Fleetline Four-Door Sedan

Vehicle details

Introduced in 1949, the Fleetline belonged to the new passenger-car range that replaced Chevrolet’s carried-over prewar body design. Front fenders blended into the doors, and a wider passenger compartment moved forward within a lower, more unified shape. Four doors provided direct rear-seat access while retaining a fastback profile flowing from roof to tail. Its rear shape differed from the more upright, defined rear section of the Styleline. Its 1949 Thrift Master engine was a 216.5-cubic-inch overhead-valve inline-six rated at 90 gross horsepower. A steering-column lever operated the three-speed manual transmission, which drove the rear wheels. The shared powertrain served multiple bodies for family transport and personal-car use. Special and De Luxe equipment levels differed in trim and interior appointments, separately from the underlying body distinctions. This body family played an important role in establishing Chevrolet’s postwar passenger-car design.

Production years

1949–

Illustrated model year

1949

Body

Sedan

Powertrain

Petrol