Military Staff cars ????

[Rick Schmidt]

Over the last couple of weeks I keep gettin the idea that I should paint a car olive drab and do it up as a military car ( must be Sill gettin to me ) The cars I keep thinkin I should do this to are the 51 Chevy Fleetline or the 55 or 57 Chevy 150s I got. I'm pretty sure the 51 aint right since its not the low end but the 55 and 57 are, but they are 2 door I know tri five staff cars existed cause I found a 57 but can't tell what it is Would a 2 door be wrong ?? Any one got any good pics of these things ???

[James W]

It would not be hard to remove the Delux chrome trim from the 51 chev Fleetline and paint the remaining trim to replicate a staff car.

I know there was chrome rationing during the Korean war and cars went without it for a while. Whitewalls too.

A business coupe would be good for a staff car. As would a four door car. Four doors shared the same wheel base with two doors on many cars in the 50's if that gives you any ideas.

Even the 68/69 Darts could be used. Or the 64 Dodge/Plymouths from Lindberg.

[Art Anderson]

It would not be hard to remove the Delux chrome trim from the 51 chev Fleetline and paint the remaining trim to replicate a staff car.

I know there was chrome rationing during the Korean war and cars went without it for a while. Whitewalls too.

A business coupe would be good for a staff car. As would a four door car. Four doors shared the same wheel base with two doors on many cars in the 50's if that gives you any ideas.

Even the 68/69 Darts could be used. Or the 64 Dodge/Plymouths from Lindberg.

Virtually all military staff cars, from the 40's on forward, were baseline 4dr sedans.

Art