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ay Shannon has quite the story to tell about this Chevy Fleetline DeLuxe.
"I got my first full-time job in 1975 at a company that was located just west of Milwaukee, WI. There I worked with a good old guy who was nearing retirement. And for some reason, he and I got along really well right from the get-go.
On one early spring day in 1976, I pointed out a ’50 Ford that was cruising past our building, and when I told the old guy that I used to have one just like it, he replied 'I’ll show you a ’51 Chevy with 30,000 miles on it!' To that I said, 'Okay, let’s go!'.
So that night we met in an old neighborhood on the east side of Milwaukee. Behind an old house, we entered a detached garage, turned on a dim light and there it was. We walked in and began breaking the cobwebs between the Chevy and the garage walls. Through the thick dust, I quickly noticed two very good things… 2 doors and a fast-back. I opened the driver’s door and saw two more good things… a 3-on-the-tree manual transmission and 37,000 miles on the odometer. The license plates were dated 1960… so it had been sitting undisturbed for the past 16 years.
I asked him, 'Is it for sale?' He replied with a question of his own, 'Will you give me $500 for it?' I said, 'Yes Sir!' and paid him cash on the spot. Then we shook hands and agreed to meet there again on Sat morning, to push it out and tow it away.
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