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1950 Chrysler Town and Country Coupe

The example presented here is one of the last Town and Country models with the wood body and straight eight engine. The car features distinctive Highland Plaid upholstery. It was shown at the 2005 Hagley (Delaware) Classic Car Exhibition.

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Chassis Num: 7412042

1950 was the final year for Chrysler's wood-paneled Town and Country. They had been introduced just after World War II and were immediately successful. The wood portions of the cars were completely hand crafted and assembled. This labor intensive process was time consuming and had Chrysler struggling to keep up with demand. Also, due to the extra costs associated with this type of assembly, it is believed that Chrysler did not make a profit on these cars.

One of the last body styles to be offered on the Town and Country was the Newport. There were only 700 constructed before production ceased. These two-door vehicles had a steel hardtop with wood trim throughout the doors and continued to the rear of the vehicle. Under the bonnet was a eight-cylinder engine mated to a three-speed column shift gearbox. The big performance features of these cars were the disc brakes. Chrysler was one of the first marque's to use disc brakes, even beat Jaguar and their LeMans C-Types by over two years.

This 1950 Chrysler Imperial Newport Town & Country was offered for sale at the 2007 RM Auctions held in Amelia Island, Florida. The car was estimated to sell for $150,000 - $200,000. It is powered by an eight-cylinder 324 cubic-inch engine capable of producing 135 horsepower. There is a three-speed gearbox and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. The elegant body rests comfortably on a 131.5-inch wheelbase. It is finished in two-tone black with a white interior. This is a completely original, never restored, never registered example that has traveled less than 5,000 miles since new.

It is believed that 77 remain in modern times, with this being one of the best examples. At auction, the cars features, originality, style, and mechanical superiority was acknowledged as bidding was driven to $167,750 and the vehicle found its next owner.

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

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1950 Chrysler Town and Country Newport
Year	1950
Make	Chrysler
Model	Town and Country Newport
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Production Years for Series	1941 - 1950
Price	$4,003.00
Weight	4670 lbs \| 2118.3 kg

Chassis / Engine Numbers Shown
Chassis Number	7412042

Engine
Engine Configuration	I
Cylinders	8
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	323.50 CU IN. \| 5302.2 cc. \| 5.3 L.
Valves	16 valves. 2 valves per cylinder.
Valvetrain	OHV
Horsepower	135.00 BHP (99.4 KW)
HP to Weight Ratio	34.6 LB / HP (Vehicles with similar ratio)
HP / Liter	25.5 BHP / Liter
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
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