VIN: R284345
Odometer: 88193
Engine: 248cid I6
This magnificent Chrysler has only grown more beautiful in the 96 years following its manufacture. The Dual Cowl Phaeton, a rare and desirable design, has always been a favorite among collectors of the marque and the era.
What today’s observer might not realize at first is that along with the pleasing design and sumptuous luxury came lasting technological advancement and hard-nosed engineering quality.
The Series 75 Chryslers featured an 80-horsepower, 248-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine, as advanced as any on offer across the industry. And they had grit aplenty: A Series 75 roadster rode the very same engine to sixth place overall at the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1929.
This example has proved its staying power in even more impressive fashion – by lasting nearly a century, looking as good now as it did coming out of the Chrysler factory on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. Indeed, it is one of only a dozen known survivors of the 248-car dual-cowl phaeton 1929 production run.
This car has been completely restored, dressed in pleasing mint green and dark green two-tone livery. It’s lavishly equipped with dual-mounted spare wheels adorned with sideview mirrors, dual cowl-mounted lights, wire wheels, diamond step plates, snap-on side curtains, and a trunk rack fitted with a beautiful artificial alligator-skin trunk. Recent improvements include chrome replating and a carburetor rebuild.
VIN: R284345
Odometer: 88193
Engine: 248cid I6
This magnificent Chrysler has only grown more beautiful in the 96 years following its manufacture. The Dual Cowl Phaeton, a rare and desirable design, has always been a favorite among collectors of the marque and the era.
What today’s observer might not realize at first is that along with the pleasing design and sumptuous luxury came lasting technological advancement and hard-nosed engineering quality.
The Series 75 Chryslers featured an 80-horsepower, 248-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine, as advanced as any on offer across the industry. And they had grit aplenty: A Series 75 roadster rode the very same engine to sixth place overall at the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1929.
This example has proved its staying power in even more impressive fashion – by lasting nearly a century, looking as good now as it did coming out of the Chrysler factory on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. Indeed, it is one of only a dozen known survivors of the 248-car dual-cowl phaeton 1929 production run.
This car has been completely restored, dressed in pleasing mint green and dark green two-tone livery. It’s lavishly equipped with dual-mounted spare wheels adorned with sideview mirrors, dual cowl-mounted lights, wire wheels, diamond step plates, snap-on side curtains, and a trunk rack fitted with a beautiful artificial alligator-skin trunk. Recent improvements include chrome replating and a carburetor rebuild.
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