Reesebarger 0 Posted July 11 Hey I’m new to this forum and I joined because I have a really old Chrysler car that I am not sure how difficult it is to get parts for and I need help getting parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 11 (edited) Cool car. Looks like a 1926-1928. Scroll down to the Chrysler Products section of the forum for help there. Is the instrument panel there? If so, does it have a rectangular FEDCO plate on the dash? Looks kinda like this.... Edited July 11 by keiser31 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reesebarger 0 Posted July 11 Has something just like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 11 (edited) Looks like LC591C. That would be a 1928 Model 62 six cylinder coach. Built in September of 1927. 11,154 of that model were built. Edited July 12 by keiser31 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 12 It also looks like someone tried to pry the plate off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reesebarger 0 Posted July 12 Maybe but it has been sitting in the same spot for 65 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reesebarger 0 Posted July 12 Do you have any idea where I could get parts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 12 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Reesebarger said: Do you have any idea where I could get parts? There are a few places to get parts. Make a list and post them in the Chrysler Products Buy and Sell section below the General Discussion section. Edited July 12 by keiser31 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TerryB 557 Posted July 12 You may also want to join the Walter P Chrysler club too. Should be lots of help there for tracking down parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 12 15 minutes ago, TerryB said: You may also want to join the Walter P Chrysler club too. Should be lots of help there for tracking down parts. http://www.chryslerclub.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viv w 59 Posted July 12 Hi, How much of the car body is actually there? From your pictures, this car should be considered a parts car. It appears that the top half of the body, doors, body wood, spoked wheels and lots of other stuff is missing. While it is possible, with time, to find parts for your car, they could end up costing you a LOT more than the car is worth. If the car is of sentimental value to you, then you may want to persevere with a rebuild, but talking from experience, if I were you, I would look for a donor car to buy for parts, or better still, find a complete car to restore and use this one for parts. I'm not being unkind, or trying to put you off, but think long and hard, before you invest thousands of dollars in parts, and six to eight hundred hours of labour. Have a look at the Chrysler for sale section, there is a 1926 tudor that the guy wants less than 2 grand for it. My 2c worth. all the best Viv. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reesebarger 0 Posted July 13 It was a convertible and there was no top half of the body. There is no wood spoke left but I do have the wheels and the body is completely intact and it is off of the ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Mellor NJ 226 Posted July 13 You must agree that what you have is much more likely to be a topless tudor than a truncated touring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 13 12 hours ago, Reesebarger said: It was a convertible and there was no top half of the body. There is no wood spoke left but I do have the wheels and the body is completely intact and it is off of the ground. No. It was originally a two door coach as Dave Mellor NJ stated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curti 403 Posted July 13 Does the serial number indicate it was a tudor coach or the lack of folding top hardware at the back of the body ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzcarnerd 408 Posted July 14 11 hours ago, Curti said: Does the serial number indicate it was a tudor coach or the lack of folding top hardware at the back of the body ? The Fedco number is just that - a number. There is no information to be had from it other that a suggestion of an approximate production date. Not like more modern Id plates with all sorts of info on them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzcarnerd 408 Posted July 14 On 7/12/2018 at 11:35 AM, keiser31 said: Looks like LC591C. That would be a 1928 Model 62 six cylinder coach. Built in September of 1927. 11,154 of that model were built. Do you have the page for the earlier models with the Fedco plate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 2,112 Posted July 15 16 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: Do you have the page for the earlier models with the Fedco plate? I have a few. I will send them via pm.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Fields 87 Posted July 15 The metal in the body was framed with wood. In addition, the entire top half of the body might have been wood with a cloth covering, or the metal for the top is either missing or is lying in the car. Parts for Chryslers are not easy to find, and some parts, like the wood will have to be made. If you believe in the minimum wage and want to make more than 25 cents an hour, this is not a car to restore. However, Chrysler sixes of this era are fantastic cars, and are great drivers. AS others have suggested, buy a more complete car and use this for parts.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
