1939 Chrysler Royal - by Dealer in Illinois - Not Mine

[6T-FinSeeker]

For Sale on Autotrader by Dealer in Staunton, Illinois: 1939 Chrysler Royal  -  $14,450 

                                                                                                                                       Phone: 618-635-7056  *  Fax: 618-635-6287

 

Link:  https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1939/chrysler/royal/101141109

 

Seller's Description:

1939 Chrysler Royal 4dr sedasn, nice car, good body and paint, nice original int, wood grained dash, shows 62,xxx miles believed to be actual, flathead 6 cyl, 3 speed with o/d, www tires, runs and drives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 21, 2020 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history)

[Dynaflash8]

Look at the glove box door in this old Chrysler.  That is the best one I've ever seen in my 81 years.  I wonder about the engine though.  Those old six-cylinder Mopar cars really had a weak engine.  I drove a 52 Plymouth all though high school and it got so it used a quart of oil every 30 miles!

Edited April 21, 2020 by Dynaflash8 (see edit history)

[Matt Harwood]

3 hours ago, Dynaflash8 said:

 I wonder about the engine though.  Those old six-cylinder Mopar cars really had a weak engine.

 

Strongly disagree. There aren't many engines that I'd consider indestructible, but the flathead six Mopars are on that short list. They will run forever with virtually zero maintenance. Sounds like you had one that was abused or badly neglected, because I have yet to find one that couldn't be made to run in an hour, and run very well in a weekend.

[Dynaflash8]

50 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said:

 

Strongly disagree. There aren't many engines that I'd consider indestructible, but the flathead six Mopars are on that short list. They will run forever with virtually zero maintenance. Sounds like you had one that was abused or badly neglected, because I have yet to find one that couldn't be made to run in an hour, and run very well in a weekend.

Well, after all I was a teenager at the time.  The 52 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr hardtop had 19K miles on it when I bought it in July, 1955.  In 1957 I had an occasion to run it wide-open for 8 miles, so that might have done it in.  It was a straight road, and like many teenagers, I wanted to see what it would do.  It made it to 80-85 mph.  In late 1957 I had to do the valves.  By April 1958 it was using a quart of oil in 30-35 miles, but it never smoked out the tailpipe, only out of the breather.  Never figured that out, and traded it on a great 1955 Ford Fairlane with 20K miles on it.  My friend's father was a shade tree mechanic and he always claimed these engines had soft crankshafts.  My Dad bought a new 1951 Plymouth 6 in 1951 and drove it to 1958 when he bought a new Buick.  The same friend's father told my Dad how bad these engines were and all that same stuff, but Dad did not have the same oil use problems I had.  His complaint was that the brakes squealed from the time it was new.  I learned to drive on that car, dated my wife in it sometimes, etc.  She lived 30 miles from me, and my '52 would use a quart of oil going to get her, another going back to Arlington for a movie, another taking her home, and another going home.  I got to using "used oil" that winter.  Kids will be kids I guess.

Edited April 21, 2020 by Dynaflash8 (see edit history)

[Brooklyn Beer]

The 53 Plymouth survivor I got for a song that was a scaled up mess runs actually better then my new Tundra. It was using oil but now after driving it 250 miles a week to work and back for 3 months it has slowed up a vast amount where I will now be starting to run a good mileage oil while continuing the MM oil in the gas. It was about 1/2 qt a week but like yours no smoke. Love these motors.