1947 Chevrolet Fleetline
Representative imagePhoto: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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1947 Chevrolet Fleetline (brown and cream, classic)

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Model
Fleetline
Year
1947
Decade
1940s
Colour
Brown and cream

This catalogue entry records a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline in brown and cream from the 1940s.

The 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline in brown and cream is filed under Classic and American, within the 1940s picture cars.

1940s on screen

Close views of registration plates require attention to the story date, while a wider shot also needs a check of signs and nearby parked vehicles. Country settings can reduce the amount of street dressing, but they still need a considered view of gates, surfaces and anything moving in the background. The quieter edges of a town can suit a restrained period scene, provided modern road furniture does not creep into the longer view behind the car.

Possible roles in a production

A parked American car can offer a distinct visual presence in a UK location, with the intended contrast described in the shoot references rather than through invented provenance. An American-labelled vehicle can support a US-set street, but the location, signage and surrounding traffic still need references appropriate to the place being portrayed. Badges and other visible lettering need discussion for commercial work, particularly when the vehicle is supporting the subject rather than being advertised itself.

About this listing

Here, a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline in brown and cream is catalogued as Classic and American. Counting all listings of this model gives 2 Chevrolet Fleetlines. Browsing by year shows model listings from 1947 through to 1948. Colour details elsewhere in this selection mention red. 119 Chevrolet vehicles sit in the make selection, with 37 cars from the 1940s available through the decade link.

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