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.