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Faded Glory #196 / 1939 General Motors Suisse SA / Chevrolet Master 85
« on: April 03, 2012, 05:49:30 AM »
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 04:41:40 AM »
No Rookie interest.

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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 05:30:56 PM »
German
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 04:30:46 AM »
Not sure if that's a question, or a proclamation  ;)

In either case, no.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 05:34:16 PM »

Looks like a late 30s early 40s GM vehicle with an open body. Could have been converted in Europe.

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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 06:56:33 PM »
It almost seems too easy, but 1939 Chevy 4-dr convertible sedan.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 03:34:18 AM »
There's a bit more to it than that.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 10:36:44 AM »
Hmm...like the fact that it was the only convertible offered by Chevy in 1939 and it was the last Chevy convertible sedan?  I can't tell from the photo, but it might also be a Master Deluxe which used "knee-action" front suspension, Chevy's foray into independent front suspension that it would use (more or less) until 1962 when struts were used in the Nova.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2012, 10:55:29 AM »
This was not a '39 Chevy that a guy could walk into his dealership in, say, Los Angeles, and buy.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2012, 11:04:12 AM »
Ahh...like the one built for the Saudi royal family and later used by an Indian maharajah?
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2012, 11:53:59 AM »
Something like that
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 05:03:58 PM »
Built in Canada for a royal visit with a raised rear seat so that their loyal subjects could see their majesties.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 05:23:30 PM »
Yep.  I think you beat me to it.   
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 08:02:06 PM »
Quote from: D-type on April 12, 2012, 05:03:58 PM
Built in Canada for a royal visit with a raised rear seat so that their loyal subjects could see their majesties.

No
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2012, 04:29:35 AM »
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2012, 04:35:58 AM »
This is a 1939 Chevrolet 4-door convertible sedan converted probably from a Master 85 Sedan with stick floor-mounted gearshift, no
"knee-action" front suspension and leather trim. These were converted by General Motors Continental, Antwerp, for
the Swiss Army. 15 units built.
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2012, 04:40:26 AM »
Lying in wait, were you? :D

"Philipp Stettler of Switzerland owns the last one known of the 15 1939 Model Swiss Army conversions. The Build Plates say: Chevrolet Division   Chevrolet Master 85   Year: 1939   Body No.: B 39-690-12   Style No. 39-1229 s   General Motors Suisse SA"
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2012, 04:43:54 AM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2012, 04:40:26 AM
Lying in wait, were you? :D
No, the picture comes first when you google "39 chevy convertiblesedan unrestored"  ;D
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Re: Faded Glory #196 / 1939 General Motors Suisse SA / Chevrolet Master 85
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2012, 04:57:16 AM »
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Re: Faded Glory #196
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2012, 06:40:22 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on April 17, 2012, 04:43:54 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2012, 04:40:26 AM
Lying in wait, were you? :D
No, the picture comes first when you google "39 chevy convertiblesedan unrestored"  ;D

Not in the USA, it doesn't.  That's one of the first things I checked.  I tried separating the words into "convertible sedan" as well as combining them.  I think I'm fairly good at web searching (if it allowed SQL querys, I'd be in hog heaven...I used to do that for a living) and could NOT come up with anything other than the Saudi version.

Makes me wonder if there are different search servers and algorithms for different parts of the world.

Good work solving it.  I never would have come up with the Swiss military connection.

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Re: Faded Glory #196 / 1939 General Motors Suisse SA / Chevrolet Master 85
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2012, 07:06:29 AM »
Yes, Ray, I tried this search now with google.com instead of google.de and I didn't see the picture. There must be different search algorithms.
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Re: Faded Glory #196 / 1939 General Motors Suisse SA / Chevrolet Master 85
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2012, 07:50:00 AM »
It does appear in the search results from the .com instance of Google, if one is willing to page down repeatedly.
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Re: Faded Glory #196 / 1939 General Motors Suisse SA / Chevrolet Master 85
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2012, 02:45:20 PM »
Quote from: Wendax on April 17, 2012, 07:06:29 AM
Yes, Ray, I tried this search now with google.com instead of google.de and I didn't see the picture. There must be different search algorithms.

Absolutely.
It's always different depending on where you are.
I've pointed this out on AP before..
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