Chrysler C38, C39, and C40
Chrysler introduced the name 'New Yorker' as a trim on the 1938 Chrysler C-23 Imperial model, but for 1939 became a model name on its own. Power was provided by a 5,301cc inline eight, and the New Yorker was built as a 4-door sedan on the same 125-inch platform as the Saratoga and the Imperial. For 1940 the restyled C-23 became the C-26 with two 2-door coupes and a 2-door sedan added. 1940 saw a convertible to the range. New Chrysler bodies were created for the 1941 model year as the C-36 and introduced in the Fall of 1945. However, Chryslers still used L-head engines against their competitors more modern overhead valve engines. Chrysler designed its bodies jointly with Briggs Manufacturing who built them, and whilst nor being very exciting they were strong and practical. The basis of the postwar Chryslers were the C38 models, sold as Royal, Windsor and Town & Country which shared the same body as did the Desoto S11 models, all built on a 121.5-inch wheelbase compared to the Plymouth P15 on a 117-inch wheelbase. The Chrysler C39 Saratoga was built on a 127.5inch wheelbase. The cheaper Chryslers got a 4.1-litre sixer, whilst the larger C39 and C40 got a 5.3-litre ohv straight eight. Approximately 320,000 of the Chrysler C38, C39, and C40 were sold in the 1946-48 model years.
aa Chrysler New Yorker 1954 Sedan badgea
aa Chrysler New Yorker 1954 Sedan badgea
Click here to go to an album on: Chrysler NewYorker models. Chrysler New Yorker 1954 Sedan - badge on rear wing
aa Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 badgea
aa Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 badgea
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36. the 'New Yorker' badge began as a special trim on the 1938 Imperial and became a model of its own in 1939
aa Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 badgec
aa Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 badgec
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 - badge on bonnet
aa Chrysler Royal 1947 badgea
aa Chrysler Royal 1947 badgea
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe - badge on bonnet side
aa Chrysler Royal 1947 badgec
aa Chrysler Royal 1947 badgec
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe - badge on bonnet
ac Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 head
ac Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 head
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36. The New Yorker was one of Chrysler's Senior models and was given a 5,301cc inline eight engine. Grille bars were extended around the corners for 1942
ac Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe head
ac Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe head
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe. The Chrysler C38 models shared shared their 4.1-litre inline L-head six cylinder engine with the Desoto D11 models.
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 front
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 front
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36, the final year of the New Yorker before Chrysler turned to war production. For 1942 Chrysler wrapped the grille bars round the corners. The door bottoms were also curled to fit over the running boards
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 rear
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36 rear
Chrysler NewYorker 1942 C36. The 4-door sedan still had 'suicide' rear doors, but a new 'Town Sedan' body had 4 front-hinged doors and blind c-pillars. 7,000 New Yorkers sold in 1942
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe front
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe front
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe. The 'Royal' was the entry level Chrysler, and this body was introduced in 1945 and ran until 1949.
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe rear
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe rear
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe. The Business Coupe was the lowest priced body and only had a front seat. Bodies were designed and built by Briggs for Chrysler, and the C38 Royal shared its body with the Desoto S11 range.
Dodge Wayfarer 1949 Business Coupe front
Dodge Wayfarer 1949 Business Coupe front
Click here to go to an album on: Dodge D29 Wayfarer. Dodge Wayfarer 1949 Business Coupe. Dodge introduced the D29 Wayfarer in 1949 as its entry level model built on a 115-inch wheelbase (123.5-inch for Meadowbrook and Coronet models). Designed by A.B. 'Buzz' Grisinger, John Chika, and Herb Weissinger (who later went to Kaiser-Frazer).
Packard Clipper Six 1946 Series 2100 front
Packard Clipper Six 1946 Series 2100 front
Click here to go to an album on: Packard Clipper 1941. Packard Clipper Six 1946 Series 2100. The Clipper was a radical new body for Packard, made all in steel by Briggs Manufacturing (who claimed, falsely, that they would be cheaper than Packard) and designed by John Reinhart and Howard Darrin. a 16-valve 8-cylinder 125bhp engine powered the car, and sales in 1941 took off. Sadly Pearl Harbor saw America brought into the war and production ended in 1942. When the first Clippers were ready for sale in 1946 the market had moved on and Packard startyed on a slope to oblivion.
s Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe side
s Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe side
Chrysler Royal 1947 Business Coupe. The C38 Chryslers were built on a 121.5-inch wheelbase compared ro Plymouth and Dodge on 117-inch. But the Chrysler C39 was 6-inches longer