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This was the swan song of the Chrysler Windsor, long their most popular, best-selling model. The new interloper, the lower-priced '61 Newport stole the show, reducing Windsor sales by approximately 60%. The 300 Sport replaced the Windsor for 1962. This '61 Windsor does appear to be a hidden preserved original gem just awaiting the right person to reactivate and enjoy it. Hope it finds a new appreciative conservator. Frankly, after surveying the uniform, limited selection of cars that appears at every show and cruise night here, a '61 Chrysler Windsor in all its high-flying finned glory would be a breath of fresh air!

Anyone interested in a Mark III should give this one serious consideration. Its condition is exceptional for the price, these are not an inexpensive car to restore from a tired example.

For Sale: 1951 DeSoto Custom - $8,900 - Holley, NY https://rochester.craigslist.org/cto/d/holley-1951-desoto/7221007960.html 1951 DeSoto Custom 4 door 6 cylinder, automatic transmission. Starts instantly and runs and drives smooth, New carb, battery, and tires. Was a repaint about 36 years ago and the paint is wearing thin. Note original factory stamps on the firewall. A fun car to drive. In NY it has a transferable registration, no title. Would prefer to sell it before I need to store it for the winter. I do not believe I can include the license plates. $8900. Contact: no phone listed. Copy and paste in your email: b7e8d14f63e33f94853106ae11db2e7b@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1951 DeSoto Custom sedan. Note; NYS DMV has a provision to register antique cars with plates from the year of the car's model year. In this case, should another New York owner wish to continue to register this DeSoto with the 1951 plates, its possible to do so. The NYS DMV website describes the process for those interested in doing so.

Was it as solid as it looks in the photo? A set of buckets and console would add a lot to this Mercury.

Later in the 1940 model run, the club coupe style was added, 54 were built as the seller notes. These were much more hand-built bodies whereas 1941 and later used some low-volume dies to create sections of the bodies that were welded and lead finished.

For Sale: (Two) 1940 Lincoln Continentals - $17,500 & $16,500 - Lincoln, NE - Projects https://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/d/lincoln-1940-lincoln-continental/7221573745.html 1940 Lincoln Continental cabriolet. Run and drives, brakes rebuilt, electric fuel pump with rebuilt carburetor, new WSW tires. #63 of 350 built. Needs restoration. $17,500. 1940 Lincoln Continental coupe, #13 of 54 built. Needs restoration. $16,500. phone or text. Contact: (402) 4-3-two-one-9-6-two Copy and paste in your email: 7f4a722b7b2733a4b240d8f1051b552d@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of either of these two 1940 Lincoln Continentals Projects

For Sale: 1964 Mercury Marauder - $8,400 - Clarkston, WA https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/uniontown-1964-mercury-marauder/7215312014.html 1964 Mercury marauder 87,000 original miles. 390. Auto. Air. Good body. Very good interior. Will require small body work. One rust area behind left rear wheel. Sat in garage 40 years. Great show car project. $8400 firm. Contact: Dick (509) 5-5-two-one-3-9-zero Copy and paste in your email: 8b5e0c5f84ce35fb96ba68457d9ddbac@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1964 Mercury Marauder two door hardtop.

Ed: What is the background history on that Stutz Blackhawk speedster photographed in the later 1930's?

For Sale: 1967 Buick Riviera - $10,500 - Spokane, WA https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/spokane-1967-buick-riviera/7215334348.html 1967 Buick Riviera in original and well preserved condition. 430 V-8, Turbo 400 automatic. Runs, drives and stops very well. This Riviera came with the following factory options: Power windows, Power seats, Power antenna, Factory A/C (not working, but all there), Tilt wheel, Speed Alert, Power brakes with front discs, Power steering. All gauges, electronics and lights in working order except for the horn and the drivers side rear window. Hidden headlights activate and retract as they should. New parts: New timing chain and gear set, New high-volume oil pump, New shocks front and rear, New Cooper Cobra GT radials (less than 500 miles).The 430 engine runs very well but could stand to be fine tuned. The engine shows excellent oil pressure and doesn’t leak or blow blue smoke. The body is in great condition. Paint is original and showing its age. Very minimal surface rust throughout, mainly in the trunk. The glass and the chrome are in excellent condition. Comes with the original wheels, hubcaps and whitewalls if you prefer the stock look.This Riviera runs and drives exceptionally well and is a joy to drive. It’s a time capsule that you can drive on a regular basis and take to car shows. It keeps up with modern traffic just fine and gets decent gas mileage if you keep your foot out of it. Collector WA plates, no tabs ever again! $10,500 Contact: (509) 4-3-five-one-0-0-7 Copy and paste in your email: 26fc61186f1139aead719447383e5d57@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1967 Buick Riviera.

