Vehicle Description
1990 Chrysler TC by Maserati - 19k Original Miles - Purchased new
by David VanAndel, Amway Global - Two Tops - Amazing Condition
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to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Garage Kept Motors is
pleased to present a pristine, low-mileage 1990 Chrysler TC by
Maserati for consideration. This car was purchased brand new by
David Van Andel, son of Jay Van Andel, the co-founder of Amway
Corporation and founder of Van Andel Institute. The Van Andel's
also own Van Andel and Flikkema Motor Sales and in 2004, they sold
the car to a local woman. According to records and the CarFax
report, she always had the car serviced at the Chrysler dealership.
The vehicle remains in amazing condition and being a limited
production joint effort from Chrysler and Maserati, it has become
rare and collectible. Only 7,300 units were produced between 1989
and 1991. Base price was $35,000 for 1990 models. The car is
finished in Light Yellow over a luxurious Tan Leather interior. It
has a body matching Light Yellow removable hardtop and an interior
matching Tan soft top. The car is powered by the original, low
mileage 3.0L V6 mated to an automatic transmission with front-wheel
drive. The most eye catching features include the Chrysler/Maserati
badges throughout and the plush interior. Feels like you're sitting
in a massage chair. Mint wood grain trim lines the cabin with power
optioned everything. The AC blows ice cold and the music flows
nicely through the original Infinity radio/tape deck. The car runs
and drives like new. With less than 20k miles, it still looks like
the day Mr. Van Andel drove it off the showroom floor. The car
comes with all the books, manuals, and tool kit from new. It is a
remarkable vehicle at a very reasonable price point. Be sure to
read the Hagerty history below - the best Maserati ever built...as
well as the best Chrysler built. Check out our website for over 100
photos and video. Call if interested or e-mail with any questions.
Thank you for looking! Full History from Hagerty: History of the
1989-1991 Chrysler TC by Maserati In 1987, Cadillac had its
Allante, a semi-exotic flagship with bodies built in Italy by
Pininfarina and shipped to the U.S. for assembly. In 1988, Buick
had its Reatta, another two-seat semi-exotic flagship. Planning for
Chrysler's own two-seat semi-exotic began in 1984, with the signing
of a memorandum of understanding between Chrysler and Alejandro de
Tomaso. The new TC was slated for introduction in 1987, but it took
two additional years to hit the market. It debuted after the
lower-tier and similarly styled LeBaron convertible, thus denting
its flagship status from the start. Instead of the new look being
passed from the top down, the public got the chance to buy a
lower-priced car with a similar look first. This essentially doomed
the TC before it even started. Still, the TC was a hand-crafted
car, with some nice details, especially the leather upholstery.
Pricing ran in the $30,000�€"$33,000 range when new, which was
about what a standard Corvette cost and half the price of the
Allante, though about $4,000 above the Reatta. Initially, the TC
came with a 160-hp 2.2-liter turbocharged and intercooled four,
with the option of a 200-horsepower Maserati variant with special
16-valve head and equipped with a German Getrag five-speed
transaxle. By the 1990 model year, Chrysler had heard enough from
buyers about turbo lag and the rough nature of the engines, and it
offered up a Mitsubishi-supplied 3.0-liter single-overhead-camshaft
V-6 as found in sedans and minivans. The V-6 replaced the standard
four cylinder, and had a new four-speed automatic transaxle. The
engine was as smooth but offered up only 141 horsepower. The 200-hp