Mark Huston Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I just saw this picture for the first time on a Facebook group. There was no context or car identification. A couple of posters identified the car as a 1938 Chrysler possibly an Imperial and a convertible. However, no one knew anything about the location or the story behind the picture. Can anyone here fill in the blanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Looks complete and restorable. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studeous Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I dunno…”ran when parked” ? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On the east coast, that's considered "mint". 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intimeold Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 With the salt on the Winter roads around here; I've seen cars close to that, going down the road! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Running when sunk.... or Needs paint.... or Wonderful patina. Edited January 3, 2022 by motoringicons (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryLime Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 "It's not for sale . I 'm going to restore it some day." 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 "I think I found that pesky radiator leak...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Was a coupe in it`s younger life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 "Surface Rust" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 If there's a skeleton in the trunk, a DNA analysis may show it's Judge Crater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Solid car with no rust issues. Has some surface rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Aside from all the comedy attempts... I, too, saw this on Facebook today, and wondered if it was indeed originally a convertible. Also, this photo angle makes it unclear to me whether it has the shorter hood I've seen on photos of 38 Chrysler Royal convertibles, or the longer hood seen on Imperial convertibles. I'm curious what it once was, and if anyone knows the backstory behind the photo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Looks like it will disappear again when the lake level rises again. Act quickly, won't last long at this rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937McBuick Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 It might have more value as "habitat" for what ever is living in that water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 That's one way to take care of your cooling issues. Have you priced the cost of a brand new honeycomb re-core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 No results when I google searched the image. So it remains a mystery, at least so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 A year or so ago I got hung up on this diver guy that was salvaging sunken cars around the northwest on You Tube. Interesting watch. Several stolen, among other mystery finds. He used air bags to float them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) A year or so ago I got hung up on this diver guy that was salvaging sunken cars around the northwest on You Tube. Interesting watch. Several stolen, among other mystery finds. He often used air bags to float them. Edited January 3, 2022 by JACK M (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 damn vacuum windshield wipers never work when you need them. dave s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 This brings a whole new meaning to the word "patina". Kinda makes you wanna build a rat rod...maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 3 hours ago, oldcarfudd said: If there's a skeleton in the trunk, a DNA analysis may show it's Judge Crater. Thinking on those lines, too. If located around Chicago and skeletal remains are found in the trunk, guarantee 'ole Al Capone could be involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 3 hours ago, pont35cpe said: Was a coupe in it`s younger life. I believe you are correct. That's exactly what I was thinking, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, JACK M said: He used air bags to float them. Amazing what airbags can lift. Key to using air bags is to raise the vehicle slowly. Here is a friends Amphicar that sunk off the back of his houseboat, tied it up to his houseboat for the night, came out with his morning coffee and the tie line was straight down in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 They may find Jimmy Hoffa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 27 minutes ago, Jack Bennett said: Too bad it was less of a amphicar than more of a sinkacar. If the owner put a ad on Craigslist to sell it, I wonder if he/she would include the reason it was being sold with a salvage title? That car was put back on the road by the owner and survives to this day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I believe that car was last seen leaving the Kennedy compound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 "Bring A (Boat) Trailer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I bet Jimmy Hoffas in the trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Ron Green said: That car was put back on the road by the owner and survives to this day. Yes... but has it been put back in the water? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Jack Bennett said: I’m grappling on how to aptly respond to a car, maybe (?) 1938, possibly (?) a Chrysler, maybe (?) a Imperial, shown in a Facebook (?) post, made when (?) by whom (?) where (?) and why (?) without a bit of “attempted” humor. It has hovered in the upper 20’s and lower 30’s here for the past week. The snow turns to rain, freezes, and turns back to snow. It is dark at 4:30 PM, too early to go to bed, nothing on TV, and too much work to stoke the stove in the woodwork shop, and too cold to work in the garage. For a full year now I’ve worn a mask and heard about nothing other than the number of deaths, and new shots, surrounding the COVID pandemic. I want to drive my old cars and take my dog to the park. Instead I am stuck on the couch trying to think up a serious reply to a post, probably made for entertainment anyway. Since we neither know where the car is, when it was put there, or how old the Facebook page is I must assume there is no suggestion implied that I am expected to go recover it. And the video of the guy pulling cars sunken in the river is really entertaining….and even hints at a tad of morbidity. Edited 2 hours ago by Jack Bennett (see edit history) Have you thought of calling "Bring a Brew" and having them deliver a few kegs to last till springtime? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Easy restoration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 19 hours ago, kingrudy said: "Surface Rust" Yes, but it goes all the way to the other surface! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch cab Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 If a car rusts under water is it still called "Surface" rust? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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