For Sale: 1956 Ford Fairlane V8 Town Sedan - $8,500 - Laurel, MT https://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/cto/d/laurel-1956-ford-town-sedan/7218664837.html This family-owned-for-life Town Sedan has only 58,529 original miles. Well maintained throughout, it has a new front interior, Coker radial tires and the V-8, 292 Thunderbird engine purrs right along. This is a perfect car for the whole upgrade to classic condition as its foundation is solid. Or just wax it up and drive it around for fun. No trades, please. Contact: Michael (406) 6-two-8-7-one-2-two Copy and paste in your email: f2c65bbf570e30d399a7341cc4ffcd76@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1956 Ford Fairlane V8 Town Sedan.

The first I ever encountered a Citroen was about 1961-'62 when I was nine. It had been traded in at our local small-town Ford dealership, probably an ID Series. It sat among the conservative, square Fords like a spaceship from Mars. Being a car-crazed youth, I had to have a look, all the features and details so unlike anything I had ever seen. It sat low on its suspension but the lower body rust was already evident. Norm Tunningley, the dealer, didn't have much to say about it other than it was "an oddball". Guesses are he took it in trade simply to make a deal but did not want to, had given the owner a low trade-in which they still happily accepted. Almost sixty years ago, parts and service were non-existent in rural small-towns for foreign cars like a Citroen.

For Sale: 1954 Chrysler Imperial - $6,000 - Tiffin, OH - Project https://limaohio.craigslist.org/cto/d/tiffin-1954-chrysler-imerial/7219745498.html# 1954 Chrysler Imperial, needs restoration, ran when parked five years ago, brakes need work, rest of car in decent shape, 331 hemi, fluid drive transmission, rebuilt power brake unit, interior in good shape, any questions. $6000 or best offer Contact: call (419) 8-nine-0-9-four-8-3, ask for Jerry Copy and paste in your email: bd2c04255a5c36f48ccef3d8942a3a47@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1954 Chrysler Imperial project.

For Sale: 1964 AMC Rambler Classic 770H - $8,000 - Westland, MI - Price Reduced to $7,200, see below. https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/westland-1964-amc-rambler-770h/7219119498.html 1964 AMC Rambler 770H Classic. 2 door coupe. In Original Unrestored condition. 287 V8. Automatic. New exhaust. Rare bucket seat console interior. Interior very good condition, all the glass is good. No power steering, no power brakes. Body is nice but shows some signs of repaint in spots, see the pictures. Minor rust on rear wheel arches and right rear rocker. Turn Key ready as it sits. Very well maintained and taken cared of. Very good shape all around, some wear and tear inside, but normal for an original car, paint has some minor dings and scratches but over all amazing condition . See pics for details and damage. This car is nice and clean but its not a trailer queen, its been used as it was intended so it is not perfect. Contact: no phone listed. Copy and paste in your email: b2e8ca2e3968369f8a8b76277c66c5f8@sale.craigslist.org Emails sent without a contact phone number will be disregarded. I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1964 AMC Rambler Classic 770H two door hardtop.

Mostly looks like a 3/4 scale Japanese 1965-'66 AMC Ambassador. Might be just as easy to find a righthand drive Ambassador with stick shift to restore and enjoy. There has to be one left somewhere, AMC pursued the rural free delivery fleet market then.

