CAR: 1949 Chevy Fleetside Deluxe 2-door? 1/24th or 1/25th

You mean "Fleetline", right? AMT made a '51 which should be easy to convert, especially since you're doing a custom.

Maybe so, I get confused easily these days. Thanks, russ

"Fleetline" was the name Chevy used for their fastback sedans, which body was virtually unchanged from 1949-52, except for the shape of the rear fenders, and minor revisions of the grille. If you are going to do a model of a highly customized '49, then the '51 should work pretty well, as you won't be all that concerned with detail accuracy for a factory stock car.

"Fleetside" was the name used by Chevrolet on their full-width-bed pickup trucks starting in 1960, used the name out into the 1990's.

Art Anderson

I would love to find a rag top as it was my dads first new car

Look no farther than Welly, the diecast outfit! Welly makes a pretty decent pair of 50 Chevies, the Bel Air HT and Convertible. The only difference between

Art Anderson

AMT did the '51 convertible, too. Conversion to a '49 should be all that difficult since they were pretty much the same cars.