Chassis no. 7403939

323.5-cid,135-hp, L-head eight-cylinder engine, Fluid Drive with Prestomatic four-speed semi-automatic transmission, independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 127.5-inches

Built on the New Yorker’s 127.5-inch wheelbase, the Town & Country convertible was longer than the sedan. It also had all the New Yorker standard equipment: five-main-bearing 135-hp straight-eight engine, Prestomatic Fluid Drive transmission and an electric clock. Annual production totals were not recorded, but for the 1946 through 1948 model years, 8,368 New Yorker Town & Country convertibles were built. The new-design second-series 1949 line dropped the Town & Country sedan, and for 1950 the model retreated to an eight-cylinder hardtop coupe with painted metal insert panels. Thereafter, the name “Town & Country” graced a long succession of Chrysler steel-bodied station wagons and minivans.

This 1947 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible, (Model C-39), is an outstanding example. It is thought that less than 500 of these beautiful coachbuilt post-war woodies remain in existence today with few in the condition as shown here. The elegant and period correct Newport Blue paint is outstanding as is the wood paneling and trim having recently received expert refinishing by David Henderson of Classic Woodworks in Morro Bay, California. Since acquisition by the Karl Blade Collection in 2006, it has required virtually no mechanical or cosmetic restoration beyond the wood refinishing mentioned. We understand the car drives as well as it looks and just had a transmission service completed at the end of 2012. The vehicle’s styling and its quality craftsmanship returns one back to the promising life in the post-war era of the 1940s and the fine automobiles of the time.