Early Chevelles have long been a favorite among muscle car fans, but not every project starts life as a two-door hardtop. This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle sedan, currently listed on craigslist in Wasson, Colorado, offers something a little different—and potentially a lot of opportunity for the right buyer. Priced at $4,500 with a clean title, it’s described as a fair-condition project that’s ready for its next chapter. Thanks for the tip, Rocco B.!
Originally a four-door sedan, this Chevelle was converted into a two-door configuration by a prior owner. The listing doesn’t go into detail about how the work was completed, but the seller makes it clear that the car now presents as a two-door. For someone looking for a unique starting point, that alone sets this Chevelle apart from the typical sedan projects still floating around.
Under the hood is a V8 engine paired with a manual transmission, making this a stick-shift car. The seller notes that the motor runs, which is always a positive sign on a project in this price range. With rear-wheel drive and classic mid-1960s Chevrolet underpinnings, the foundation is there for a cruiser, mild build, or even a more serious performance project.
The odometer shows 110,000 miles, and the exterior is listed as red. The overall condition is described as fair. According to the seller, the car has been sitting in a garage for several years. Because of that extended storage, the brakes, battery, and tires are likely in need of replacement. That’s fairly typical for a vehicle that hasn’t seen regular road use and should be factored into any revival plan.
The 1964 model year marked the debut of the Chevelle, placing this car in the first year of production for Chevrolet’s popular midsize line. While two-door models usually get the spotlight, sedans can offer solid structure and often serve as more affordable entry points into classic A-body ownership.
At $4,500, this Chevelle sits in the realm of hands-on projects. It’s not being presented as a finished classic, but as something that runs, shifts, and has been stored indoors. For a buyer willing to sort through the typical needs of a long-sitting car, it could be an interesting foundation.
Would you refine this converted Chevelle into a clean street cruiser or take it further with a full build?
What an odd duck. Not sure why someone would bother to weld in the back doors; I don’t think I’d ever want to climb into the back of such a car.
And speaking of the inside, that’s quite the transformation with a non-stock dash and seating.
I agree. There is a reason that 2 door cars have longer doors! It doesn’t look as bad as I thought it would. But back seat usage is a no go. Might as well fill the back seat area with speakers! (lol) Or turn it into an El Camino tribute car.
This car identifies as a 2 door.
It’s going to take a lot of work to return it to stock. Returning it to a column shift, finding a stock steering wheel, original steel wheels and hubcaps plus making the rear doors functional is going to take a lot of time and effort. Since there aren’t many of these that have survived it would draw a crowd at any coffee and cars.
Steve R
Is the wheelbase longer than a 2 door’s?
The dog in the 14th photo looks sociable.
Sheep dog?
That’s an Australian cattle dog. Very smart with an attitude of an Australian Shepherd. Very protective.
Thanks.
Perhaps it’s guarding the vehicle from further harm.
Leave the car.
Take the cattle dog.
This would be a lot more valuable if it had been left alone as a plain jane 4-door. If they wanted to go full monte, they should have cut out the rear seat section completely, welded the rest back together and turned it into a shorty. Now that would be different! As it is now, I doubt there’d be many takers.
It could be worse. At least nobody cut the roof off to make a convertible. I’ve seen that too many times with old Cadillacs. Usually called a 1 of 1 parade car. If somebody had the welding skills and a rusty 2dr parts car, they could possibly make it look like a true 2dr sedan. There are several videos of tri-5 Chevies getting 2dr. conversion on Youtube. But it would have to be had for the right price. And it seems that there is less of these than tri-5 Chevies.
Yes the proper way to do a 2 door conversion is to use the doors from a 2 door. Welding the back doors closed looks very odd.
For that matter, I’ve seen a few tri-five shorties. There used to be a ’56 running around here. And where they make mistakes in converting to convertibles, is they don’t gusset the cowl and frame to make up for the lost strength of the roof.
This is what I call a “trailer park 2-door.” It’s born when one Bubba says to another, “You know, that Chevelle out front would be worth more as a 2-door.”
Jr. says Bubba, hold my beer and get the grinder
I know it has problems but if I had a garage to work on and the price was about half what there asking I’d take it on as a project.
Ya lost me at “converted to a 2 door”. I agree with Terry. Be more attractive as a 4 door. Gotta admit the 4 door Nova that was on here the other day piqued my interest
Great parts car with v-8 and stick and some body parts
Is this AI?
Myself I would pull the backseats out, cut the metal out between those and the trunk. Put some plywood in the trunk area and where the seats were, throw in a thin mattress and use it for a retro camper like we did in the old days when you could get a car like this for a few hundred bucks.
Again!! What could have been a nice restoration project, is now garbage, it was a clean 4door canvass, until he welded the rear doors, I have always liked this year model chevell, I wouldn’t pay 450.00 for this poor car, but hey, he capped it off by removing the original steering wheel, now it’s complete garbage
People generally did not do this kind of work to a clean survivor. Welding rear doors shut, shortening cars and cutting roofs off were at their peak in the 1970’s and early-1980’s, nobody was going to restore cars like this at that time. They were either stripped for parts or junked, more desirable 2 doors were cheap and readily available, that meant all but the cleanest 4 door survivors were expendable. At that point in time the wrecking yards had a lot of nice 2 doors, often if they needed even minor work they were unsellable. Things may be different today, but 45-50 years ago, that was not the case.
Steve R
I guess you could cut it in half cut the rear section some and move it up and weld it back together
Move the rear axel up forward 2 feet and then you would have THE AFX GASSER look . Pop wheelies with ease !
That’s an idea!
Add says it needs a new home to get the help it deserves, salvage what you can and Crush it, that is what its begging for someone to do.
I am a Chevelle owner1971. Why this was done is beyond me. This is a v8 car and was probably a 3 on the tree to begin with.