1941 Chrysler Series 28 Six

Walter P. Chrysler worked as plant manager at Buick for nine years and then took over the management of Wills-Overland. He remained there for two years, then moved on to try to salvage a badly faltering Maxwell-Chalmers. In 1924 he established a company bearing his surname, aided by the help of three wizard engineers Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton, and Carl Breer. A prototype Chrysler was in the works by mid-1923 and the finished car was introduced to the automotive world in January 1924 at New York's Hotel Commodore and caused a sensation.

The new car was powered by a six-cylinder engine with a 201 cubic-inch displacement developing 68 horsepower thanks to a high compression ratio. Four-wheel hydraulic brakes, aluminum pistons, full-pressure lubrication, and tubular front axle, all for only $1,395, represented a tremendous value. The public responded by buying 32,000 Chryslers in 1924 - a first-year sales record for the industry at that time.

Styling and engineering excellence helped the Chrysler company weather the worst of the Depression in relatively good form, but stumbled badly with the 1934 Airflow, a car of dramatic streamlined style and highly advanced construction which nevertheless was a bit too advanced to sit well with the public's taste of that time.

Wearing designs by Raymond Dietrich, the 1937 Chrysler models helped the company recover its market share. Chrysler startled the automotive world in 1940/1941 with the Newport Concept wearing a design by Ralph Roberts of LeBaron.

In February 1942, Chrysler, with the rest of the U.S. auto industry, halted automobile production to concentrate on producing materials for the war effort.

The 1941 Chrsyler

The 1941 Chrysler lineup ranged from modest sixes to semi-custom eights, covering an unusually broad spectrum of the luxury and near-luxury market. They were the eighth largest producers of American cars and the tenth best seller in the calendar year, with a strong foundation and reputation for engineering, attractive subtle styling, an extensive list of standard and optional features, and sound value for the money.

Chrysler models included the Series 28 Six, Series 30 Eight, and Series C-33 Eight. The Series 28 Six rested on a 121.5-inch wheelbase (139.5 inches for the long-wheelbase version) and was divided into three trim levels Royal, Windsor, and Windsor Highland. The Series 30 Eight had a 127.5-inch wheelbase and included the Saratoga, New Yorker, and New Yorker Highlander. The top-of-the-line Series Imperial Eight rested on a 145.5-inch wheelbase and shared its 323.5 cubic-inch inline-8 developing 140 horsepower with the Series 30. The Series 28 was equipped with a new 'Spitfire' L-head inline-6 with a 241.5 cubic-inch displacement, four main bearings, solid valve lifters, a Carter carburetor, and delivering 108 horsepower at 3,600 RPM (as much as 115 hp depending on the compression setting). The engine offered reasonable fuel economy with plenty of torque, ensuring that regardless of the coachwork, the performance would be excellent yet refined, delivering comfort and safety that rivaled the best offerings from Detroit. The engine was backed by a three-speed Fluid Drive transmission with a conventional clutch and column-mounted gearshift. Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes provided the stopping power.

Styling of the 1941 Series 28 was similar to the previous year, with the bodies having grown slightly wider. In the front were recessed, sealed beam headlamps, a steeply raked vee-shaped windshield, a sharply pointed hood, and horizontal grille bars that extended across the lower half of the radiator and fender aprons, however, the number of bars had decreased from nine to six, and the spaces between them had grown wider. The model name appeared on either side of the hood at the forward end. The grilles carefully blended into the sculpted fenders, with bright beltline moldings and chrome parking light housings mounted atop the front fenders.

The 1941 Chrysler vehicles continued on with the design principles of the Airflow, offering a spacious and low-slung interior, allowing occupants to sit low and securely inside, with adequate headroom, legroom, and shoulder room. The upholstery fabrics were utilized in many colors and weaves to harmonize with the exteriors. An attractive new instrument panel completed the color scheme with the then-revolutionary handling of colored plastic paneling to match the interior color theme. The same type of plastic was used for the garnish moldings on all doors and rear quarters.

New mechanical innovations included an Automatic Safety control gearshift, a steering wheel without spokes in the upper half which improved driver visibility, and an inside hood lock.

