1951 Chevrolet DeLuxe Coupe The most handsome Chevy ever built? We go for a ride!

[@kennyc388]

Old cars are the coolest.....beautiful works of art. Thanks for showing !

[@normandong4479]

Love this restored 1951 Chevy. Brings back so many memories of Dad's old car which he sold when i was too young to know better. These cars were solidly built and sturdy. What great memories.

[@mr99boxer30]

Beautiful car ! You kept it stock ! The interior is top drawer and the dashboard stunning with all that chrome. Of course the exterior color is beautiful with all that restored shinning chrome. You indeed have a museum quality car ! Kudo's to you and Happy Motoring !

[@chrisguerra2341]

I'm a hotrodder but it was nice to see an old classic left in comfortable peace, nice and quiet

[@drifter1dc]

My grandfather owned one. Dark green, I always loved this car. If I could own one car this would be it. Live the wing vents, and there was a rolled strap across the back of the front seat. Ours was a four door, not a coup. And had hand straps to hold onto. Loved that car.

[@rayray6305]

Beautiful Car... I know you enjoy that Chevy, just looking at it is enjoyable. Good Luck in the years to come, may it always be a treasure. Thanks for showing us...

[@robert3302]

I'm so glad you kept it original and didn't spoil it with a small block V8 or some of the other stuff some guys do. A car should be restored as it was made to be.

[@billthompson5644]

I agree with you 100%, so many people wreck those beautiful cars. They do such stupid things to them, I can't even watch the videos.

[@alhamedi66]

I agree with you 100% with some upgrade like 12v alternator, Air condition, power steering, to make car more reliable.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

A 55 or later 235 engines are a nice swap and still look original !!!! I did several of those swaps.

[@chaseware3181]

I actually like those but, I see were your coming from I actually restored a 1953 Chevy Delux and kept in stock as it should be but, I also did a restomod with a 1952 Chevy Delux I got both cars for 10,000 and they were runnin.

[@jerrykolodkin9952]

I am not a fan of the hot rods and low riders, a car should stay the same as possible as when it came out of the factory!

[@davidsegerstrom9313]

I love to see someone who appreciates the way they made those old chevys and kept it all original. Well minus electrical system...same as mine with the 3 on the tree.

[@TheSpazModic]

Thank you for not dropping an overcarbureted V8 in this nice old car!

[@daleandrews9356]

Right! Keep her stock when possible, especially flat head Fords!

[@brucer81]

Very nice! My dad had a 51 sedan that we drove from Florida to California when we moved back in 1959. It ran like a champ. Thanks for sharing...

[@jackerdelac9065]

My first car was a 1950 Chevy 2 door. I was 16 the the year was 1973. Great car and a lot of memories

[@loboheeler]

Great to see this one so nice with minimal restoration. The 1949-1952 Chevys were very nice to drive. Tip for all these models: The fuel pump is dual stage, with a part for vacuum to assist the windshield wipers. These engines use "splash" oiling, and the crankcase is loaded with oil going every which way. if the vacuum diaphragm fails, it can allow the crankcase oil to blow out quickly at speed. All 216s can do this. Happened to me highway driving fairly far from home at night. Bought a bunch of oil and added it as needed to get home.

[@williamb.1582]

So nice! Thanks to Tom for keeping it original. I can't stand when people hot rod these machines

[@kennyc388]

Hot rods suck. A total waste of an awesome vehicle.

[@MrSebfrench76]

Chuck,you make my " french enthusiast's" day!! Thanks! Made this very model in kit a couple of years ago.

[@cali5ive124]

My mom has a '52 styleline with a small block, such a fun car to drive! one of the sharpest looking cars ever imo

[@trumpets2u]

This is the car I learned to drive when I was 14 years old.My dad bought it new from Nickey Chevrolet. It had Van Auken bumper guards front and rear.Great to see one as nice as this.Thanks for the video.

[@dougclements4294]

Beautiful car! The modern wheels detract somewhat from a beautiful bone-stock 51, but that can easily be fixed. The rest is a trip back in time, and thank you for not making it into a hotrod or otherwise modifying the original.

