dieseldust Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 hello to all i have just bought 1950 chrysler club coupe,serial number is 70847083,can anyone break down the serial number for me. i paln to restore it it is real staight and all complete last ran in 2002 and has been stored in side.no rust out isues,just surface and not much of that,i will try to post some pictures soon,i also have a 1950 plymouth P20 fastback 2 door if anyone is interested in it email me dieseldust@telus.net i have pictures of it it is real straight also but needs front floor pans and rockers,i would love to keep both but dont have the room for both ,so the club coupe will be the one any help and info on the car would be wonderfull thanks and have a great day everyone. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is your car a Windsor, Royal, Saratoga or New Yorker??The serial number is just that, a number in a sequence....it cannot be broked down past what number it was in production.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 To expand just a tad on the Baron's reply, on pre-1970 American vehicles, the serial number is just that... the sequential production number. It is used as the vehicle ID for title and registration purposes, but it is NOT a "V.I.N." number(as is the case with all 1970 & later cars and trucks).In the case of MoPars, the vehicle serial number does not contain any "hidden" or coded info other than indicating which plant the vehicle was built in (Detroit or Los Angeles).Info about paint, trim, interior is found on a rectangular tag attached to the firewall with screws: this is the "body tag". <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldust Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 i have not picked it up yet,i am just aranging transport for my car,i will post a picture of it .it is a windsor C-48 club coupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 The Windsor Club coupe was the second most popular car in the Chrysler line for 1950. There were 20,050 produced. The car weighed 3,670 pounds and cost $2,328. It has a 125.5 inch wheelbase and a 116 hp L head 6.I have a 1950 as well, except mine is an Imperial and an 8 cyl. They are wonderful cars to drive....I can post a pix of it if you would like to see it.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldust Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 yes i would love to see your pictures of your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Here it is...I love it and its a blast to drive...has all of the extras Chrysler offered that year including the electric windows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dieseldust Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 wow what a buitiful automobile i just love these old 50 stle chrysler,s,where are you from,and where was the picture taken,it looks very nice there,thanks again,and i will attach one more picture of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I'm in CT and I took the pix in a cemetary <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />Here is a pix of the interior.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldust Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thats funny lololo nice spot thou <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> .nice interior my dash is the same as yours i love all that chrome,do you know where i can pick up a radio for the car,do you have a spare one you might want to sell , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ebay is probably your best bet for the radio, as I only have the one in the car. I find I am able to get alot of the parts I need there or try the club newsletter..WPC News...its a great publication.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55PackardGuy Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 That is a pretty dash and interior, Baron. It looks like it has leather seats and even the dash pad is leather? The Imperial was a distinctive flagship car for many years. It was truly a special model and seems more exclusive than its GM/Cadillac and Ford/Lincoln luxury counterparts. It's a marque unto itself, and would make an excellent "revival" model for Chrysler today, I think. Unfortunately it seemed to get "watered down" in the '80s and I think it lost a lot of its cache. Was '93 the last year?Have you ever seen this site? http://www.imperialclub.com/Articles/Imperials through the years, with articles and comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Yes Guy, I have seen the site..it is a nice one.As far as my Imperial goes, yes it does have a padded leather dash, leather seats with cloth inserts and leather door panels....first year for the dash was 1949...another Chrysler innovation along safety lines...they were always SO far ahead of Ford/GM on that....what makes this car more unique are 2 things...first it is the Deluxe model...only 1150 produced and then it has a straight 8 with hydraulic lifters...one of only 1000 made. It has less that 66K original miles too....it is a great car and WAY ahead of Lincoln/Cadillac for luxury and comfort.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Baron,Your Imperial is very nice!Brings back fond memories of my moldering '50 NYer... which has(had) a light green wool interior...I like the '49-'50 much better than the '51-'54; at least as far as the grilles went.Your Imperial must be almost silent with the hydaraulic lifters.... my '50 was very quiet too, whereas, my '48 C-39 sounded like "a box of rocks" (bad rod bearings). I'll have to check the '50 NY engine/serial to see if maybe that one has hydraulic lifters...Thanks for sharing pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 The real way to tell if it has the hydraulics, other that removing the head, is there is a circular boss on the block, just before the breather cap, and on the same side as the engine serial number....but not next to the serial number. If it has an "X" stamped there then it has the hydraulics....real scientific, don't ya think???? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShepherd Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Were all of the 1000 1950 Chryslers with hydraulic valve lifters Imperials? My parents owned a '50 New Yorker sedan from 1950-1955 and I remember my dad saying that when he traded it in on a '55 Buick Roadmaster it had a burned valve due to not having the valves adjusted often enough (he said it was a pain having to remove the cylinder head to get to them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The Hydraulic lifter engines were randomly put in all 8 cylinder Chryslers. I have seen them in New Yorkers and Imperials...I have not seen any coming in a Saratoga, but that does not mean there was not any....but since it was a low production car my guess is that most of the engines went into New Yorkers.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShepherd Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Thanks for the info. Am I correct in assuming that the reason they were installed in 1000 cars in the last year of a very old engine design was to gain experience and test durability, etc. in the lifters which would be installed in all 1951 FirePower V-8's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_BaronvonR Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 It was either that or the fact they were undecided as to whether to bring out the Hemi in 1951 or upgrade the straight 8.BvR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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