PRICED RESUCED FOR QUICK SALE!! This beautifully restored 1949
Chrysler Town and Country Convertible is in gorgeous condition and
is a multiple national show winner! She won an AACA National First
in 1988 and an AACA Grand National First in 1990. She was also an
award winner at the first Amelia Island Concours in 1996. This
meticulously restored and rare Town and Country woodie convertible
still shows amazing well years later in her rare and desirable
color combination. This is one of 993 Town and Country convertibles
produced in 1949 and is of the last 30 made in the production run.
The survival rate is low, and it is believed that only about
15urvived. This Town and Country received a concours quality,
no-expense spared restoration in the mid-1980s by owner Forrest R.
Wilkerson of Fort Mill, SC and was competing in concours
competitions by the Summer of 1988. She won a First Junior award at
the AACA national meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1988. She was
sold in late-1988 to James K. Adams of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
The Chrysler was exhibited at Hershey three more times taking home
a First Grand National award and a First Preservation award in 1990
and a Senior Grand National award in 1992. She was also an award
winner at the first Amelia Island Concours in 1996. By 2011, she
was sold overseas to a collector in The Netherlands where she was
on display in an automotive museum in the Netherlands. Our clients,
conscientious collectors in Sullivans Island, SC purchased her
several years ago from the Netherlands collector. Our clients have
maintained her gorgeous restoration condition to this day. The
exterior of this Chrysler is stunning. The Town and Country livery
is the very rare Chrysler Pepper Red. This example is one of the
only examples produced in Pepper Red, which makes her very
desirable to collectors. Her paint and blonde ash framing on the
exterior panels glisten and are in beautiful condition. All her
finishes, including the chrome, are still in show quality
condition. The tan canvas power convertible top is in excellent
condition and shows very well. The power convertible top functions
very well and her brown vinyl top boot is in excellent condition.
Overall, the exterior is in excellent show condition. The interior
is complete in Cognac Brown Leather and is complimented by
beautiful brown carpeting. The leather is soft and supple, and the
stunning interior shows near-new overall. The Cognac Brown leather
dashboard appears as new. The Town and Country was the first
production car to feature a "padded dash". The steering wheel and
gauges are all stunningly designed and in beautiful condition. The
speedometer is non-functioning as is the clock, but overall, the
interior is in near-new condition. We are hoping to repair the
speedometer. This Chrysler comes with its 323 cu in Spitfire inline
8-cylinder engine. The 135hp at 3,200 rpms are transferred through
its 3-speed Prestomatic fluid drive transmission which has two
forward gears and an electric overdrive unit that can be applied in
either gear for a total of four forward speeds. The engine
compartment is well detailed and shows beautifully. The chassis is
well detailed and shows very well. This Chrysler performs very well
and her engine and transmission are quiet and powerful. Everything
feels tight and correct. We have this Town and Country priced right
as the Hagerty No. 2 plus value is in excess of $82,000. For more
information and details, please call, text or email Chip Henson at
1.602.509.4776 or
[email protected] . This Chrysler is
available for inspection at our Phoenix showroom. We are pleased to
offer FaceTime or WhatsApp live video inspections and we help
coordinate shipping worldwide. We also have financing partners if
you are interested in financing.