[@Vic-lk1zq]

There is something about a bone stock car, with cool modern wheels that appeals to me. That touch of bling add to the appearance of a stock car and makes it stand out. Not meant to invalidate your comment, and I do accept your point of view.

[@dougclements4294]

@@Vic-lk1zq Haha, I'm 80 years old so my thoughts are jaded 😃, looking through the lens of time. All thoughtful opinions are valid.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Hey Chuck. Sweet looking car. I've always loved Chevys built between 1949 and 1954. I've always liked cars that are as original as possible, while also upgraded wherever possible in order to be driven in today's traffic. Thanks for the ride. It's fun.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

When I was 4 years old my Dad bought a 51 Chevy coupe. Our family enjoyed that car. It took us to the Grand Canyon and back to Niagara Falls with our maternal grandparents as well. I'd love to own one. My garage shop has a 51 Ford Tudor instead.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Beautiful car! Thank you Tom, thank you Chuck. :)

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

As my dad said, it started just by looking at it, as it should. Great car, great video, thanks for sharing.

[@davidwells9275]

Ah, that whine in 2nd. Takes me back, I haven't heard that in many years!

[@fasx56]

Really enjoyed seeing a lovely classic restored to factory newness, you can be proud of this beauty. It was very popular in the 1950s to split the manifold and put on custom glass pack mufflers to produce a impressive mellow engine exhaust sound, lot of memories.

[@slashusr]

To your question, I would have to answer "Yes, it *IS* one of the most handsome Chevys ever built!" A friend of mine had one -- definitely NOT anywhere near the beautiful condition you have restored this car -- that we used to bomb around in during our high school days. I loved it 50 years ago and I love it now. What a beauty!

[@billkrause4585]

I was born in 1948, I remember as a teenager how great these older cars were in terms of comfort, lot of head room, a bench seat front and back. Oh boy, a great car for taking the girlfriend to the drive-in movies. Five dollars back in the day will take you to the movies and pizza afterwards. My dad had the four door fastback. Very nice car sir, hold onto this baby. A thumbs up to you.

[@mofoslim3086]

Thank you!! Very cool ride! Just bought one, so this video was of great interest to me. After watching it I feel it was of great value. Great job.

[@GH-oi2jf]

I learned to drive in a ‘51 chevy. Later, I had ‘53 of my own. Once I was giving someone a ride to the airport and asked me if I had time, thinking about his flight time. I said “it’s right there on the dash.” He was surprised to find out that it worked. They usually don’t work because they get dust inside. You just need to clean it once in awhile.

[@td3993]

Mine was a 4 door. Very similar. Bought it in 1998 for $200. I was almost 19. Never had the money to restore it. Drove it for 12 years, though. Thank you for keeping that one all original. :)

[@charlesf4428]

That ol' fellow looks great!! That was the first car I ever rode in because it brought me home after my birth!! Thank you for the nice memories!!

[@RideswithChuck]

Nice memories are the best!

[@timlundberg161]

Hell yes it is the sexiest ride out there. I have a 51 chevy deluxe myself. love yours

[@flyingscrapyard]

Good to go for these rides in the car. Watching them go past is one thing, but sitting in them is something else. Thanks for sharing.

[@vivians9392]

This reminds me when I was a little girl and my Dad had a body shop. I saw him fix and paint lots of these.

[@punisher8455]

Wow that takes me back,, beautiful ride,,

[@eddie054]

Thank Upper Higher for people like you that can afford to preserve history. Really mean it ......God bless.

[@jockellis]

Same color ‘51 we had. This car was originally sold by Nicky Chevrolet. I remember that they were a sponsor of a CanAm race car in the ‘60s. I DON’T remember our car cranking that quickly. Pop had to grind the starter for a while, just like with our ‘56 Pontiac.

[@erichanson3961]

That is the advantage of the 12 volt conversion...much better engine cranking.

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

Love that Chevy. Never been a v8 dude myself. Love that color combo. And the body by Fisher has always been tops. And man you court all night long in these cars, but the mohair covers were a bear to clean if spills occur. Keep on Rollin! Thanks for sharing.