Standard equipment included hydraulic brakes, dual windshield wipers, dual taillights, dual sun visors, and Solar Spark ignition. Optional equipment included conventional running boards or streamlined chrome-trimmed rocker panels, two-tone paint jobs, and a high-compression engine with the 'Silver Dome' aluminum head. A Fluid Drive transmission with 'clutchless' shifting was standard and a new 'Vacamatic' semi-automatic transmission was optional.

The Royal rested on the standard and long-wheelbase chassis, with the longer platform reserved for the eight-passenger sedan priced at $1,345, a limousine at $1,415, or as a bare chassis. The standard chassis carried a coupe priced at $995, a club coupe at $1,085, a luxury brougham at $1066, a sedan at $1,090, and a town sedan at $1,140.

The standard Windsor chassis included a coupe, club coupe, convertible coupe, luxury brougham, sedan, and Town sedan with prices that ranged from $1,045 to $1,315. The long-wheelbase Windsor chassis carried a 6- and 9-passenger Town and Country, an eight-passenger sedan, and a limousine.

The Windsor Highlander was the most expensive and prestigious of the entry-level Series 28 and distinguished by a standard solid moleskin leather interior with inserts of Scottish tartan plaid. It was part of a trend toward unusual interior fabrics and materials in Chryslers of this era, which also saw additional optional packages based upon, among other things, Navajo blankets. Prices ranged from $1,065 to $1,340 for the standard-size chassis while prices on the long-wheelbase began at $1,430 for the eight-passenger sedan and $1,500 for the limousine.

Chrysler's engineers had developed the first concepts for what would eventually become the Chrysler Town & Country around 1939 and eventually brought to market by Chrysler Corporation General Manager Dave Wallace. This body style was designed as a limited-production vehicle meant to fulfill a specific niche and growing trend for wood-bodied wagons within the market. The unique wood-bodied car was introduced in 1941 on the six-cylinder Windsor line. Its fastback profile with twin hinged doors at the rear was neither a sedan nor a station wagon. In contrast to most wood-bodied utility vehicles, the new Town and Country Car, as the company initially called it, had lavishly varnished wood inside and quality upholstery.

Chrysler called its first edition of the Town & Country the 'barrel-back,' due to its rounded rear styling combined with 'clamshell' rear doors. The interior contained a large and useful storage area behind the rear passenger seats. The design was functional and rather clever, with the rearmost seat able to be stowed in a forward position, enlarging the cargo area, or placed rearward, increasing passenger legroom. The nine-passenger version had a limousine-type folding bench seat between the two rows of standard seats.

Chrysler built exactly 999 examples, including 200 in the six-passenger configuration and the rest as nine-seaters. Additionally, a single prototype was built on an eight-cylinder chassis. A similar lineup was continued into 1942, with nearly identical production despite the war-shortened model year.

The response was positive, and Chrysler management planned to expand the range for 1946. A single two-door Brougham was built, along with seven prototype hardtop coupes, but a planned roadster never made it past the drawing boards. Once the assembly lines started rolling following World War II, only an eight-cylinder convertible coupe joined the sedan, available in both six- and eight-cylinder forms. The long-wheelbase eight-cylinder sedans, however, were discontinued after 100 had been completed. The first all-new post-war designs, introduced in 1949 and known as the second series, dropped the Town and Country sedan, and for 1950 the model retreated to an eight-cylinder hardtop coupe with painted insert panels. Chrysler would continue to use the 'Town & Country' designated a long succession of steel-bodied station wagons.

