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@Steve_Mack_CTCurious as to why. I was passed by a Twin-H Hudson Hornet headed to Forest Grove, back when they held a show there. The Hudson sounded fun.

This (other car) was advertised here last year, for comparison purposes:

I’ve never seen an original 1940’s Chrysler built car with an original door panel with the pattern pictured on the subject car. I’ve seen many with patterns that match the brochure.

There are online pictures of the solid cloth and two tone “sportsman” leather interiors offered in 1942 in the DeSoto Prestige brochure located here (for now): https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1942-desoto-custom-deluxe-large-3824624314

Seems to be a well photographed car for an “unbelievable” price: https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/cars/news/g2564/best-cars-on-ebay/.

You’re likely right on most if not all counts. Here’s an image of another ‘35 dash sans modern oil pressure gauge and second ignition switch. It does appear to have the same push button starter in the same location. I’ll defer to someone who knows this model to tell us if this was a factory installation or a replacement for a vacuum starter (eg starter buttons were added to ‘33 Chrysler’s that had the vacuum starter when they became a maintenance item).

I’ve never seen a Saratoga in person. I have interior pieces from one that was rodded. The door panels had additional upholstered moldings, that I don’t believe the imperials had. If you look at the Fedco numbers, the weren’t many Saratogas made in 1939.

Mechanically the Imperial, New Yorker and Saratoga are the same. The New Yorker and Saratoga had nicer upholstery and a cosmetic difference in the bars in the front grill.

There are several other pictures on the HCCA website, just click on the first picture.

What seems unusual about this car is the absence of the provision for a spare tire.

@B Jake Moranhttps://www.web.imperialclub.info/Yr/1955/55Showroom/Page024.htm appears so, according to showroom brochure, under upholstery

The picture from the passenger side does look like it has one, but agree more info needed to confirm. I thought OD was more likely on a Windsor, though don’t know if thats true. Whats curious are the two exhaust pipes exiting opposite sides of the rear bumper. I’d like to see a shot of the manifold side of the engine.

Previous thread on this:

@Hudsy WudsyFor those that harken back to the spark and throttle levers in the middle of the steering column, and then later on the dash, and yearn to regain control, the top end 1939 Chrysler offered a manual control knob as described here: https://www.web.imperialclub.info/Yr/1939/39Owners/Page04.htm And https://www.web.imperialclub.info/Yr/1939/39Owners/Page05.htm Of course the manual throttle continued much, much longer, at least in trucks.

Yes, the clock was an option. Note that it too had a domed impression in the lense, unique to 1939, alone. Also note that the car advertised for sale as the subject of this thread appears to have the glove box door from a six cylinder model (blue emblem). The spark control knob in the woodie (pictured just above the starter button on the left most side of the dash) just might be the original. I’ve yet to see one prior to disintegration. Perhaps an unnecessary curiosity by 1939, I suppose. There’s also a one off 1939 Dodge woody wagon (though I’d have preferred the Chrysler).

I believe the Copart sale was on the order of 4k. I did not see the final Ebay price, if it sold. Nice looking car but suspect that fenders aren’t original to the car. If they were there would be a mounting bracket through the cowl.

Here is the one from earlier this year. Note that the side mounts don’t sit quite right - no body mount hardware is apparent in the picture. https://www.copart.com/lot/40114070/clean-title-1939-chrysler-imperial-ga-atlanta-north and then here: https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1509700/1939-chrysler-imperial-for-sale-in-cadillac-michigan-49601 it later appeared on eBay.

@Hudsy Wudsy, I know the one you are referring to. I have seen a video of a red sedan with side mounts and there was a blue sedan earlier this year out of Atlanta with side mounts. It was sold off Copart for next to nothing. It appeared to have only minor front end damage. It later resold (I believe) this year. I don’t believe it originally had side mounts. It was missing the body mount hardware.

@Hudsy Wudsyperhaps very reasonable to be skeptical. I have been looking for a nice 1939 Imperial / New Yorker / Saratoga for a while now (finally subscribing to the advice of@edinmassto the masses on a car search, within my ability). This much nicer, sans color (depending upon taste), 1939 Imperial sold at auction midyear for just a couple thousand more (including the auction premiums). https://www.hemmings.com/auction/1939-chrysler-imperial BTW: I missed the one I’d like to have had that was sold right here, over on the Chrysler forum. Possibly one of the nicest ones out there.

Great looking car! It reminds me of one that used to make an occasional appearance when I was a young. I hope the rear bumper isn’t to difficult to resolve.

I believe each cylinder has a spark plug on each side of the head of you check the pictures. Really neat project. Good thing it’s really far away.

Same glass for all models of 1939 Chrysler. You can find the business on eBay that refaces old glass, or will sell a flat glass of the correct size with correct face on it. They do come up from time to time, in case you are wanting an original.

More info “1951 KAISER DRAGON CONVERTIBLE VERY RARE VEHICLE WITH OLDSMOBILE 303 V-8 AND HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION...” Ref. https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1384183/1951-kaiser-dragon-for-sale-in-lawrence-kansas-66049

It looks like a 1956 to me.