For Sale: 1953 Nash Ambassador - $2,700 - Howell, NJ - Project https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/cto/d/howell-1953-nash-ambassador/7213269398.html 1953 Nash Ambassador 4 door, good winter project, Ran a year ago needs tlc, Listing for a friend, $2700 Contact: Call (732)-7-9-one-7-eight-zero-7 copy and paste in your email: 050a4a5bae4a31ef82dfa7f5f5d75ebf@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1953 Nash Ambassador sedan project.

JamesR The bold styling risk were the result of having the styling contract with Raymond Loewy Associates, who hired many of the most talented designers of the era including Bob Bourke, Virgil Exner and Gordon Buehrig. Loewy was always 'pushing the envelope' pursuing more modern designs and was able to sell management on building them. The technical problem of the 'rubber' frame was that Loewy was always pushing his "Weight is the Enemy" mantra. Excess weight, yes; adequate weight for strength sufficient to the job, no. Its a ladder frame that's only boxed in the front area, no X-member. I had a 1957 President Classic and the car does have a lightly-structured feel. They did increase the frame metal gage beginning in 1955 but still no X-member which it needed. Financially, Studebaker was in a downward spiral even before the dual 1953 body dies: antiquated, inefficient factories but especially labor cost that were out of control, adding 10-12% to the price of their cars versus the competition. Management took pride in the 'fact' that Studebaker had never taken a official strike (they'd had wildcat strikes). They had capitulated to what the union demanded each round, being a separate UAW chapter from those in Detroit. They were beyond its control, aggressively pursued more pay and easier standards, with which management went along. Packard was already in trouble before the merger idea jelled. It was one of the monumental debacles of automotive management history. Best characterized by two stumbling drunks holding each other up for a while.

JamesR The 1953 Studebakers were the victim of management indecision and dithering. Originally, 1952, their centennial year, was to receive the all-new cars in the form of the Model N, of which styling photos and documents are known. These would have been conventionally-styled sedans etc. proportioned on the 116.5 inch wheelbase as is this Champion. Concurrent to the Model N development, Bob Bourke had been developing a blue-sky-design show car coupe with stunning proportions on the 120.5 inch wheelbase, without any intention it would become a production car. But, Loewy was aware of it and with some of the more receptive management, pushed to get the coupe into production. Problem was, some of the basic structural tooling for the Model N already in process. So, in spite of the completely different proportions, management wanted the coupe's styling features applied to the sedans, not a comfortable fit as you can see. As it turned out, Studebaker invested in two complete sets of body tooling dies for the 1953 lines: 116.5 inch wheelbase sedans plus the 120.5 inch wheelbase Land Cruiser, an extension of the sedan shell. The hardtop K-Body and the pillared coupe C-Body on the 120.5 inch wheelbase frame share little or nothing with the sedans. Now, Why the odd-looking false door cut-line on the 1953-'55 two door quarter panels: Once the four door sedan was developed, it was decided to tool a longer two door sedan front door and an insert quarter panel with window to fill the space that would be occupied by the four door rear door, all to save tooling money for a two door sedan-specific quarter panel set of dies. Results are what looks like a non-functional rear door. Yes, cheap and cheesy. For 1955, they managed to cover it with a big chromed airplane-form trim piece, still looked half-vast. Hope this isn't too risque for this forum, but Bob Bourke referred to the 1953-'54 Studebaker sedans frontal styling as "the droopy penis models".

Its on page 152 in Fred Roe's book, credited to Willoughby, "apparently a one-off body, this car with unique moulding treatment has never been traced. Variations of this moulding arrangement appear on several Willoughby bodies on Packards and Pierce-Arrows.". It has the unusual molding that flies off from around the fender and wraps up around the rear of the body. Notes also that: " Hollywood actor Frank Morgan was photographed with the car for tire company endorsements."

For Sale: 1953 Studebaker Champion two door sedan - $3,500 - Westport, MA https://southcoast.craigslist.org/ctd/d/westport-1953-studebaker-2-door/7218132563.html 1953 Studebaker Champion two door sedan, six cylinder, standard overdrive transmission. The engine sounds great and the standard transmission shift smoothly overdrive works fine. I don’t think this will last long at this price, has only 39,123 original miles, if interested give me a call at 774-301-1200. We are located at 956 State Rd., Westport MA 02790 Contact: Call 774 301-1200 Copy and paste in your email: 4922fb5ec0b5351e8467290ed405e85e@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1953 Studebaker Champion two door sedan.