[@kenwalker6282]

I had a 52 coupe that I did some upgrading a 292 GMC with a 4 speed hydramatic and an Olds rear and open driveshaft . It gave the v8 Chevy's fits.

[@natewatl9423]

My first family car to drive was a 51 Chevy although not such a high-tone model. After my two little brothers then 5 + 3 decided to help out by polishing it with Johnson floor wax ( full coverage of paint glass and chrome surfaces), it went from Kelly Green to silver blue. I don't know how many miles is had when we traded it for a 62 Buick Special, but I do know it had a 2in diameter hole in the passenger side floor at that time. I am so glad that the video showed a stick shift so I could hear once again the wine of the engine. Incidentally, heaters were optional, and Dad did not spring for the additional expense. When we traveled from Texas to Pennsylvania in 1957 my older brother did talk him into installing a radio. The selling point on that was that we could listen to the Major League Baseball Game of the Day,

[@corvette724]

Hi Chuck, this Video reminds me for my 77 Corvette. I love Chevrolet. Your Video is a very professional Demonstration of this car. Gives me the feeling to sit inside during your trip. Brings the Route 66 feeling to my couch. Thanks for bringing a bit of the American Way of Life in my Home in Germany. Axel

[@charlesnorte]

Pasan los años y lo recuerdo como si fuera hoy cuando vi uno nuevo. Líneas simples, muy fluidas tamaño ideal y sin exageraciones....

[@AMStationEngineer]

I learned to drive stick on my neighbor's '53 Chevy 210 4-door sedan, which their family still has. Two weeks later, I purchased a brand new '79 AMC AMX (Wedgewood Blue, louvered hatch window, V8, 4-speed, great Motorola sound system). Wish that I still had that car! Because it was an AMC product, and the insurer rated it as a 'Hornet', the insurance was cheap. Little did they know - it was built on the new Spirit chassis, and had a great deal more 'spit' than my '77 Trans Am Special Edition had. That AMX was my only "Kenosha Cadillac"

[@phantomblott1]

My 1st car was a 1951 Chevy 2 door sedan, the exact same green color. It had been converted from a column shift to a floor shift, it was very cool to drive in 1963. I thought it neat when going to start, you turned the key on and there was a button to the left of the steering column that you pushed in to engage the starter. Speaking of AMC's, 10 years later in 1973, I ordered a brand new 1973 Javelin AMX, had to wait 5 weeks for it to be built. It has the 401 engine, with the functional cowl induction, most didn't come with functional cowl induction. Manual 4-speed, Motorola Stereo, color is Cordoba Brown, gold, fade to black T-stripe and black interior. Only options I put on the car was, the under the front bumper spoiler and went with the rare, Rebel Machine intake manifold. I still own the car today and it sits covered in my garage. Just like the 1951 Chevy in the video, which is so cool, you just don't see them or the Javelin AMX's around any more.

[@marajadeskywalker5992]

Damn, a transam. How lucky of you I've ridden In one my friend had back when smokey and the bandit came out and they're a fine piece of work. I've also got a 1957 chevy 4 door and a 64 vw bus and they all treat me fiiiinne.

[@dalewildey4102]

Man I wish my 52 deluxe was original like that. What a gem you have

[@johnhanes5021]

I was born in 46. I had one of those and a few others of those 50's era Chevys. My teenager years cars. In those days we all learned how to work on them because we had to. Very reliable and dependable but I never heard anybody remark on how beautiful they were. They were but there were so many of them around in plain Jane faded condition and flashier rides were common. My 49 sedan delivery would be nice to have now as well as the others.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Sweet looking car. Thanks for posting.

[@nukemanmd]

Born the year I was. I wish I was in such good shape.

[@RideswithChuck]

A little bit of paint, a little buffing out....it could happen.

[@skagit69er]

Stephen ...Me too!

[@daleandrews9356]

Born in late(Sept.) '52 here and a recent(today) subscriber of Chuck's KZbin site.

[@RamblinAround]

Nicely preserved car...looks great!

[@53chieftain]

Great looking Chevy!

