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Built on March 14, 1941, and originally owned by Warner Bros. Studio, the car has appeared in several 'Our Gang' and Charlie Chaplin movies. It carried an original price tag of $1475, FOB Detroit. Over the years, this handsome station wagon has been awarded First in Class at Pebble Beach and received the annual preservation award of the Walter P. Chrysler Club.
Serianl number 7699598 (Body number 1170) has a 121.5 inch wheelbase, 112-Horsepower six-cylinder 'Spitfire' engine (with Fluid Drive 'Vacumatic' transmission) and carried a $1475 price tag, F.O.B. Detroit.
it was built 14 March 1941 and delivered to Alhambra, California. Original owned by Warner Brothers Studios, it appears in several Our Gang and Charlie Chan movies.
The Town & Country 'station wagon' was manufactured for 1941 and 1942 only; after World War II, convertibles, sedans and hardtops were manufactured instead. Of the 797 nine-passenger station wagons built in 1941, barely a handful or two survive. This is owned by Peter Heydon, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Serianl number 7699598 (Body number 1170) has a 121.5 inch wheelbase, 112-Horsepower six-cylinder 'Spitfire' engine (with Fluid Drive 'Vacumatic' transmission) and carried a $1475 price tag, F.O.B. Detroit.
it was built 14 March 1941 and delivered to Alhambra, California. Original owned by Warner Brothers Studios, it appears in several Our Gang and Charlie Chan movies.
The Town & Country 'station wagon' was manufactured for 1941 and 1942 only; after World War II, convertibles, sedans and hardtops were manufactured instead. Of the 797 nine-passenger station wagons built in 1941, barely a handful or two survive. This is owned by Peter Heydon, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Built on May 23, 1941, this Town and Country was delivered in Abilene, Texas, on May 27, to Charlie Clark. The car was driven for many years, and finally, weathered and tired, it was discarded. The current owners began an extensive restoration in 1990, the results of which are displayed here.
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The Town & Country Estate Wagon was first introduced in 1939. It was elegant and luxurious and intended for both the city and country driving - thus the name. The wood body design was intended to have the same basic lines as the steel-bodied sedans. The bodies were created from two types of woods, including the structural wood of white ash with contrasting panels in a Honduran mahogany.
Production continued until the early 1940s when the onset of World War II brought civilian production to a close. For 1941, production totaled 997 examples of these hand-built vehicles. 797 were nine-passenger cars and 200 were six-passenger cars.
This car has been treated to a complete restoration. The wood was replaced with correct white ash and Honduran mahogany. It is finished in maroon exterior color and trimmed in red leather. In 1996, the car was invited to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it was awarded a winner in the Wood Estate Wagon class.
At auction, the car was sold for $170,500.
Highly respected and sought after today, these Chrysler produced vehicles were manufactured for such a limited time that the price range for these vehicles are quite steep.
Produced only from 1941 through 1950, the first woodie wagon with an all-steel roof was designated the Town & Country. This 4-door sedan luxury vehicle was built for either city or estate transportation, and was available for 6 or 9 passenger versions.
Due to WWII, production of the Town & Country was halted in December, 1941. A mere 1,000 models were produced during 1941 and 1942. In 1942 the sheet metal was updated, and the design of woodie remained similar to its previous look.
Following the war, the new wave of Town & Country woodies were produced in much larger numbers as coupes, convertibles, sedans. The first production hardtops ever produced by any manufacture, seven 2-door hardtops were also manufactured by Chrysler. The final Town & Country woodie models were produced only as 2-door hardtops only for the last year.
In the last year of its production, a box type woodie station wagon was offered by both Chrysler and Desoto. Plymouth and Dodge also released box type woodie wagon throughout the 1930's and 1940's. In 1950, production of the original Town & Country was ended.Elizabeth Johnson
Produced only from 1941 through 1950, the first woodie wagon with an all-steel roof was designated the Town & Country. This 4-door sedan luxury vehicle was built for either city or estate transportation, and was available for 6 or 9 passenger versions.
Due to WWII, production of the Town & Country was halted in December, 1941. A mere 1,000 models were produced during 1941 and 1942. In 1942 the sheet metal was updated, and the design of woodie remained similar to its previous look.
Following the war, the new wave of Town & Country woodies were produced in much larger numbers as coupes, convertibles, sedans. The first production hardtops ever produced by any manufacture, seven 2-door hardtops were also manufactured by Chrysler. The final Town & Country woodie models were produced only as 2-door hardtops only for the last year.
In the last year of its production, a box type woodie station wagon was offered by both Chrysler and Desoto. Plymouth and Dodge also released box type woodie wagon throughout the 1930's and 1940's. In 1950, production of the original Town & Country was ended.Elizabeth Johnson
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