No V just Chevy emblem was Inline 6
your right starting in 1959 in 1958 there where no v with flags could not tell if it was a 283 or 348 just that it was a v8 my high school car in 1963 was a black 1958 Impala 2dr ht 348 factory 3 speed loved that car
More than surface rust over the headlights. The plymouths of that yr had the same issue water and salt stuck in there and bam rust through. I remember getting these cars for 10 bucks and fielding them or sand pits was a blast but who knew? Price is way high. Peace!
We had three 58s in my family at the same time. Unfortunately, I was the one with the 4-dr, 283 V8 Biscayne. My dad had a hardtop Impala (also I believe with the 283) and my brother had a beautiful Royal blue convertible with the 348. wish I new then what I know now of the future value of that ragtop. I had a chance to buy it from him cheap when he traded it in for a 63 Impala.
What a great marketing plan to sell a car. No valid or useful info, terrible photos and just wait for all the offers. So I will make them one. I would like to buy the 53 Ford Victoria sitting next to it ,even though I can only see the edge of the roof and one taillight. I think it would be a great deal!
I knows what I got and you knows what I got . Seen these things sold on the T.V. channels car auction for $50.000+ waxed up a little . so I let you have this for only $8,000 sonny boy.
Got my driver’s license in a 58 black and white Biscayne, 6 with 3 on the tree. Drove the hell out of that car even though it was the family’s only car. My dad traded it in on a 63 Impala 283, powerglide. Had that car until about 20 yrs ago until it was stolen off my farm where I parked it waiting to restore it.
I’m looking for a 1978 to a 1980 Cutlass low miles price range 10 to 15 thousand