[@morryaltertv1]

Beautiful coupe. My older brother had one in high school, complete with windshield visor.

[@rickhodges1731]

Love these cars. My Dad had a 49/50. Great memories!Ever notice they are almost identical to the Oldsmobiles of the same year?

[@RideswithChuck]

Many cars looked alike even back then.

[@rickhodges1731]

@@RideswithChuck The cars you feature on your Vlog are amazing! The styling we see in these classics tell as how different they were from our modern day designers. Appreciate your sharing these pieces of automotive history. Have always been a car guy. Enjoy watching the auto auctions to see what my favorites are worth today! Was fortunate to have owned a good number of them over the years. Git my first car when I was 15. Always liked go fast cars.

[@bruceh92]

Super clean, beautiful!

[@buick1955]

I have a 51 chevy just like this. A two door coupe with the sliding rear windows. Close to the same color with a dark green top. Nowhere near as nice as yours. Mine is all stock with a Des Plaines Ill wheel tax sticker on the windshield. It has stock wheels on it but when I saw this video a few years back I bought a set a chevy ralleys for it. Really looks nice. They are such nice driving cars. Thank you for sharing.

[@RideswithChuck]

I always end up describing the car as being handsome. They had nice clean, gently rounded lines.

[@camman6912]

Nice 51 my dad bought one new but the nicest chevy was the 55!

[@lindalyons1483]

Don Dressel the car I learned to drive on. Last stick shift I ever drove

[@drifter1dc]

51-57 were beautiful years for Chevys.

[@k.l.mckenna3200]

My first car was a 1950 Chevy "Fleetline" (the fastback) 2 door sedan. I bought it for $35 from my mother's cousin in 1971. It was the same color as this one, the same engine too. Many memories in that car...

[@janjancsd]

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[@fogstreet108]

A friend had one and we used to go down "Baseline rd" (like a roller coaster ride up and down) these cars ride better than any Lexus could!

[@jeffmckie7300]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder i quess. Being 72 i remember these being frequently available for 50 bucks. Six cylinder and three on the tree. Not appreciated in the sixties.

[@RideswithChuck]

I nice solid clean car will most always be appreciated.

[@CarlosHernandez-ps5io]

Like color BEAUTIFUL machine. 😎 nice n quiet . TLC. Thanks 4 sharing.

[@kenmcindoe6366]

My first car was the 52. Dark green. 4 door I think. So long ago I can't remember. I do remember that I really liked the Pontiac version. Especially the cool hood ornament. Hair straight back native dude. Payed 500.00 for it back in 72 Sold it a year later for 500.00. I was 17! My father thought I was crazy. He cosigned for it anyway. I rember the main seal was leaking oil. Not a terrible amount. That was my only worry to deal with.

[@mrbizzarro]

Excellent ride, chuck! it has an excellent stance, wide and low, love it!

[@johnkelly903]

Just like my 1st car only mine was a 4 door thanks for keeping it Original.

[@redradiodog]

You're right,that 51 does have a nice body style!

[@John101850]

That takes me back. I had a 4 door in high school. Good dependable cars.

[@johnkeefer3776]

First car I remember my dad having when I was a boy. I was born in 1950.

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

I really love it and I was a Ford guy until I retired. Since then I’ve had bent 6s, straight six’s, and a few fours. I really like that you keep it a six. And three on the tree! Not one of those six speed truck type trans. Great story, great video, thanks for sharing.

[@glennso47]

I would even appreciate it if it had Powerglide. I learned to drive a 1953 Chevy with a manual transmission.

[@wallykaspars9700]

NICKEY Chervolet on Irving Park Road! I bought a new 1969 Chevelle at that Chicago dealer!

[@rluikaart]

Wally Kaspars My dad bought his '53 & '61 Chevys there. The '53 was cream below and brown top two tone. I remember being there for the '61 purchase.

[@jtandme-ot9cl]

Next door neighbor was a mechanic at that dealership!

[@johnayres1220]

Nick-Nick-Nick-Nickey Chevrolet.... With the backward K. I still remember the ad on WLS back in the day.

[@rodparker4514]

Terrific Sir .

