Freeman Cars Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Available soon-- 1951 Chevy Business Coupe, sometimes referred to as a Sport Coupe. For use with AMT '51 Chevy hardtop kit. Quote
charlie8575 Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Nice. Do you have the back-seat-less (or optional) interior with it? Charlie Larkin Quote
Guest Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I did the same conversion a few months ago when I did a roof swap with the '50 Olds. I think there's already a couple of casters offering this same body. Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 I did the same conversion a few months ago when I did a roof swap with the '50 Olds. I think there's already a couple of casters offering this same body. I've only seen the Sedan offered. I started this job on request of a client who couldn't find a Sport coupe anywhere from anybody. Quote
horsepower Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 The roof on the '50 Olds kit is a sedan, the coupe roof and quarter windows are different, so just swapping out the roof will give you a sedan, not a coupe. Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 The roof on the '50 Olds kit is a sedan, the coupe roof and quarter windows are different, so just swapping out the roof will give you a sedan, not a coupe. Say what you will. Everyone's an expert. The client I'm building this for is a car collector who owns just about every example of a 1950 and 1951 Chevy built. He's satisfied this will look just like his Business coupe when finished. I'm satisfied and so are about 2 dozen other people who want one. The Sedan has a longer roof and a shorter trunk. Google the images and see for yourself. Quote
om617 Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) As i understand it the Business Coupe differ from the Sport Coupe as it dont have a rear seat and crank on rear windows. Also the Business Coupe has raised platform behind the front seats to give flat floor for loading cargo. No driveshaft hump. The quarter windows and roof are correct on this. Edited March 26, 2015 by om617 Quote
jeffb Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 oops..looked harder at this pic..these are 1950..but still, you get the idea... Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Since this about '51 Chevys, why did you post pictures of Oldsmobiles? What Oldsmobile calls the Club Sedan is referred to as a Fleetline in the Chevy world. I always thought that was obvious. First picture is of the '51 Chevy Business Coupe/Sport Coupe. Yes, a Sport Coupe has more options, a Business Coupe is a stripper. The bottom picture of a '51 Chevy Sedan. If you can't notice the differences, there's nothing I can do to help you. Somebody produces the sedan in resin. Not sure who, but my customer has one. Sam Edited March 26, 2015 by Freeman Cars Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 As i understand it the Business Coupe differ from the Sport Coupe as it dont have a rear seat and crank on rear windows. Also the Business Coupe has raised platform behind the front seats to give flat floor for loading cargo. No driveshaft hump. The quarter windows and roof are correct on this. Thanks for the picture. That's actually a big help. Thanks, Sam Quote
Rob Hall Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) The roof on the '50 Olds kit is a sedan, the coupe roof and quarter windows are different, so just swapping out the roof will give you a sedan, not a coupe. The Revell Olds kit is a coupe...the 2dr sedan has a longer roof and longer quarter windows. What confuses the issues is that Revell included decals for a race car that was actually a sedan. Edited March 26, 2015 by Rob Hall Quote
Rob Hall Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Since this about '51 Chevys, why did you post pictures of Oldsmobiles? What Oldsmobile calls the Club Sedan is referred to as a Fleetline in the Chevy world. I always thought that was obvious. First picture is of the '51 Chevy Business Coupe/Sport Coupe. Yes, a Sport Coupe has more options, a Business Coupe is a stripper. The bottom picture of a '51 Chevy Sedan. If you can't notice the differences, there's nothing I can do to help you. Somebody produces the sedan in resin. Not sure who, but my customer has one. Sam MCW makes a '51 Chevy coupe, Mason City Resin (formerly Resin Realm) makes/made the sedan. I have one. Edited March 26, 2015 by Rob Hall Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 The Revell Olds kit is a coupe...the 2dr sedan has a longer roof and longer quarter windows. What he said. Nice to see somebody gets it. Quote
horsepower Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Thanks, had the silly thing in reverse, color me red. Quote
Danno Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Very nice, Sam. Are you planning to be selling at Desert Scale Classic in Phoenix on April 11? Quote
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Looks much like my results back in November of 2012, swapping the rear section of the Olds roof / upper body on to the forward section of the Chebby. Edited March 27, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote
Freeman Cars Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Very nice, Sam. Are you planning to be selling at Desert Scale Classic in Phoenix on April 11? No, but I wish I was. Realistically, I don't have enough inventory to do a show at this point. I probably won't be really up and running for another 6 months. I'd much rather make masters than cast, but sooner or later I'll have to start casting. Looks much like my results back in November of 2012, swapping the rear section of the Olds roof / upper body on to the forward section of the Chebby. That's really clean workmanship. Sam Quote
Guest Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I've only seen the Sedan offered. I started this job on request of a client who couldn't find a Sport coupe anywhere from anybody. Here's some photos of built MCW '51 Chevy coupes. http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/51chevcustom.jpg http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/51chevcp.jpg He also has one with a separate lift off front end. http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/3rd51chevgasser.jpg I don't know how long they've been available. It's quite possible that they weren't when your client was looking for one. Quote
roym Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Hiya, is this shell available, and if so, where from? Quote
roym Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 Looks much like my results back in November of 2012, swapping the rear section of the Olds roof / upper body on to the forward section of the Chebby. Beautiful work. I have the Bel Air convertible, would it be possible to do this with that kit or do I need the full roof version fleetline like you used? Quote
1951 chevy coupe Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 On 3/24/2015 at 9:06 PM, Freeman Cars said: Available soon-- 1951 Chevy Business Coupe, sometimes referred to as a Sport Coupe. For use with AMT '51 Chevy hardtop kit. I have a 1951 chevy coupe with all the trim. Would you please send me a quote for the body shown on the internet to be used with the amt kit. Bruce in California. Quote
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