For Sale: 1935 REO Flying Cloud - $38,000 - Smithtown, LI,NY https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/smithtown-1935-reo-flying-cloud/7217013792.html Extremely rare 1935 REO Flying Cloud, a real survivor, 4 suicide doors Sedan. Garage kept. It has the original straight – six (6) Cylinder 268 Cu-In Engine & original Self-Shifter semi- Automatic transmission. Runs great, RUST FREE. 2 owners, many records include original owner’s manual and dealer window sticker. an older restoration this car remains in good shape. the car is an absolute jewel. with a unique history it sure to make a great addition to anyone’s collection. Many award- winning in classic car shows through the years and REO Club recognition. Ransom Eli Olds founded the REO Motor Car Company in 1904 after leaving the Olds Motor Works Company (Oldsmobile) which he also founded. When he left Oldsmobile, he was precluded from using his name (Olds) for another auto company, so he chose to use his initials (REO). By the fall of 1904, the new company began producing its first vehicles. REO produced a variety of cars and trucks (Speed wagons) until 1936 when car production ceased due to the effects of the depression. One of REO's two most memorable cars is the REO Flying Cloud, introduced in 1927.The Flying Cloud was the first car to use Lockheed's new hydraulic internal expanding brake system and featured styling by Fabio Segardi. While Ned Jordan is credited with changing the way advertising was written with his "Somewhere West of Laramie" ads for his Jordan Playboy, REO's Flying Cloud——a name that provoked evocative images of speed and lightness——changed the way automobiles would be named in the future. Contact: Interested, text me: (516) nine-2-four-4-zero-5-five Copy and paste in your email: b644f010a6813084b26978fd408699d7@sale.craigslist.org I have no interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1935 REO Flying Cloud sedan.

One of the best products recondition leather is Fiebling's Hide Food, works wonders to soften and preserve an interior like this one. Like most 1960's cars, only the seating surfaces are leather, everything else vinyl.

For Sale: Two Ford Model A's and two 1937 Packards - $listed - Audubon, KY https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-packard-and-ford/7217393917.html Thinning the herd1937 Packard 120 (8cyl) black $21,0001937 Packard 115 (6cyl)white $26,0001931 Ford slant windshield $15,5001929 Ford 4 door disassembled $8700all Originalcall with questions or information Contact: Denny (502) 5-two-3-nine-0-two-9 copy and paste in your email: 42c17de2ad5a3ef9b8e1874589865837@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of any of these Ford Model A's and 1937 Packards.

Simply conjecture, but as part of the British Empire, since white cars were acceptable in England, the custom was extended across the Empire. In equatorial countries or those where the climate was hotter, a white car would gather and retain less heat, something considered desirable to live around. Tinting pigments likely were available everywhere, though the durability under intense sun an issue.

For Sale: 1966 Chrysler 300 V8 50,000 miles no rust - $8,000 - Niskayuna, NY https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/d/schenectady-1966-chrysler-300-v-miles/7215526258.html Up for sales in 1966 Chrysler 300 two-door V8 383 automatic runs and drives 100% no rust on the body at all registered and inspected only 50,000 miles Contact: (518) 4-six-9-2-one-5-0 Copy and paste in your email: 626957dc548039ceb7cef7e3943eac35@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this For Sale: 1966 Chrysler 300 hardtop.

White was considered in the 1920's only appropriate for three types of vehicles: milk delivery trucks, ambulances and a child's hearse. All other were considered gauche. In the 1930's, light cream such as Packard Ivory, Cord's Cigarette Cream or Studebaker's Tulip Cream was acceptable but primarily for open body styles. By the advent of WWII, a sedan or coupe in light cream was acceptable. Taste and attitudes toward certain colors changed in that period almost as much as the styling.