1930 Chevrolet Four Door Sedan

A very handsome car! The owner is only the second to possess this car! A first year for the Chevy overhead valve 6, an engine that would be improved and continued in production until it's last year, 1962. I owned a 62 Chevy with this engine! Note the beautiful, original upholstery and the very nice two tone paint...Chevy and GM had a sense of color quite early! Check the disc type solid wheels. The rear sported one tail light, centered in the spare!

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[helpAmerica1]

1929 was the first six, the crank does not turn the wiper, it lifts the front window up

This red is not factory, GM colors where rather dull but I like this car well kept

[raconter1]

@helpAmerica1 Thanks for the feedback on the car. I appreciate! :) Jack

[RamblinAround]

Love to see these cars preserved in such an original state. Nice vid Jack.

[raconter1]

@RamblinAround Hey, Jeff! Thanks very much....it is always a pleasant surprise to see these cars locally...you would think they would be mainly at AACA events. they are that good! :) Jack

[cheddyrod]

The beautiful and bright colors were probably a result of Harley Earl starting to work for GM a couple of years earlier. This was the second year for the stove-bolt six which became synonymous with Chevy for many years. This 194 ci is also the same size (not the same engine) as the 62 Chevy II six banger – coincidence? In 31 the ash receiver was a $2.50 and the double bar bumper, for deluxe models, was $20. Those bright solid wheels do look nice; I wonder if they were an option?

[raconter1]

@cheddyrod Hey, Chester! I don' t doubt that Harley Earl was responsible...he had license to jazz up the cars at GM....and he did a great job. Not aware of the earlier introduction of the 6....the new 6 was a better engine, with more bearings, I believe..it was time to retire the master! Thanks! :) Jack

[raconter1]

@Lockemeister Hey, John! I do believe they called it mohair...very durable indeed!

Thanks! :) Jack

[raconter1]

@BRENTHENRY1989 Hey, Brent! Thanks for the chronology there...my general understanding has been that Henry Ford was very reluctant to produce cars in color..the fact that by this year they were doing it was probably more of a reaction to the pressure that Edsel had placed on him to add color to meet customer demand. Henry's personal car, on exhibit in Dearborn, is a two door, prewar Ford, black, which was secreted away to be discretely updated. Of course the color was black! Thanks! :) Jack

[raconter1]

@drewerz01 Hey, Mike! So true..in fact many of the cars looked very similar..no doubt leading to their downfall when the times got hard during the depression. You really had to look at the radiator cap or hood ornament to be sure of what the car was! Thanks! :) Jack

[Lockemeister]

beautiful car. amazing interior, is that mohair?