The combined production of the Series 28 was 136,699 units. The combined production of the standard size Royal was 78,337 units with the most popular being the 51,378 examples of the sedan, followed by 10,830 of the club coupe, 8,006 of the brougham, 6,846 of the coupe, and 1,277 of the town sedan. The long-wheelbase Royal accounted for 331 sales with the majority coming from the sedan, with 297 sales, followed by 31 of the limousine and three of the bare chassis. The combined Windsor and Highlander production reached 56,864 and production of the long-wheelbase versions was exclusive with 1167 examples built. Within the long-wheelbase Windsor production, the nine-passenger Town & Country was the most popular with 797 sales, followed by 200 of the six-passenger Town & Country. Combined long-wheelbase Windsor and Highlander production included 116 of the eight-passenger sedan and 54 of the limousine. The most popular body style was the sedan with 36,396 examples built, followed by 8,513 of the club coupe, 4,432 of the convertible coupe, and 2,898 of the brougham.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor LWB 9-Passenger Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7699598

1941 marked the introduction of Chrysler's distinctive 'Town and Country Car', a new concept in estate vehicles. The name was coined by Paul Hafer of the Boyerton Body Works, who observed that the front looked 'Town' while the rear appeared 'Country.'

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.

Serial 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 on 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.

The current owner spent seven years acquiring parts and employed many skilled craftsmen to return the car to its original splendor. It has been displayed in the United States, Germany, and England.

The name 'Town & Country' was used because the front looked like 'Town' and the rear looked like 'Country.' It was built on the standard Chrysler Windsor chassis and its wooden body was topped by the longer steel roof used for a limousine. The framing is white ash, and Honduras mahogany veneer was used for the contrasting panels. Briggs Manufacturing Company supplied all the sheet metal and the cars were assembled at the Jefferson Avenue Plant in Detroit.

Just 797 nine-passenger models were built in 1941 and only a handful are known to remain today. 'Town & Country' was coined by Paul Hafter, of the Boyertown Body Works in Pennsylvania, who observed the front looked 'Town' and the rear looked 'Country.' The standard Chrysler Windsor chassis and its wooden body were surmounted by the longer steel roof used for a limousine. Early examples produced from March to April 1941 were painted only Regal Maroon which was thought to best complement the highly glossed finish of the natural wood. It was built on a 121.5-inch chassis with identical front and rear bumpers and powered by the 'Spitfire' L-head six-cylinder engine with a 241.5 cubic-inch displacement and the new 'Fluid Drive' Vacumatic transmission. The most dramatic feature is the luggage compartment located behind two side-hinged doors meeting and secured at the center behind the rear number plate. The clamshell doors were also dubbed 'barrel-back' doors. The unusual interior of this car consists of a matching red Bakelite plastic dashboard, radio and instrument surround, window wills, and a steering wheel.

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Windsor LWB 9-Passenger Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7700759

The pre-War Chrysler Town and Country, produced in 1941 and 1942, was an expensive, deluxe vehicle that was built on the Windsor chassis and trimmed in leather, and hand-finished to the highest standards. Many considered these limousines for the country and were often seen at carriage houses of grand estates. These models are also known as 'Barrelbacks', for their curved, cabinet-like rear decks.

This nine-passenger Town and Country model has jump seats and was owned for over 50 years by Glenn Gould from Wells, Maine. It was kept at the Gould family's summer home in Vermont, and driven during their visits there. In 1972, the last year it was registered in Vermont, it was removed and sent to Wells, where it remained in the family's museum until recently.

The car has its original leather interior and original wood. There is no rot or rust to e found anywhere in the body which shows the level of care the car has received during its life.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor LWB 9-Passenger Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7706908

This 1941 Chrysler Town & Country Barrel-Back Woodie Wagon was offered for sale at the 2007 RM Auctions held in Amelia Island, Florida. It was estimated to sell for $175,000 - $225,000. It is powered by a 250 cubic-inch Spitfire six-cylinder engine capable of producing 114 horsepower. There is a semi-automatic gearbox and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

The Town & Country Estate Wagon was first introduced in 1939. It was elegant and luxurious and intended for both 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 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 the correct white ash and Honduran mahogany. It is finished in a 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 the auction, the car was sold for $170,500.

