Vehicle Description
1991 Chrysler TC by Maserati
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 least
powerful 3.0 V6 engine with EFi and puts out 141hp, 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 has a tan canvas
convertible and a body matching porthole hardtop. This paint is all
in excellent condition as the car has been garaged all its life. A
nice tan canvas convertible top, moves up and down smoothly, and
for windier driving conditions you can use the rarely used hardtop.
A fiberglass red tonneau cover covers the top and its frame when
the top is down. Heated side view mirrors hang off of straight
steel for this luxury sports car, and it rolls on polished, woven
mag wheels wrapped in black wall 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 in the cabin. The warmth
continues with the dash also in warm Persimmon hand stitched
leather, molded plastic and sporting some wood burl accenting.
Inserted in the dash center is a factory 10 speaker sound system
which provides enough wattage to have good music even with the top
down at speed. It can handle both CD's and cassettes. Adding more
luxury are power seats, and a tilt steering wheel also wrapped in
Persimmon leather. Toggles for the tonneau top and hardtop release
are just behind the driver. Also seen in the doors are more hand
stitched leather panels as well as some burl wood accenting for the
toggles.
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
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. All wheel
independent coil sprung suspension and power disc brakes are from
the factory. A stock exhaust is showing 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 2 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.