1948 Chrysler Town & Country in Scottsdale, Arizona

This 1948 Chrysler Town & Country is a restored and well-preserved example that retains most of its original wood. The year 1948 represented the end of an era for Chrysler Woody production. The true wood-body construction with white ash framing and genuine mahogany veneer panels was replaced in 1949 by ash pieces applied over an all-steel body with Dinoc inserts or body-color painted panels. Built in Detroit on the Windsor chassis with a 251ci inline 6-cylinder engine and a Fluid Drive 3-speed manual transmission, the Town & Country sedan utilized an independent front suspension with live rear axle and leaf springs and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. According to the serial number, this example was the 28th Town & Country sedan manufactured in 1948 from a total production of 1,176. Sold new to a Philip S. Daniels of Reading, PA, according to a copy of the original title from 1948, the Town & Country was later acquired by its second owner in Fort Worth, TX. It was said that gentleman owned the car for many years before selling it locally to Wayne Davis, a well-known Dallas/Fort Worth collector. Davis maintained and kept the car for some time before it joined a significant private collection in Colorado in 2008. It was purchased by the current owner in 2021, who is just its fifth owner from new. Featuring a correct older restoration utilizing most all of the original wood, this example is finished in its desirable correct Pacific Green Metallic over a tartan and leather-trimmed Highlander interior. This Town & Country is well-equipped, featuring a roof-mounted luggage rack with wood skid rails, driver's-side spotlight, fog lamps, sun visors, Comfort Master heater, factory radio and clock, center bumper guard and whitewall tires.