1932 Chrysler Series CI Rumble Seat Coupe

Walter Chrysler rescued Willy and then was hired to do the same at the troubled Maxwell-Chalmers company. In 1923, the Chalmers automobiles were dropped and the following year, the affordable, six-cylinder Chrysler was introduced. The Maxwell was dropped after the 1925 model year.

Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton, and Carl Breer led Chrysler's engineering department and were responsible for many innovations, including the 'Silent Shift' transmission, along with CentriFuse brake drums, 'squeak proof' oil light springs, and oil-impregnated sintered metal. Another innovation was 'Floating Power,' an automotive design that placed the engine on strategically placed rubber mounts. Walter Chrysler thought of 'Floating Power' as the automotive fourth milestone, ranking just behind the electric starter, four-wheel brakes, and enclosed body.

This Kercheval-bodied, three-windowed, dual-side mount, rumble seat coupe was built on March 29th of 1932, and was one of 2,913 produced at the Corner Avenue Assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan. It was shipped on April 1st to Cleveland, Ohio. It returned to Detroit and was purchased in 1998 by the present owner from a family in Grosse Point Park, Michigan. The body, engine, and chassis of this automobile are original and unmodified.