In 2009, the car returned to auction, this time at Gooding & Company's auction held at Pebble Beach, CA. It was expected to sell for $175,000 - $250,000. The lot was sold for the sum of $192,500, inclusive of the buyer's premium.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor Convertible
Chassis number: 7954032
Engine number: C28-127335

The 1941 Chrysler entry-level, six-cylinder Series 28 was divided up into three trim levels consisting of the Royal, the Windsor, and the Windsor Highlander. Body styles included a coupe, club coupe, convertible, sedan and town sedan, and a Luxury Brougham. A long-wheelbase version was also available, consisting of an eight-passenger sedan and a limousine. Power was from an L-head, six-cylinder engine displacing 241.5 cubic inches and offering around 110 horsepower. Fluid Drive transmission was standard and a new 'Vacamatic' semi-automatic was available for an additional cost.

Although World War I was coming into view for the US, Buick continued to be an innovator, introducing an Automatic Safety control gearshift, a steering wheel without spokes in the upper half, and an inside hood lock.

The Highlander Series was the most prestigious and expensive of the entry-level range. They came with a solid leather interior with inserts of tartan plaid.

This Windsor Highlander Convertible has been treated to a high-quality professional restoration in the early 1990s. It reached Senior Grand National First Prize status in 1998. It was formerly owned by Ontario enthusiast Jim Miller and has been maintained within Howard and Norma Weaver's collection.

This Windsor Highlander Convertible is finished in period-correct maroon with a proper Highlander interior. Accessories on the car include a dashboard-mounted clock, factory AM radio, a heater, fender skirts, driving lights, bumper guards, a grille guard, and whitewall tires.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor Convertible
Chassis number: 7945180

This Chrysler Windsor convertible has the Highlander Plaid interior, with the correct-green repaint and tan fabric top. It is fitted with Fluid Drive and a flathead six-cylinder engine.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor LWB 9-Passenger Town & Country Station Wagon

The Town & Country came standard with a 241.3 cubic-inch straight-six engine offering 108 horsepower. There was an optional 323.5 cubic-inch eight-cylinder unit that offered 135 horsepower. The sixes were given a 121.5-inch platform and the wood bodywork was built by Chrysler with white ash by Pekin Wood Products in Arkansas. The station sedan sold for $1,395 and 996 were sold in 1941.

This Town & Country was purchased new by the owner's grandfather and remained in the family until the early 1970s. The owner undertook a three-year search to find the car and purchased it in the early 1990s.

Windsor LWB Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7712738
Engine number: C38-114725

This 1941 Chrysler Royal Town and Country Barrelback has a Newport Blue exterior and is one of 996 such wagons produced from 1941. Currently, just 24 of these hand-built automobiles are known to exist.

The Barrelback sedans were modern vehicles with a unique design that was a total departure from other wood-bodied vehicles on the market. Their steel components were produced by Briggs Manufacturing Company and had an all-steel, fastback-style roof. The wood body components were supplied by the Pekin Wood Production Company with the structural members built from white ash. The insert panels were made from Honduran mahogany. The Barrelbacks offered seating for six- or nine passengers.

These exclusive automobiles were hand-assembled at Chrysler's Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit.

This particular example has been treated to a recent concours-level authentic restoration. The steel body was painted in correct Newport Blue using single-stage enamel. The interior features red leather seating and brown hog's hair carpeting.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor Sedan
Chassis number: 7931407
Engine number: C28-73198

For 1941, Chrysler was the tenth best seller in the model year and the eighth largest producer of American cars in the calendar year. They offered thoughtful features, attractive styling, sound value, and excellent engineering.

This particular six-cylinder Windsor sedan has resided for several years in the James F. Scott collection. It is finished in Gunmetal and has a dove grey cloth interior. Accessories include a radio and dashboard clock, a MoPar Deluxe heater, and the optional Fluid Drive transmission.

by Dan Vaughan

Royal Club Coupe
Chassis number: 7716936
Engine number: C28-104053

1941 was the last year American automobile manufacturers were in full production until the end of World War II. At the end of the year, Chrysler moved ahead of Studebaker to take eighth place among the top 10 automakers. Along with the 8th place for Chrysler for 1941, the other big news was their two concept vehicles that took the auto show circuit by storm: six Newport dual cowl phaetons, including one that paced the Indianapolis 500, and six Thunderbolts, both coach built by LeBaron.

