Vehicle Description
1990 Chrysler TC by Maserati Convertible
Chrysler head honcho Lee Iacocca in the 1980s teamed up with
Maserati's Alejandro de Tomaso to produce sporty coupes that
combined the so-called best of both brands. The result: the
Chrysler TC by Maserati. (TC is short for Turbo Convertible). It
made its debut at the 1986 Los Angeles auto show and rolled on the
Q-platform.
For consignment, the cohabitation between Chrysler and the Italians
based on the LeBaron platform. This version sports the 3.0 V6
engine with EFi and puts out 141 horses, and combined with the
Ultradrive 4-speed automatic, it can handle an interstate or a
curvy back road.
Exterior
Exotic Red bathes this co-effort, and this one is a convertible and
has a matching hardtop. This paint is all in excellent condition as
the car has been garaged all its life. A nice new tan canvas manual
convertible top moves up and down smoothly, and for winter driving
you can use the rarely used in the cars previous life, hardtop.
Heated side view mirrors hang off of straight steel for this luxury
sports car, and it rolls on polished, woven mag wheels wrapped in
blackwall rubber.
Interior
Persimmon leather in near showroom condition covers the door panel
inserts and wide luxurious front bucket seats as well as rear side
panels. In back in lieu of a rear seat is a curved warm gold
carpeted covered lid that lifts and offers up a storage area that
has the space saver spare. This gold carpeting is also seen in the
trunk and all the chairs float in it. The warmth continues with the
dash also in warm gold stitched leather covered and sporting some
wood burl accenting. In contrast the dash top uses charcoal gray
stitched leather around the instrument cluster. Inserted in the
dash center is an Infinity II 10 speaker sound system which
provides enough wattage to have good music even with the top down
at speed. Adding more luxury are power seats, and a tilt steering
wheel also wrapped in gold leather. Toggles for the tonneau top and
convertible are just behind the driver.
Drivetrain
Under the hood and looking good is the Mitsubishi produced 3.0
Liter V6 with EFI. It shows a little dust but is in all good
unrestored condition. On back is an Ultradrive A604 4-speed
automatic transmission pushing power to a 3.42 final drive rear
axle.
Undercarriage
Anytime I hear always garaged I'm skeptical, however one look
underneath this collaboration and it has been garaged. Some patina
and road splash but solid unibody construction. Front independent
coil sprung suspension along with rear coil sprung suspension and
power disc brakes from the factory are bolted on. A stock exhaust
is bon anodes nice and clean with no rust.
Drive-Ability
Slipping inside the Persimmon leather interior I turned the key and
the 6 cylinders came to life. It delivers nice smooth power and
cruises at highway speeds, and then some, with ease. It handled
nicely and all functionality was working perfectly.
A collaboration between 3 automakers, those being Chrysler,
Maserati, and Mitsubishi make this a true worldwide car and an
interesting concept. Only 7, 000 cars were sold during its run so
it's somewhat rare. This beautiful door combo all comes together to
make a luxury sports car that is a convertible and comes with a
hardtop. Year-round enjoyment is what it sounds like to me.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
