spartain Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 im truing to find info on 1938 chrysler royal 2door sedan i just bought this car the guy i bought it from said it is the only 2dr sedan in the country how can i find out more about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I thought somebody was pulling your leg until I looked it up. If you have the Royal Brougham which is a two door sedan with the fastback style, meaning from the roof down the rear to the back bumper it has a smooth line, then you do have a rare car. They only made 88 of them and chances are there aren't many left. If you have the Traveler Brougham which is also a two door but has a "bustle" back trunk then it's not nearly as rare with 3,802 made. The 1938 Royal is Series C-18 with a 119 inch wheelbase and a 95 horsepower, 241.5 cubic inch, 6 cyl engine. Weight was 3160 lbs. It doesn't weigh much so it should be peppy. Join the Chrysler club if you want more info. Look for sales and service catalog on ebay. Make sure it's for the C-18. bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartain Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 Thanks bubba I was also told that these 38s were sent to germany when they got there they didnt want them because they were two doors most of them were distroyed this is the only serviver. I know it sounds like bs but i cant find another one like it its a humpback thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartain Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Does anyone have a 1938 Chrysler royal 2dr sedan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygreengiant Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Does anyone have a 1938 Chrysler royal 2dr sedan?I realize this is a old post but I have a 38 Chrysler 2dr sedan , I have only seen one other one well a picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Is yours in the city? The first guy had the only one in the country (ha ha funny joke). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygreengiant Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Is yours in the city? The first guy had the only one in the country (ha ha funny joke).Lol..... Now that's funny, I don't care where your from !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Here's all three, the Royal Touring Brougham (blue), Royal Brougham (burgundy) and Royal Coupe (green). Anyone know for certain which the OP owned? By "humpback" I'd think he had the Touring model. Such good looking cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygreengiant Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Those are some very interesting pictures of all three.... mine has the hump but clearly doesn't look like that. They do look pretty cool tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Those are some very interesting pictures of all three.... mine has the hump but clearly doesn't look like that. They do look pretty cool tho.Artists had a way of making the cars look longer and lower in the artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Artists had a way of making the cars look longer and lower in the artwork.Exactly that, compared to the real thing these are much sleeker and lower. I felt they showed the model distinctions well however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Chrysler had an excellent stylist, Ray Dietrich but he was under the thumb of engineering. He handed over his designs to the engineering department, and they translated them into metal, with no further input from styling. The result was always frumpier than the original design. You can see it if you compare photos of the clay models to the finished cars. I don't know how they did it, to the eye you can't pick out the difference but somehow they ruined the looks of the cars.At GM it was the opposite, styling had the upper hand and engineering had to build the cars as best they could. If looks interfered with function, too bad for function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygreengiant Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Chrysler had an excellent stylist, Ray Dietrich but he was under the thumb of engineering. He handed over his designs to the engineering department, and they translated them into metal, with no further input from styling. The result was always frumpier than the original design. You can see it if you compare photos of the clay models to the finished cars. I don't know how they did it, to the eye you can't pick out the difference but somehow they ruined the looks of the cars.At GM it was the opposite, styling had the upper hand and engineering had to build the cars as best they could. If looks interfered with function, too bad for function.I have to say the pictures make it look much sleeker than the car is. And the skirts look awesome! Wonder if they actually put them on the cars in 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Having seen what 1938 Chryslers actually look like, I would have punched a salesman in the face if I ordered that burgundy car solely based on that illustration and had an actual 1938 Chrysler show up instead. How the heck could they get away with that?!? It's not even CLOSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ha! I've said the exact same thing on a different thread regarding a coupe that was being street rodded to actually look like the illustration. Chrysler did have the best looking fender skirts of any company, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I have to say the pictures make it look much sleeker than the car is. And the skirts look awesome! Wonder if they actually put them on the cars in 38Sure, skirts were available from 1934 on. They may have been available earlier, but by 34 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygreengiant Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Sure, skirts were available from 1934 on. They may have been available earlier, but by 34 for sure.I did a search after I posted that, I think im going to need to find a set of those ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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