The 1941 Royal Series were similar to the previous year except the bodies were slightly lower and wider. In the front, the number of horizontal grille bars went from nine in 1940 to six in 1941. The Chrysler nameplate was now on the front nose of the vehicle. All models could be purchased with or without running boards. The bumper guards and the decorations on the trunk received a redesign. A Fluid Drive gearbox was standard with a new 'Vacamatic' semi-automatic transmission available at an additional cost. The Automatic Safety control gearshift was new, as was the inside hood lock and a steering wheel with no spokes in the upper half. The engine was an L-head six-cylinder unit that offered around 110 horsepower. Four-wheel hydraulic brakes kept the vehicle in the driver's control. There were two wheelbase lengths available, a 121.5-inch or 139.5-inch version. The shorter platform housed a Coupe, Club Coupe, Brougham, Sedan, or Town Sedan body style while the long wheelbase version came as a chassis, 8-passenger sedan, or limousine. The most popular body style for 1941 on the Royal C-28 Series was the Sedan which saw 51,378 examples sold.

There were 6,846 Royal Six Business Coupes produced in 1941 and had a base price of $945. This particular example rides on wide whitewall tires and has hubcaps, rear fender skirts, a heater, a radio, and a clock. The chrome is in good condition, as is the paint. The interior is believed to be original, along with the wood-grained dash, instruments, and knobs.

In 2012, the car was offered for sale at the St. Johns sale presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $30,000 - $40,000. Bidding reached $20,000 but was not enough to satisfy the vehicle's reserve. It would leave the auction unsold.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor LWB Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7716612

Arnott 'Buzz' Grisinger was a talented designer who would pen many great American automobiles, including the Town and Country. It was given a fastback-style sweeping roofline and convex clamshell doors. The roofline was constructed entirely of steel, rather than the traditional oil cloth over wood slats. The wooden bodies were constructed of white ash and Honduran mahogany, and hand-assembled in Detroit at Chrysler's Jefferson Avenue Plant.

Chrysler built 996 examples of the Town and Country Barrelbacks in 1941. This particular example is finished in Polo Green and is one of just 24 known to the National Woodie Club to survive. It was given an eight-year body-off restoration. The work was rewarded with numerous prestigious awards, including Best of Class and Best of Show, at many of the country's most prestigious events including the Meadow Brook and Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

The current owner acquired this car in 2011. It is well-optioned with a proper roof-mounted luggage rack, radio, heater, clock, and factory-optional musical horns. The engine is a 241.5 cubic-inch L-head inline 6-cylinder unit fitted with a Single Carter Downdraft carburetor and delivers 108 horsepower. There is a 4-speed Vacamatic Drive Semiautomatic transmission and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

by Dan Vaughan

Windsor LWB 9-Passenger Town & Country Station Wagon
Chassis number: 7706531

The 'Town and Country' design was birthed by a design commissioned by the Chrysler Corporation in 1939. Using Dodge chassis, the Boyertown Body Works of Boyertown, Pennsylvania built a few station wagons at Chrysler's request, with one of the designs appearing 'town' in the front and 'country' in the back. The name became a hallmark of the Crysler Division and applied to vehicles that were secretly built at Chrysler's Highland Park plant at the prompting of Chrysler Division President David A. Wallace, building his vision of what the car should be. Upon completion, the car was shown to upper management and was immediately placed into mass production in March 1941 as a mid-year model. The unique design was called a 'barrel back and the station wagon came with either six- or nine-passenger configuration. Devoid of a conventional trunk or tailgate, access to the luggage compartment was via two doors hinged at the sides like two halves of a barrel.

Chrysler had both six- and eight-cylinder power, but all the Town and Country models used the 112-horsepower L-head six-cylinder Chrysler engine backed by a Fluid-Drive transmission. Standard equipment included safety glass, turn signals, an electric clock, and leather upholstery. The nine-passenger model (priced at $1,492) with its auxiliary bench seat was only slightly higher than the six-passenger model ($1,412), and a total of 997 examples were built for 1941, with 797 customers selecting the nine-passenger option.