[@secretlee7957]

WOW, nice "51" .......I bet it gets about 26 mpg.......when gas was 15 cents a gallon .........to bad they don't make cars like that now ,BEAUTIFUL.................

[@bombastbiniou4310]

This was my first car. I had the business coupe model. It was black, had 99,000 on it and I bought it for $10. bucks at 16 years old in the mid '60's. The insurance for 3 months was $40. bucks and the registration & plates were $7.50. There never was a mechanical problem that a teenager like me at the time couldn't fix on it. I drove it as far as Montreal from Long Island at 17 years old. It never died but the floor panel rusted through to the point that when it rain I got soaked (even with layers of rubber floor mats) 3 years later I drove it to the Junk yard and got my $10 bucks back.

[@dontellgucci1117]

Bombast Biniou Great story. Mine is similar. 66Plymouth $50 drove it a while then drove it to the junkyard got $40.

[@mr99boxer30]

Great story. You are a smart investor. Montreal is out of the country and hilly ! You were a brave smart kid then from Long Island

[@ronsandberg1472]

Very nice. I had a '50 2-dr Sedan w/ a 235ci, offy dual 1-bbl carbs. Also, love the Nicky Chevrolet decal. My dad turned wrenches at Nicky back in the early '60s.

[@tomjefferson3148]

just sold my '51 deluxe, had it 47 years! my first car :)

[@downhillwelder73]

Wonder if he still has it, its beautiful.

[@machinist5828]

What a beautiful 51. I had a 51 sedan delivery deluxe. Wind up clock in the dash and all. The block was fatally cracked on the 23k mile car. It was the 70s so it got the hot rod treatment. Heck it was just another 20 something old year car right? Anyway after stripping a 65 Impala SS of it's 327 and 3 speed and a 57 Chevy of it's posi rear axle I converted it over to a resto rod. I bored the 327 60 over because it needed it. There were still shadows of wear at the tops of the cylinders but it was just stains on the cast. The cam had 3 wiped lobes but it still drove. I worked in an automotive machine shop so I rebuilt the engine myself. Mild cam, original 4 barrel carb and manifold. I reground the crank myself. There were no conversion headers so the stock manifolds had to do. It turned out to be a beautiful driving car but had a difficult 2nd gear and needed the floor shifter adjusted. The night I was taking it to get it pulled apart and painted was a foggy rainy night. A drunk in a Torino was running with no headlights. I turned in front of her and never knew what hit me until I woke up. The car was totaled. The rear axle was broken at the center and you could get in the driver's seat from the passenger side without opening the door. The door frame actually hit my right elbow. So the love of my life at the time was stolen from me by a drunk. It's razor blades in a land fill I guess now. All I have are a few pictures and good memories left from the fall of 1978. Cheers Terry

[@mrearlygold]

Awesome originality, great car!

[@davidwarmels7945]

The rally wheels look great on your Chevy.

[@timmullens9479]

very handsome car -thanx for the show.

[@edwardzamorski3711]

Beautiful in its original glory

[@joelpierce3940]

My first car! 216 cid. I could get about 90 mph out of it. Learn a lot of mechanics. Mine had the brass jumping Impala on the hood, which I kept.

[@kenc7435]

that car is so sweet it makes me want to cry

[@Bob-cs4yy]

At 16 years of age, found one in a 'junk yard' and bought it. Look like this one. No rust, everything original. Had a cracked engine, did run though. I paid $150.00. I loved that car. Learned about life, love, how to work on cars. Wish I had it back now...about 40 years later:>(

[@tangobango9653]

My dad always bought Chevys, he had a mechanic friend who knew them inside out & kept dad’s Chevy’s tip top.

[@retort63]

I had a ’51 Chevy Coupe (standard) back in high school in ’63. Black primer paint. Once I removed the brass shims from the connecting rods, it ran like a top. I sold it to a guy who drove it back and forth between Council Bluffs IA to Wyoming, where he worked on building IBM missile silos. Ah, memories...

