1948 Chrysler Town and Country New Yorker Series Convertible Coupe

Walter P. Chrysler founded his car company on June 6, 1925, when the Maxwell Motor Company was reorganized into the Chrysler Corporation. Walter Chrysler had originally arrived at the Maxwell-Chalmers company in the early 1920s, having been hired to make over and fix the company's troubled operations (after having done a similar rescue at the Willys car company).

Chrysler Corporation then acquired Dodge, in 1928 and subsequently launched its Plymouth, a strong competitor in the low-price field, and the mid-market DeSoto. The Chrysler car was the top-of-the-line offering of the Chrysler Corp.

In 1941, Chrysler released the first Town & Country wood-bodied model, a station wagon with an unusual 'barrel-back' body design. This style continued for 1942 when WWII ended auto production for four model years. When Chrysler returned to building automobiles, there were two new Town & Country models that replaced the wagon - a convertible and a 4-door sedan. Both were very prestigious and highly coveted cars and they continued to be produced with a few changes into 1948. The final wood-bodied Town & Country, a 'Newport' 2-door hardtop, was offered in 1950.

This spectacular 1948 Chrysler Town & Country four-door is powered by an L-head 6-cylinder engine rated at 114 horsepower. It has a Fluid Drive semi-automatic transmission and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.