The wooden parts of the Town & Country were sourced from Pekin Wood Products in Helena, Arkansas. The wood was shipped to Chrysler's Jefferson Avenue plant in Detroit for assembly, with the wood framing assembled prior to being fitted to the body. The labor-intensive process required extensive hand-formed contouring of the compound curved frames to properly match the metal body parts correctly. The bodies were formed from white ash framing over mahogany panels.

This particular example is finished in factory-correct maroon over red leather and wears an older restoration. It is fitted with optional fog lights, an auxiliary roof rack, pushbutton radio, and Firestone-wide whitewall tires.

by Dan Vaughan

Known for developing high-quality vehicles, the Chrysler Corporation was established by Walter Percy Chrysler on June 6, 1925. Existing as an independent company from 1925 until 1998, it was then purchased by Daimler-Benz.

Labeled as the Chrysler group, the full-size Chrysler Windsor was introduced in the 1940's. Larger than a mid-size and sitting on a wheelbase of more than 2.79 meters, the full-size Windsor was sold from the 1940's through the 1960's.

Releasing a fairly new design for the time, the 1940 Chrysler Windsor was a convertible type that was very attractive to consumers. The option of an adjustable top was a very pleasant feature for buyers. The convertible type was fairly new at the time and extremely popular.

Equipped with the newly developed Fluid Drive transmission system that allowed the driver to shift without using the clutch, the Windsor was a rear-wheel-drive car that had an S6 configuration. The 1940's Windsor was capable of producing 108 bhp at 3600 rpm.

A new batch of Windsor models was released by the Chrysler Corporation in 1953. Continuing in rear-wheel-drive form, the engine was situated in the front. This time around a V8 engine powered the Chrysler Windsor. Capable of a very secure ride, the new Windsor featured a 230 bhp and torque of 310 ft-lbs. A 3-speed automatic transmission was now offered. Able to seat up to five passengers, the new Windsor was both roomy and comfortable.

The final Chrysler Windsor known to Americans was introduced in 1961 for only two years, 1965 and 1966. In Canada, the Chrysler Corporation released a Windsor model basically equivalent to the Newport in the U.S. for those years.

Until the 1961 model year, Windsor was the Chrysler price leader until the Chrysler Newport took the spot. The Windsor name was replaced in 1962 by the non-lettered series Chrysler 300.

Today the Chrysler Windsor is considered to be a vintage car though at one time it truly did make its mark in the automobile world.

by Jessican Donaldson

Formerly a U.S.-based automobile manufacturer, the Chrysler Corporation and all of its subsidiaries are now part of the American and German-based DaimlerChrysler AG after being acquired by Daimler-Benz in 1998.

All previous production records were shattered during the Second World War when Chrysler Canada plants produced 180,816 military trucks and other vital war materials. In 1945, peacetime vehicle production resumed and expansion continued at the Chrysler plants. In 1949 the company moved into a new administration building on Chrysler Centre. In 1955 the Chrysler Company produced its first V8 passenger car engine, while further expansions were undertaken through the mid-1950s.

Built from 1940 until 1967, the Chrysler Windsor was a full-sized vehicle produced by the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan. In 1949 the Chrysler Windsor was priced at $3,206.

The last Chrysler Windsor was produced in 1961 for two years only, 1965 and 1966. In Canada, the Chrysler Corporation produced a Windsor model equivalent to the Newport in the U.S. for those years. Chrysler's price leader until the 1961 model year, the Newport replaced the Windsor as the marques price leader. The non-lettered series Chrysler 300 replaced the Windsor name in 1962.

A significant step away from the boxy, woody model, the 1941-1942 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country was the new modern station wagon. Featuring a streamlined steel roof and tailgate doors that opened like a clam shell via outboard hinges, the new Chrysler was somewhat sedan-like in appearance. The performance of the Windsor was leisurely with Chrysler's L-head six and semi-automatic Fluid Drive.

The Chrysler Windsor Highlander was introduced in 1940 and shared the same distinctive trim package as the larger New Yorker Highlander – Scottish plaid cloth and leatherette upholstery. The six-cylinder vehicle had an eye-catching interior and was a smooth ride.

by Jessican Donaldson