[@guyanon9792]

My uncle has a 50 Chevy deluxe coup, such beautiful cars

[@8avexp]

My father had a '50 two-door Fleetline DeLuxe. After 2 1/2 years, as he put it, everything was shot. It was burning oil as fast as he could put it in. OK, so taking it up to 80 mph on the Pennsylvania Turnpike wasn't such a good idea.

[@jaswmclark]

My mother had one with the Powerglide Automatic, which came with the larger 235 engine. After having it she could never drive a standard properly again. Unfortunately it lost an argument with a Mack Truck.

[@RideswithChuck]

I hope your Mom came out of it all right.

[@thegoatmudtruck2646]

235 came out in 53

[@juliovenegas4298]

@@thegoatmudtruck2646the 1949 got a power flide with a 235.5 ci engine, it has the old oil lubrication on the camshaft with vacuum

[@KAR5759]

Beautiful!!!

[@donboch1156]

AWESOME, three on the tree.

[@texjarhead]

I want my 48 Plymouth back. I loved that car in High School.

[@sawtoothbygeorge]

Power steering by Armstrong. A very nice ride.

[@be2keen]

Not just a car, but also a time machine.

[@coachrich42]

MY FIRST CAR> BOUGHT IT IN HAXTUN COLORADO IN1961 FOR 100 BUCKS> DROVE BACK AND FORTH FROM GUNNISON CO> TO NY MANY WITHOUT A DOUBT MY FAVORITE CAR

[@steveperry1344]

looks perfect in every way, nice.

[@knoodelhed]

You needed to use the choke in warm weather? Nice classic car!

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

My folks owned one when I was a toddler. Might have been a 50 or 51. My Dad complained that the steering wandered on the highway. I recall he painted bumpers with silver paint because they rusted when the car was only a couple of years old. Traded it for a 53 Mercury.

[@cantalope67]

Why do people take a nice stock car like that original and put ugly wheels on it. It should have the original wheels on it too but it is a nice car

[@edwardleroy7648]

You make me smile.

[@NamVet68SigBn523]

Well, lemee tell you my sad tale with one of these. I had a '52 four-door for my high school car. It was getting about 50miles to the quart of oil so my farmer friend and I decided to overhaul and put new rings in it. when we started disconnecting the rods we realized that it had the old Babbitt-type bearings for which the only way to tighten them up was to remove the shims from each side of the rod cap. Only trouble was--it had been overhauled before and there weren't any shims left to remove. After we got it back together, it wasn't long until a rod started knocking. We found someone with a crankshaft for sale and put that in. Then the engine wouldn't turn over-- even when we towed it on the highway and put it in gear. The wheels would just slide. Finally found out that the crank was from a '54 which was 235cu.in. instead of 216. We ended up putting two head gaskets on it and that was just enough to give the pistons clearance above the block. Sometimes you could hear the valves clicking against the top of the pistons. But, it wasn't long before the rods started knocking again. I think I sold the car for $50. Also learned that the rod journals used a dip system for oiling--there was a trough for each rod that ran transverse across the pan. Later, when I was in the Army, they still had some of these old cars around. They had a warning sticker on them saying do not drive faster than 50mph. If you drove faster than that, the fresh oil being fed into the trough couldn't keep up with the oil being splashed out of the trough, resulting in the rod bearing going dry--with obvious ultimate result.

[@theduke502]

@RideswithChuck Awesome video footage as usual Mr. Chuck. It's nice to see an original car instead of a hot rod. I'm not a fan of rods. I like the color and interior of Mr. Cipra's car :D

[@studeystudebaker]

beautiful---I had a 50ty olds coupe love it .

[@delosdmi]

This is the car thar Ralph "Popa" Thorson (Steve McQueen) drove in The Hunter, Steve McQueen's last movie just before he died in 1980.

[@mb13972]

Reminds me of my first car; a 1952 Chevy Deluxe Coupe. Black with a gray interior, three speed manual. It had a visor over the windshield. I bought that car in 1965 from my neighbor. The car was 13 years old and had 13,000 miles on it. Had it for about 2 years. One day my brother borrowed it and was T-boned by some numb nut who ran a stop sigh.

[@rafa2264]

I'm 17 and I already decided I'm gonna get me one of these