​1948 CHRYSLER MODEL C39 TOWN AND COUNTRY CONVERTIBLE

• One of the most exciting cars of the immediate postwar period was Chrysler's new Town & Country. It was build on the New Yorker chassis and production years were from 1946-1949.
• Most of the woodwork came from the Pekin Wood Products Company.
• The frame of the body is made of ash and the inserts are mahogany veneer.
• The body pan and sheet metal components, plus the engine and drive train, were all finally married at Chrysler's Jefferson Avenue plant in Detroit, MI.
• Standard equipment included white sidewalls, spotlights, a radio and a heater.  The transmission is Fluid Drive which features the first form of the automatic transmission.
• This car was purchased in October 1965 from Bill Lucas of Americus, GA.
• It has 28,000 original miles.
• The engine is a L head inline eight cylinder with 325.5 cubic inches and produces 135 horsepower.
• It weighs 4332 pounds.
• Price when new: $3,420.