Fleetline production was halted mid-1942 for the war after just 110,000 built, with a handful of wartime coupes reserved for military staff.
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Lead trim: Fleetline 216 I6 (1941–1942; 90 hp at 3,300 rpm) · up to 105 hp
Chevrolet FleetlineFLEETLINE-1941 · 1941–1952
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FactFleetline production was halted mid-1942 for the war after just 110,000 built, with a handful of wartime coupes reserved for military staff.
The Chevrolet Special Deluxe Series AH Fleetline was produced by Chevrolet from 1941 to 1952; from 1946 to 1948 it was a sub-series of the Fleetmaster rather than of the Special Deluxe, from 1949 to 1951 a sub-series of both the Special and the Deluxe, and in its final year of the Deluxe only. It was introduced late in the 1941 model year as a four-door sedan only; in 1942 a fastback two-door "Aerosedan" was also offered while the sedan was renamed "Sport Master". Production was deferred indefinitely in 1942 for the war after 110,000 had been made, though several thousand coupes and sedans were built during the war years for military staff, and civilian production resumed in 1945. For 1949 through 1952 the fastback was the only model offered, and Chevrolet dropped the Fleetline for 1953: the redesigned 1949 to 1952 Fleetline had reduced body contour and integrated rear fenders, a sloping roof extending to the trunk lid, a lower look than a sedan with a windshield one inch shorter in 1949 and 1950, and four-door and two-door bodies through 1951 with only the lower part of the doors interchangeable with a sedan door. By 1952 it was reduced to one model, the Deluxe 2-door sedan, of which 37,164 were built against 215,417 Styleline equivalents and a fifth of the 1950 high of 189,509. In 1941 and 1942 the 216 cubic inch inline-six was the only engine, producing 90 horsepower at 3,300 rpm; in 1950 higher compression increased it to 92 horsepower and a 235.5 cubic inch single-barrel six producing 105 hp was added, the page dating only the start of each. A synchromesh three-speed manual was standard, an automatic was offered from 1950 through 1952 and overdrive was a rare option, with hydraulic drum brakes all round (larger in 1951). The infobox gives a wheelbase of 115 in, length 197 in, width 74 in and curb weight 3,155 lb without saying for which years, and the Fleetmaster and Stylemaster pages give 116 in for 1946 to 1948, so no dimensions are entered. The page gives no displacement in litres for the 235.5.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetline 216 I6 (1941–1942; 90 hp at 3,300 rpm) | 1941–1942 | 3.5 L Inline-6 | 90 hp | 174 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Fleetline 216 I6 higher compression (1950; 92 hp) | 1950–1950 | 3.5 L Inline-6 | 92 hp | 176 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Fleetline 235.5 I6 single-barrel (1950–1952; 105 hp) | 1950–1952 | Inline-6 | 105 hp | 193 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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