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This 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron was originally owned by Lou Fageol, a speedboat racer. After about a year, Fageol had his shop install a 1930 Cadillac V-16 engine, number 700132, along with necessary adjustments to the chassis and suspension. The result was a 175 horsepower V-16 engine installed in the Imperial chassis and body, which was around 1,000 pounds lighter than the Cadillac.
Ownership of the V-16 Chrysler next passed to Hollywood film actor Turhan Bey, and subsequently to a student at Stanford University, who sold it in the early 1950s to Jack Passey. Passey, in turn, traded the car to Earl Hill and Dick Wells, who sold it to Laurence Dorcy. Over the next fifty years, Dorcy would own the Fageol Imperial two further times, always buying it back after he sold it. The current caretaker was actually the last to sell the car to Dorcy, in trade for a Duesenberg in 2001, and re-acquired it from Dorcy's estate a decade later.
Between 1985 and 1987, the Imperial was treated to a restoration. Recently, during Mr. Dorcy's final ownership, the car had the engine hood correctly replaced, and the body was refinished in its present scarlet, matching the hue it wore when Dorcy first acquired it in the 1950s.
More recently, the car has undergone further cosmetic restoration and the installation of a period-correct CH Imperial engine.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2017
Ownership of the V-16 Chrysler next passed to Hollywood film actor Turhan Bey, and subsequently to a student at Stanford University, who sold it in the early 1950s to Jack Passey. Passey, in turn, traded the car to Earl Hill and Dick Wells, who sold it to Laurence Dorcy. Over the next fifty years, Dorcy would own the Fageol Imperial two further times, always buying it back after he sold it. The current caretaker was actually the last to sell the car to Dorcy, in trade for a Duesenberg in 2001, and re-acquired it from Dorcy's estate a decade later.
Between 1985 and 1987, the Imperial was treated to a restoration. Recently, during Mr. Dorcy's final ownership, the car had the engine hood correctly replaced, and the body was refinished in its present scarlet, matching the hue it wore when Dorcy first acquired it in the 1950s.
More recently, the car has undergone further cosmetic restoration and the installation of a period-correct CH Imperial engine.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2017
2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $300,000
Lot was not sold
2017 RM Sothebys : Hershey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $300,000-USD $375,000
Lot was not sold
2017 RM Sotheby's : Arizona Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $350,000-USD $400,000
Sale Price :
USD $258,500
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Chrysler CL Custom Imperial
(Data based on Model Year 1933 sales)
1933 CHRYSLER CL IMPERIAL CUSTOM PHAETON Chassis#: 7803667 Sold for USD$775,000 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Convertible Roadster by LeBaron Sold for USD$698,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron Sold for USD$192,500 2019 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial Sedan Sold for USD$64,400 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton 'Ralph Roberts' by LeBaron Chassis#: CL 1357 Sold for USD$1,300,000 2017 RM Sotheby's : Arizona Auction | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803613 Sold for USD$258,500 2017 RM Sotheby's : Arizona Auction | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803597 Sold for USD$357,500 2015 RM Sotheby's : Amelia Island | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803651 Sold for USD$522,500 2014 RM Auctions - Hershey | |
1933 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 7531781 Sold for USD$130,000 2014 Mecum - Monterey | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Convertible Roadster by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803565 Sold for USD$704,000 2013 RM Auction - Hershey | |
1933 Chrysler Imperial CL Convertible Roadster by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803578 Sold for USD$572,000 2013 RM Auctions - Arizona | |
1933 Chrysler CL Phaeton Sold for USD$341,000 2012 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale, Fl | |
1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial Five-Passenger Phaeton Chassis#: 7803657 Sold for USD$1,210,000 2012 RM - Milhous Collection, Fla | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Custom Dual Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803667 Sold for USD$500,500 2011 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual Cowl Phaeton by LeBaron Chassis#: 7803651 Sold for USD$352,000 2011 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Amelia Island | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual Windshield Sport Phaeton Chassis#: 7083603 Sold for USD$341,000 2010 RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey | |
1933 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL 4 DOOR SEDAN Sold for USD$137,500 2010 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2010 | |
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial Dual Windshield Phaeton Chassis#: 7803651 Sold for USD$385,000 2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona | |
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial Chassis#: 7803666 Sold for USD$319,000 2009 Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook | |
1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial Series CL Dual Windshield Phaeton Chassis#: CL 1349 Sold for USD$297,000 2009 Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company |
Chrysler CL Custom Imperials That Failed To Sell At Auction
1933 Chrysler CL Custom Imperial's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1933 Chrysler Imperial Model CL Dual Cowl Phaeton | 7803639 | 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $375,000 | $450,000 | |
1933 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL MODEL CL DUAL COWL PHAETON | 7803639 | 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $550,000 | $675,000 | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron | 7803651 | 2019 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $400,000 | $475,000 | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron | CL 1313 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $250,000 | $300,000 | |
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton by LeBaron | 7803613 | 2017 RM Sothebys : Hershey | $300,000 | $375,000 | |
1933 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL MODEL CL DUAL COWL PHAETON Coachwork by LeBaron | 7803639 | 2016 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | $750,000 | $950,000 | |
1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial CL Convertible Coupe | 7803577 | 2010 Gooding and Company : The Amelia Island Auction | $500,000 | $600,000 | |
1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial CL Convertible Coupe | 7803577 | 2009 Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company | $550,000 | $650,000 |
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