A recent visitor to the Donut Derelicts car show in Huntington Beach, CA. was this 1956 Chevy 2-door Panel Station Wagon.
I think it's the tailgate,Sedan delivery opens as one piece, wagon opens as two.I am no authority, just remember hearing that.I have a 56 Sedan Delivery with a one piece hatch
Does this show happen every Sunday? If it does, where is it located? I gotta go to So. Cal. More often now so I'd like to squeeze this in.
First of all, CHEVROLET Sedan Deliveries were built, titled, and sold as TRUCKS. They were not even listed in the passenger car brochures, only in the truck brochures. That's the reason, in the old Junior Stock Class of drag racing, Deliveries were allowed to run the Hydro, the Hydro was an option in "trucks", at least for a while anyway. They also came, at baseline level, with a single, drivers side only, bucket seat, the other bucket seat was an option, as was a bench seat. The drivers bucket seat was adjustable "fore-and-aft", the passenger bucket seat only "tilted" forward. Those single seat Deliveries also only had a single, interior sun guard, and a single arm rest (both drivers side only). Wagons had a two piece, "clam shell" "tailgate", while Deliveries had a single, lift up "gate". The area behind the driver, on a Delivery, referred to as a "smugglers box", was installed in place of a rear seat. The side trim on a Delivery (except for 55 and older, and those had NO side trim) only had the horizonal trim pieces, no paint divider trim. "Most" were 6 cylinder and manual trans, everything else was an option. Headliners were always vinyl, none in the cloth like baseline 150, 210 "cars" came with. Other options paralleled those of the passenger cars (heaters, radios, etc). On the VIN tag and title, the serial "number" for a Delivery starts with "D". There are so-called, "Windowed Deliveries", that had side glass as opposed to the steel side paneling, and other than the glass, they are virtually the same as steel sided Deliveries. Since these vehicles were meant for small businesses, such as plumbers, they usually got beat up, or used up, pretty quickly, so they are not too easy to find any longer. I'm on my fourth Sedan Delivery, the one they'll bury me in (actually, I plan on creamation, it's just a joke). That's a very nice Sedan Delivery you posted, and the color is probably the most common/popular for 1956. I see a For Sale sign, what were they asking? There is a Sedan Delivery thread here on JJ/HAMB.Butch/56sedandelivery.
The Donut Derelicts car show in Huntington Beach, CA. occurs every SATURDAY morning from 5:30am to 8:30am at Adams and Magnolia. This is the BEST FREE car show on the West coast as about 250 cars and trucks of all vintages show up every Saturday.
You are correct about the "For Sale" sign. I zoomed in on the sign as best I could and the sign seems to say it is a Sedan Delivery and the price MIGHT say $14K and change, but I could be way off, it's very difficult to read and the phone number is impossible. That's a very nice Sedan Delivery you posted, and the color is probably the most common/popular for 1956. I see a For Sale sign, what were they asking? There is a Sedan Delivery thread here on JJ/HAMB.Butch/56sedandelivery.[/QUOTE]
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