m-mman Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) Hardly any description. Decent pictures. Looks like a real fun car NOT MINE I have no interest in this 1941 Chrysler https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1112022496511345/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6a0f60dc-702e-41a4-a3e7-cb8f1430f2ad "Runs and drives. Great piece of history to own" Edited June 2 by m-mman (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 (edited) Maybe the convertible is too expensive for you? They say that you should always buy the best that you can afford. Perhaps you only have $5,000? Suddenly the convertible looks a whole lot cheaper. . . . https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2074449586256603/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6a0f60dc-702e-41a4-a3e7-cb8f1430f2ad Edited June 2 by m-mman (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Maybe you dont like finished cars? Maybe you get pleasure from doing a project? Here is a project convertible for $14,000 Suddenly the green convertible looks REAL CHEAP! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/769631401982421/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A6a0f60dc-702e-41a4-a3e7-cb8f1430f2ad "Runs Good! Straight six, three on the tree New top ( needs to be installed), New brakes, wheel cylinders, master cylinder, water pump, gas tank Front and rear bumpers rechromed Frenched taillights and license plate Hood and all pot metal included Only rust is small spot on inside trunk floor. Needs finishing body work and paint maybe trades so what you got" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Highlander a la Pep Boys. I think I'd rather have his '60 Cadillac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 That green convertible sure seems like a good deal if you are looking for anything like this. Good upholstery, plastic on the dash, chrome and for the most part paint and top. Good thing it's not closer I would have to go look at it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, auburnseeker said: That green convertible sure seems like a good deal if you are looking for anything like this. Good upholstery, plastic on the dash, chrome and for the most part paint and top. Good thing it's not closer I would have to go look at it. Yes, back to the subject car, it sure looks like a winner to me. Upholstery sure looks original, although I'm not familiar with the exact patterns available on these models. Unobtanium dash plastic looks perfect, and it is rare to find a '41 with the plastic in such good shape, especially the center panel over the radio speaker which is usually fried by the sun. The price seems very reasonable to me, assuming the car is as original as it looks and the engine is in decent shape. Having owned a '48, I know these MoPars are famously reliable and easy to maintain. Very tempting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkEE Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 FWIW: I believe ‘41 dash plastic was repo’d at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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theconvertibleguy Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The interior looks off but my memory for cars of thst era isnt great. I mean for roughly 25k cad, thats a decent deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, auburnseeker said: That green convertible sure seems like a good deal if you are looking for anything like this. Good upholstery, plastic on the dash, chrome and for the most part paint and top. Good thing it's not closer I would have to go look at it. Did they make a New Yorker version? The eight would be the one to have. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 57 minutes ago, alsancle said: Did they make a New Yorker version? The eight would be the one to have. They certainly did. But 6 vs 8? Touring? Mileage would be a factor, but how much??? The bigger issue is parts. Chrysler 8s and Hudson 8s never as common as their sixes, but today getting parts for either 8 is getting more difficult (and expensive) while both sixes are quite durable and parts are plentiful. Same situation as with the Cadillac 8s and 16s previously discussed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkEE Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Here’s a New Yorker for x2, you be the judge if the eight cylinder, rear glass window, etc make that worthwhile: https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1750185/1941-chrysler-new-yorker-for-sale-in-branford-connecticut-06405 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 55 minutes ago, SparkEE said: Here’s a New Yorker for x2, you be the judge if the eight cylinder, rear glass window, etc make that worthwhile: https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1750185/1941-chrysler-new-yorker-for-sale-in-branford-connecticut-06405 I would 100% prefer the New Yorker. Assuming the 34,500 ask is correct. It looks nicer and you are always better off with the best version of a collectible car. I believe besides the eight, the hood is longer which visually distinguishes it from the smaller 6 cylinder cars. Here is the ad: The New Yorker Convertible coupe represented Chrysler’s most elite, sporting open model for 1941, and one of its rarest production cars, as only 1,295 were made. Relatively few have survived, making the model a desirable acquisition for any fine collection. The 1941 New Yorker featured a steeply raked ve’ed windshield, complemented by a sharply pointed hood, a grille blended into the sculpted lines of the body, and delicate accents of bright beltline moldings and chrome parking lights atop the front fenders. The proven Chrysler straight eight, now called the Spitfire and boasting 137 horsepower, ensured that owners would enjoy both excellent performance and a level of refinement, comfort, and safety as good as anything else from Detroit. Three-speed Fluid-Drive transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, solid axle rear suspension with leaf springs, and a new four-wheel hydraulic drum brake system. Wheelbase: 127.5 in. The car offered here is in its original color of Tropical Tan, also sporting the Highlander interior package—rich mahogany leather seating lined with plaid cloth inserts and door panels, and new cloth power top shows its well-preserved features and originality. Further, in addition to its standard 3 speed manual transmission with overdrive, it is equipped with a push-button AM radio (which is not currently working), dual fog lights, driver side mirror and spotlight, as well as the rare rear wheel fender skirts, hubcaps with beauty rings, and wide whitewall tires. This all-original car starts instantly and drives beautifully. It is ready to enjoy on the road or at the next local show, savoring the quality and beauty that is the 1941 Chrysler New Yorker. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I understand your preference for a New Yorker over a Windsor. But if you're interested in authenticity, you might notice that the New Yorker in that ad has a number of modifications to the dash to make up for the absence of the unobtanium dash plastic I mentioned before. Note, in particular, that the piece over the radio speaker that I mentioned earlier has been replaced with the metal piece that was used in the '46-'48 models (which doesn't really fit on the '41 dash). Don't get me wrong, I think the cream New Yorker looks great, and the Highlander interior is outstanding. If you can afford it, spend the extra $16K for the New Yorker. But I think the subject Windsor looks pretty good to me for the price they are asking. And here to dazzle everyone is a great example of a totally intact dash on a '41 Highlander. (Haha -- probably not for everyone, I understand, but I love it!) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Oddly enough. The Briggs-bodied Chryslers, DeSotos and Dodges (but not Plymouths) beat all other 2-door 5-passenger convertible producers to the punch with quarter windows added behind the door windows to finally give the rear seat passengers a view and better rearward visibility for the driver. This was a feature that had been appearing on some coach-built custom quarter-window convertible victorias since the late 1920's and those 1931-'32 Fisher convertible pheatons on various GM makes. And not to dismiss Cord's or Hudson's efforts in this feature, the Cord convertible phaeton have framed glass quarter windows as part of the folding top mechanism whereas Hudson had a plastic window insert in the fabric for the convertible broughams. GM and Ford would pick it up for 1942. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 14 hours ago, alsancle said: I believe besides the eight, the hood is longer which visually distinguishes it from the smaller 6 cylinder cars. The wheelbase on the eights is 6” longer (121.5 vs 127.5) than the sixes, a noticeable difference in ride. That extra long hood is very heavy to lift! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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