John Heller

Bryan, sounds like you've had some pretty bad experiences with other Airflow owners? I've found the old guys in the club very willing to help and to share expertise and parts. This forum just dosen't work well for Airflows. I'm on the computer all day every day and I only remember to check this site about once every 6 months, nothing much happens here. The paper newsletter the Airflow Club puts out monthly always has restoration articles and a whole page of want ads just for Airflows so I'd guess that's where everone is trading parts. (plus eBay) John

The '34 and '35 are slightly different. I can't recall the exact differences, but another club member explained it to me once when a '34 and '35 were parked next to each other at a meet. As I recall the '34 has a round air filler door and the '35 has an oval air filler door. -John

From Airflows to Zephyrs, 70 years of streamlining at the Petersen Museum January 17, 2004 Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Sponsors: Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club/West and Airflow Club of America/Western Region Club members' Chrysler and Lincoln cars from '34 through '48 (the span of years from the Airflow's introduction through the last Lincoln V-12s) will be parked on the top level of the parking structure outside the Grand Salon, for display and comparison. Club members are encouraged to display their vintage cars (the parking fee of $6 will be waived for them). The parking garage opens at 9:00 AM. All display cars should be in place by 9:30 for the museum to open at 10:00. The program will begin at 10:30 AM in the museum's Grand Salon, where parked nose-to-nose will be a '35 Chrysler Airflow C-1 coupe and a '36 Lincoln-Zephyr coupe-sedan, the focal point cars and backdrop for the speakers. Del Coates, professor of Industrial Design at San Jose State, will speak first. He will be followed by Barry Dressel, Manager of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. A panel discussion and question-and-answer session will begin around 11:30 AM. A catered lunch will be held in the Conner Rooftop Pavilion at 12:30. Club members' 1934-1948 Chryslers and Lincolns will be on display outside the Grand Salon. We're asking respective owners to stand alongside their cars to answer questions after lunch. From 2:00 to 2:30 PM the two clubs will adjourn to hold their respective clubs' business meetings. Panelists: Jack Eby - Ford Motor Company Executive - Panel Moderator Del Coates - Professor of Industrial Design, San Jose State University Barry Dressel - Manager, Walter P. Chrysler Museum Art Fitzpatrick - Lincoln Mercury and GM advertising artist Gale Halderman - Ford Motor Company designer Bob Marcks - Chrysler, Ford, and Raymond Loewy designer Bob Thomas - Hudson, Nash, GM, and Ford designer Please Join Us!!!! Free parking for Airflow and Zephyr owners who bring their cars to display.

1934 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW SERIES CU 4 DOOR SEDAN Item number: 2204345847 If you've never seen one, check out this auction on eBay. Chrysler produced this conversion hood for unsold '34s to make them look like '35s. Notice the way the hood curves in at the bottom. -John

Hi Brian, I prefer to trade parts too. I've already had a driveshaft made for the CU, but thanks for offering. (last time I checked this board no one had replied) I've started a simple website with lots of photos of our CU being restored, please have a look. 34 CU page -John

Anybody out there got a driveshaft for a '34 CU sedan to sell or trade? Just found out that the shaft that came with the car doesn't belong to it. (don't know what its from!) Thanks in advance, -John

That's great news, I'm glad someone with an Airflow picked them up for such a good price. Even if you can't use them there will be someone from the club who does. -John

There's two lots of '34 DeSoto Airflow coupe parts on eBay right now: front and rear axles engine and transmission There's a little confusion because the seller has them listed as Chrysler and 6 cylinder. I've exchanged e-mails with him, quote "The Block # is S2 2548. It is a 6 cylinder and the head is aluminum. Hope this helps," The parts are in Wallingford, Conneticut and he doesn't want to ship them, but he's also only asking $25 each so it would be worth someone in the club going and picking them up. -John

I have a nice set of Michelin radials on my '34 CV. Personally I prefer blackwalls on an Airflow so that was no problem. The tires are intended for family van use and fit the rims beautifully without tubes. I'm sorry I forget the the size off-hand. Its been my experience that radials on classic cars drastically improve their ride, handling and braking and Michelin was offering radials (although not steel belted) in 1934.

CHRYSLER AIRFLOW hub caps headlight bezels Not mine, just thought somebody might be able to use them. -John

Just in case the word hasn't gotten out, the 40th annual National Meet of the Airflow Club of America will in Oxnard, CA, May 28-May 31st. There's too much to list here, but highlights include visits to the Nethercutt Collection Museums, the Murphy Auto Museum, Airflow swap meet and car show and Otis Chandler's collection. Contact Phyllis or Jerry Allstott at (805) 650-3747 or via Email at jandpallstott@yahoo.com for details on the Ventura/Oxnard meet.

Hi again Brian, well I was high bidder for the third time. This time it went to about $3200. (much lower than the seller wants) I don't blame him for wanting more, but I really didn't want to spend a lot on another project car. I wonder how much easier it would be to simultaneouly restore my CV and a CU and the same time? (or not at all....) -John

Thanks Brian, I didn't know you had bought those two Airflows you found. Actually I was high bidder both times on the eBay 'flow, but I hadn't seen your latest post before I bid. I really don't need another one so the bids so far have been even higher than they really would be, since without my bids, the highest would have been in the 2000s. He's absolutely right that the cars are very rare, but they are also not worth anything. We do this for the fun of it. Why else buy a $2000 car, pour hundreds of hours and $20,000 into it only to have a car worth maybe $15,000. I see nice restored and original cars in the $10-20,000 range fairly often. (asking price) -John

Brian, is this the same car you posted about back in November? (a '34 with '35 parts car for $4500?) John Heller '34 CV

A friend just turned me on to this great site: Color charts 1920s to the present