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Walt, can you tell me anything more about the 1934 Chrysler 4-door convertible in Southern Nevada that has been made into a resto-mod and that supposedly came from Switzerland over 15 years ago. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my Dad owned one of these 450 cars, in Switzerland, from 1948 to 1956.

These are images from a 1934 Chrysler product brochure depicting the CB6 convertible sedan. I found it on eBay a few years back.

Hi Walt. It has been a while since I began researching my Dad's old Chrysler CB6 convertible. Your message prompts me to pick up the thread again. Dad's car had "Serial Number 6701050" and "Body Number 645-328"; I'm guessing his was the 328th of the 450 units that were made. Would you have (or could you possibly get) the body number of the Nevada CB6? I'm also interested in finding out more about the "Australian" CB6 owned by Ken Muston who also posted on this site.

[Delayed post]: I believe this is a regular, Chrysler-built CB6 convertible sedan, imported into Switzerland between 1934 and 1948 (Dad bought it in fall 1948). The B&W photos were taken in Divonne, France, soon after it was acquired from a local vendor. The color shot is from 2009; my older brother and I are convinced this is our Dad's old car, even though it came (back?) to Switzerland (from Portugal?) circa 1987 and has been somewhat modified. Its whereaboluts from 1956 to 1987 are unknown at this writing. It would be a rare coincidence if such a rare model – 460 such convertibles out of over 300,000 Chryslers built in 1934 – could reappear, over 50 years later, and just 10 miles from its former “home” in Switzerland, knowing that convertibles have the worst survival rate. "Dad's car" has been modified and restored at least twice since 1956; most noticeably, all four crank-operated windows have been removed, as has also the old-style (British?), flip-up turn-signal indicators previously mounted on the windshield posts. She has lost also her original bullet-shaped and chrome-plated headlight pods; still, there is no mistaking her. She was silver gray when new.

I am looking for help to identify another convertible coupe (a 1935 LaSalle) once owned by a gentleman from Lausanne, Switzerland. It was owned by the same person (Philippe Barraud) who acquired (a couple of years later) a 1937 Cadillac roadster built on the V-16 chassis by Willy Hartmann of Lausanne. I don't believe the LaSalle has survived ... although one never knows! The V-16 is currently in the Blackhawk collection in California. I am thinking "Hartmann" (who later dressed the V-16 - center photo) or Reinbolt & Christé (RH photo) for the fastback rear and large, visible hinges. Sorry for the small LaSalle photo; I got it from the daughter of its first owner.

These are the numbers on the firewall; the family photo is from 1948.

I would like to exchange views with you about the 1934 Chrysler Convertible Sedan in your family. My Dad bought a pre-owned one of these, in Switzerland, in September 1948. He kept it until 1956. I don't know what happened to it after that. Funnily enough, an identical model has turned up, in Switzerland, coming from Portugal where it is reported to have spent a few decades. The only numbers I have found on the latter car (on two aluminium tags on the firewall) are "Serial Number 6701050" and "Body Number 645-328, Briggs Mfg. Co., Detroit". Owing to the rarity of that model (450 units) I am keen to find out if that "Portuguese" CB6 convertible sedan might just by my Dad's old car! Is there any way to determine, from the two numbers shown, if the car was an export model and what were the original colors (body and upholstery)?

This may be my Dad's first car. He bought it in Switzerland, in 1948. It was our "family car" up to 1956. We don't know what happened to it after that. This car (or one identical to it), has turned up in Switzerland, coming from Portugal. As only 450 units of this model were made (I believe this is #328), I am trying to determine if it might be Dad's old car. The "Portuguese" car carries serial #6701050 and Body #645-328; it appears to have been restored, at least twice. Can anyone determine from the Serial and Body numbers what was the car's original destination and what were the original colors (body and upholstery? Dad's car was a kind of silver-gray color with brown leather upholstery. If the color codes correspond, then I reckon I am indeed looking at Dad's first car!

99% of all Cadillac hardware after 1920 was supplied by the Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, named after its Swedish founder, Alvar K. Ternstedt (he invented the first practical car window regulator). The company was acquired by Fisher Body in 1920 and became wholly owned by General Motors when it acquired all interests in Fisher Body in 1926. It was renamed the Ternstedt Division, GM Corp and was at one point the world’s largest producer of automotive body hardware including for all General Motors cars, through "Body by Fisher". I am sure these parts may still be sourced (at a price!) in the USA. Pls send photos as recommissioning progresses. Thanks.

More than two years late ... sorry. Based on original factory merchandising literature from the Cadillac Motor Car Co., this looks very much like their 1922-23 "Type 61" Suburban (image); the Imperial Limousine version was very similar, except it had a "trumpet" horn located near the chauffeur's ear (see detailed image).

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