Guest Jefferyscott Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 My mission was not to by this car, but I did! I became mesmerized by the styling and could feel the care that had been invested in preserving this piece of Detroit history. The odometer reads 26,000 miles.I hope it fits in my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 1947 New Yorker Highlander? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 1948 Windsor-single heater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dashboard says, "Highlander", doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 It has the Highlander wool cloth on door panel. I just looked at a 1948 C39 NewYorker Highlander 3 passenger coupe for a possible customer restoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jefferyscott Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 After buying the car, it didn't long for me to make my first error. The battery was drained so the car wouldn't turn over. I set my battery charger to 6v and attached positive to pos and negative to neg. Oops, this melted the battery. In addition, the brake pedal went straight to the floor. At that point I had the car towed to my trusted mechanic, Papa Joe. We replaced the battery and the car fired right up! The engine truly purrs. Joe went through the brake system and all is good!Next up, an oil change, a radiator flush and some detailing. Any words of wisdom to help me avoid another big mistake(battery Mishap) are appreciated. Example- is there a lead additive I need to add to the gas? I understand ethanol and other modern fuel additives are harmful. The passenger door vent glass is cracked. How difficult is it finding a replacement?The interior is in excellent condition but the armrests on the door are tired. Suggestions?It would be great to replicate the tool kit that came with the car(I have the jack and tire iron only).I would like to locate an owners manual. Is ebay the preferred source?Is the radio going to work? Thanks to all for your interest and support!Jeff Gulian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) If you like the car, get a factory shop manual and a owners manual off Ebay. It does not need any fuel additive as the exhaust seats are hardened and you probably won't be driving 20,000 miles a year with it. You might want to be sure the fuel supply suction hose at the front side of the fuel pump is good or just replace it with new. The glass will have to be done by a glass shop. Use a good upholstry shop to re-do the arm rests. You might get lucky on the radio. Turn it on and listen for a hum and press the bottom button to manual tune and hopefully it will play. If not (no hum) check the power wire inline fuse behind the radio/dash. The fuse is in an enclosed 2 piece twist apart tube like connector.Is the car a six-model C38 or an eight cylinder-model C39? Never mind-it's the little six Chrysler. The proper owners manual is specific for the six or eight cylinder engine. Eight cylinder 1946-8 Chrysler model C39 cars are extremely rare and hard to come by even on Ebay. Six cylinder model C38 are not much better to find but do show up on ebay. Someone might reprint the six cylinder book as I thought I saw one on Ebay not long ago.Bob Edited February 27, 2013 by c49er (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
414TATA Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Congrats on your find. It is a beautiful car. You're going to have lots of fun with that one.Wayne B.1941 Buick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 If you hooked the charger positive to positive set on six volts, that was correct, then you had a bad battery If you hooked the negative to the block or body that was a big no no. That is how fires can start or you could be doing an acid splatter clean up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markrush Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I keep my positive cable disconnected and keep a Battery Tender Plus on my '48 Windsor Sedan. Before that I had a discussion with my son about jumping a positve grounded car. Is it right to connect directly to the negative post of the dead battery and then connect the positive cable to the block to ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, batteries are connected positive to positive and negative to negative.If the car you are jumping it with has a negative ground do not let metal bumpers come in contact with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryJ Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 You got a great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowriv Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice car. Here is what the tool kit looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Jeff, you might want to join the Walter P Chrysler Club. WPC Home - the World's Largest Chrysler Products Club !. Check with Bishko Automobile Literature for manuals on CD, Bishko Books, Repair Manuals, Owners Manuals, Parts Books & Sales Brochures. NAPA and Rock Auto have quite a few regular maintenance parts that are a little less expensive than from vintage parts companies like Andy Bernbaum and Kanter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdh157 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 that car just oozes class.........look at all that chrome on the instr panel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I have 1946-8 Chryslers too. I love em... all that luscious chrome and dash plastic, plus wood if you have a woodie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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