1912Staver Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Wow Gunsmoke ! I knew you were restoring a early 1930's Chrysler, but I had no idea it was such significant car. As far as Canadian produced cars go this one has to be at least a 4 1/2 star if not a full 5. A smattering of Imperials were sold in Canada , but am I correct in thinking they would have all been U.S. built cars ? Was the CD8 top dog in the Canadian production line up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1912 Staver asked "A smattering of Imperials were sold in Canada , but am I correct in thinking they would have all been U.S. built cars ? Was the CD8 top dog in the Canadian production line up"? While individual factory production records for Canadian built Chryslers for the early 30's have long been lost to history, the serial number records show about 4100 Chryslers of all models and styles were "assembled" in Canada between 1930-1933/34. 1931/32 Model CM6 -2000 units 1932/33 model CI6-700 units 1933/34 model CO6 -800 units Total for 6 Cylinder Chryslers 1931-1934 -3500 units 1930/31 Model CD8 -199 1931/32 Model CD*-180 1932/33 Model CP -170 1930/31 CG Imperial -24 1932/33 CH Imperial -39 Total for all 8 cylinder Chryslers 1930-1933 - 610 units So to answer the questions, it appears 63 Imperials were assembled in Canada in the 1930-1933 period. For the Chrysler CD8 and it's later series CD*(Deluxe), total production for all body styles (Sedan, Coupe, Convertible, Roadster) was 379 units. Various people familiar with records of the time conclude CD8 Roadsters would have likely accounted for 1%-4% of the CD8 production of 199 cars, considering Canada's cold climate, and thus about 2-8 cars. My car has Canadian serial number 9820125, is an early series (side cowl vents) and is the 125th CD8 car assembled in Canada and I was advised it was assembled in spring 1931. Interestingly, it carries Budd Body #CD1457R. Since there were only 1330 CD8 Roadsters build in total, I assume this body was #457 of the Budd Body CD8 Roadster production. In the absence of factory records, a lot of assumptions have to be made. Some day I may try to seek out other Canadian numbered CD8's still existing of any style, don't expect there are more than a handful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadGoat Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I finally got the 1930 series 57 out of the gentlemen's garage that it has been residing since 1990. So it is "kinda" like a barn find with all the vermin that use to call it home. the best part was moving the other 5 cars that have been sitting in the driveway for the last 20'ish years. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 4/19/2024 at 1:25 PM, Gunsmoke said: 1912 Staver asked "A smattering of Imperials were sold in Canada , but am I correct in thinking they would have all been U.S. built cars ? Was the CD8 top dog in the Canadian production line up"? While individual factory production records for Canadian built Chryslers for the early 30's have long been lost to history, the serial number records show about 4100 Chryslers of all models and styles were "assembled" in Canada between 1930-1933/34. 1931/32 Model CM6 -2000 units 1932/33 model CI6-700 units 1933/34 model CO6 -800 units Total for 6 Cylinder Chryslers 1931-1934 -3500 units 1930/31 Model CD8 -199 1931/32 Model CD*-180 1932/33 Model CP -170 1930/31 CG Imperial -24 1932/33 CH Imperial -39 Total for all 8 cylinder Chryslers 1930-1933 - 610 units So to answer the questions, it appears 63 Imperials were assembled in Canada in the 1930-1933 period. For the Chrysler CD8 and it's later series CD*(Deluxe), total production for all body styles (Sedan, Coupe, Convertible, Roadster) was 379 units. Various people familiar with records of the time conclude CD8 Roadsters would have likely accounted for 1%-4% of the CD8 production of 199 cars, considering Canada's cold climate, and thus about 2-8 cars. My car has Canadian serial number 9820125, is an early series (side cowl vents) and is the 125th CD8 car assembled in Canada and I was advised it was assembled in spring 1931. Interestingly, it carries Budd Body #CD1457R. Since there were only 1330 CD8 Roadsters build in total, I assume this body was #457 of the Budd Body CD8 Roadster production. In the absence of factory records, a lot of assumptions have to be made. Some day I may try to seek out other Canadian numbered CD8's still existing of any style, don't expect there are more than a handful. An amazing find for sure. Especially for Nova Scotia. The harsh salt air dissolved so many cars before they were 10 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Would a 1938 Graham Model 97 Supercharger interest anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 6 hours ago, BobinVirginia said: Would a 1938 Graham Model 97 Supercharger interest anyone? Depends. Is it a Combi-coupe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 A Duesenberg Limo was "discovered" in a machine shop about 3 miles from our shop. Unfortunately I didn't have the $10 grand asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Toto. I have a feeling we're not in Ohio anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 20 minutes ago, Restorer32 said: A Duesenberg Limo was "discovered" in a machine shop about 3 miles from our shop. Unfortunately I didn't have the $10 grand asking price. You sure it wasn't a Buick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) Nah, 'twas a Dues. Art Brummer bought it. 1970 or so. Edited April 23 by Restorer32 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 4 minutes ago, Restorer32 said: Nah, 'twas a Dues. Art Brummer bought it. 1970 or so. That would have been this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Art is 93 or so and doing well. One of the real "characters" in our hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) 5 hours ago, alsancle said: Depends. Is it a Combi-coupe? Unfortunately it’s not. Pulled from a barn here in SW Virginia. Not Ohio but still interesting. lol Didn’t have a pic last night Edited April 23 by BobinVirginia (see edit history) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Hey Bob! Now that's pretty cool right there! Looks like it might need a wee bit of work though. If you have any pics of it out of the barn so we can see the whole thing, please post them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Past AACA President Tom Cox bought that. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) @West Peterson My cousin sent me a message last night. Apparently he knows Tom and told me about the car. I got the picture today. That’s really a cool find and always fun to hear about stories like this! Edited April 23 by BobinVirginia (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Neat pics. That barn is kinda like belt and suspenders. Overhead and carriage doors at the same opening! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 That's a great picture! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Y Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The owner of this photo should be paid to allow the AACA to sell this as christmas cards this fall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The Graham's so ugly it's cool. But coming from dealing with vehicles that have readily available reproduction parts- where on earth would you find things like the missing head light lenses? Swap meets and online searches I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 10 hours ago, Terry Y said: The owner of this photo should be paid to allow the AACA to sell this as christmas cards this fall I'm really tempted to frame a copy and hang it in my garage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Roscoe said: The Graham's so ugly it's cool. But coming from dealing with vehicles that have readily available reproduction parts- where on earth would you find things like the missing head light lenses? Swap meets and online searches I guess... For many of us, the search is the fun. You do not get any of the thrill of finding a part by buying from a reproduction company. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, EmTee said: I'm really tempted to frame a copy and hang it in my garage! Not sure who actually took the photo. I agree, it’s a cool pic and made me smile when I received it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, West Peterson said: For many of us, the search is the fun. You do not get any of the thrill of finding a part by buying from a reproduction company. You don't get the quality either, sadly. I can see where the search would be fun- but as impatient as I am, if it were something needed to be able to use the car- I don't know how fun I'd find it. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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