1950 Chevrolet Club Coupe with 437 original miles

 

I received this story through an email. It’s an amazing story. I’ve found numerous accounts of this across the Internet. I can’t seem to find the original story. If someone could help me with that would be great. Well here it is…

 

1950 Chevrolet Club Coupe 
 
437 original, actual miles
 
Purchased new by Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Trueblood of Modesto. Shortly
after purchasing this car, Mr. Trueblood took a day off to go fishing.
While waiting for the "big one" to bite he witnessed a woman fall out of
her boat. Mr. Trueblood jumped in to help, but he had a fatal heart
attack. Mrs. Trueblood returned the car home and placed it in the garage
for the next 12 years. The odometer reading at that time (1962) was 413
miles.
 
Mrs. Trueblood lived next door to a used car lot owned by Mr. William
E. Wilson (now 81 years old). Mr. Wilson spoke with her frequently and
often told her he would like to buy the car for himself to keep. In 1962
the time had come. Mrs. Trueblood told Mr. Wilson she needed a car for
her bookkeeper who didn't really care for the ole' Chevy and would
prefer a Rambler. No problem. Mr. Wilson went down to the local Rambler
dealer and bought a brand new one for $1,650.00 ($100.00 over cost) and
made the swap.
 
  He then took the car home and parked it with 433 actual miles. And
there it sat for the next 45 years, occasionally being started and moved
in and out of the garage. In 2007 Mr. Wilson decided to sell the car and
started spreading the word around Modesto that the ole' Chevy with 433
miles on it was for sale. Many had heard about the car, but hardly
anyone had ever laid eyes on it. In fact, according to Mr. Wilson he
believes he only showed the car to about 5 people in 45 years. Word
spread quickly about the car and soon a buyer arrived ready and willing
to pay the $60,000 asking price. When Mr. Wilson told me the story of
this car he complained heavily of the "capital gains" tax he was
required to pay and wished he had never sold it. As of this writing, Mr.
Wilson is still alive and well in Modesto and can verify the miles and
originality of this car. Simply put, this is a true 100% factory
original survivor (that includes the air in the tires). This ole' Chevy
now has 437 original miles and is most likely the world's lowest mileage
1950 Chevy.