1951 Chevrolet Special brings fond childhood memories - Chron.com
Long before he was of driving age, James Banks always looked forward to a visit from his uncle, who would arrive at his parent's home in a 1951 Chevrolet Special two-door sedan. She offered for sale - at a good price - her 1951 Chevrolet Special two-door sedan, a virtual twin to his uncle's car. The old Chevrolet was in pretty good condition - but after all, 50 years is 50 years. While Banks had the engine out of the car, he also opted to have the transmission rebuilt. The 1951 Chevrolets equipped with a three-speed manual transmission had a 92-horsepower six-cylinder 216. 5-cubic-inch engine while the cars with two-speed Powerglide automatic transmissions were equipped with a 105-horsepower, 235... Records indicate that of the 1,250,803 Chevrolet cars built that model year, a total of 456,030 were equipped with Powerglide transmissions. Carburetors by Carter were initially prescribed for Chevrolets, such as this one, but because of the high demand, carburetors built by Stromberg, as well as Rochester, often were used. Each 1951 Chevrolet Special two-door sedan measured just a hair shy of 16 feet long and rode on 6. 70-by-15-inch tires. Source: www.chron.com
