1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Wagon Green woody

1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster woody Additional Info:

This 1948 has a known history and still wears its original paint. It was bought new by the Federal US Government, Bureau of Reclamation, and was one of a fleet of similar cars used maintaining the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It was car #88-161. It was sold in the early 1950’s when it became surplus. It was then privately owned in Oregon. The Licence Plate that came with the car, GTA 942 was issued in 1963 and bears a 1968 renewal sticker. After 20 years of service, it was put in long term storage until purchased by the current owner a dozen years ago.

Vehicle Details

This is an original service car that was worked hard and yet, it got a lot of care and was lucky enough to have been carefully stashed away for almost 50 years. When the current owner got it, the seats had been recovered by the previous owner, and the woodwork was mostly intact, but falling apart. The lower tailgate was completely rotted away. The previous owner claimed the engine ran well when parked, but there were no receipts for engine work. The previous owner mounted new white wall tires, which are now 20 plus years old and will need to be replaced.