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1927 CHRYSLER 50 RUMBLE SEAT ROADSTER
Chassis No. FY559P
Engine No. 61283A
Blue and black with black leather interior
Engine: four cylinder sidevalve, 170.3 cu. in., 38bhp; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: beam axle to front, live to rear, half elliptic leaf springs all round; Brakes: two wheel mechanically operated drum. Left hand drive.
Walter P. Chrysler's fascination with machinery was lifelong. His skills and restless intelligence took him from workshop boy to machinist and on to master mechanic and greater things. Aged 33, he was the youngest-ever Superintendant of Motive Power for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The automobile attracted his curiosity and he bought a Locomobile to strip, study and reassemble. It was somehow inevitable that he should become involved with the automobile industry, rising to high office in Buick and General Motors. At 45, Walter P. Chrysler was retired and financially independent. But his skills as a company doctor were so evident that he was sought out and offered the post of Executive Vice President at Willys Overland at the princely figure of $40,000 a month. He went back to work, and while still engaged with Willys, was asked to do something about Maxwell. He emerged in control of Maxwell and used their four-cylinder car as a basis for his Chrysler models. The Chrysler Corporation was formed, with Walter Chrysler elected president in 1925.
As the basis for a dynamic field of mid-range automobiles, the robust four cylinder was a good choice and one remained in the range for a couple of years. This example was purchased from the original owners in Richmond, VA in the early 1950s and was repainted and had a new top and tires fitted. It has its original leather interior.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Chassis No. FY559P
Engine No. 61283A
Blue and black with black leather interior
Engine: four cylinder sidevalve, 170.3 cu. in., 38bhp; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: beam axle to front, live to rear, half elliptic leaf springs all round; Brakes: two wheel mechanically operated drum. Left hand drive.
Walter P. Chrysler's fascination with machinery was lifelong. His skills and restless intelligence took him from workshop boy to machinist and on to master mechanic and greater things. Aged 33, he was the youngest-ever Superintendant of Motive Power for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The automobile attracted his curiosity and he bought a Locomobile to strip, study and reassemble. It was somehow inevitable that he should become involved with the automobile industry, rising to high office in Buick and General Motors. At 45, Walter P. Chrysler was retired and financially independent. But his skills as a company doctor were so evident that he was sought out and offered the post of Executive Vice President at Willys Overland at the princely figure of $40,000 a month. He went back to work, and while still engaged with Willys, was asked to do something about Maxwell. He emerged in control of Maxwell and used their four-cylinder car as a basis for his Chrysler models. The Chrysler Corporation was formed, with Walter Chrysler elected president in 1925.
As the basis for a dynamic field of mid-range automobiles, the robust four cylinder was a good choice and one remained in the range for a couple of years. This example was purchased from the original owners in Richmond, VA in the early 1950s and was repainted and had a new top and tires fitted. It has its original leather interior.
WITHOUT RESERVE