1935 Chrysler Airflow Imperial Series C-2 Coupe

This example is one of 200 built and one of only 9 known to survive. It was sold new in Reading, PA, and has all original dealer material available.

In 1957 it was traded in and two salesmen purchased it after a lot boy used it to push start another car and damaged the grill. Shortly thereafter it went into a barn for the next 35 years.

The car is powered by a 323 cubic inch L-head inline eight-cylinder engine developing 120 horsepower. It is factory equipped with an overdrive, radio, heater, and power brakes.

This Chrysler Imperial Airflow Coupe is powered by a 323.5 cubic-inch L-head inline eight-cylinder engine with twin throat Stromberg downdraft carburetors and produces 130 bhp at 3,400 RPM. There is a four-speed manual gearbox with automatic overdrive, four-wheel servo-assisted hydraulic drum brakes, and a live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs. It is one of 200 Imperial C-2 Coupes built for 1935. Per Chrysler records, it has a production date of July 19, 1935, followed by delivery to Sacramento dealer E.A. Boyd. The second owner acquired the car in 1953, and he and his family retained the car in the Los Angeles area until 2011.

The Chrysler was given a restoration in 2011 with the exhaustive effort completed in 2012. Upon completion, it made its debut at the 2012 Airflow Club of America's national meet in San Jose, California, where it scored 398 out of 400 points and was awarded that club's highest honor, the Walter P. Chrysler Award. The following year, it scored a perfect 400-point score at the same event in Dayton, Ohio.

The current owner purchased this Chrysler in 2014 and entered it in the 2017 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance where it received a Class award.

This Chrysler wears a polo green metallic exterior with an Art Deco-style interior trimmed with tan upholstery using an exact reproduction of the original fabric.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2024