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1926 CHRYSLER MODEL 60 FOUR-DOOR SEDAN
Chassis No. YO631H
Engine No. H554430
Green and black
Engine: six cylinders in line, sidevalves, 180.2 cu. in., 54bhp; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: front beam axle, rear live axle, half elliptic springs all round; Brakes: two-wheel mechanically operated drum. Left hand drive.
Walter P. Chrysler was one of the legendary figures of the American motor industry; the able, industrious young mechanic who rose to the top of his field. He took control of Maxwell in 1923 and from it created his Chrysler Corporation, which in 1928 acquired Dodge to become second only to GM and Ford in the sales league.
The slow-turning sidevalve light straight sixes were the rock on which Chrysler's fortunes were founded in the 1920s. A competent engineer himself, Chrysler recognized talent and hired three of the best young engineers in the industry to provide him with the powerplant he needed. Zeder, Skelton and Breer created for him a six-cylinder design that could be used for a whole range of engines. Blessed with a full pressure lubrication system and hydraulic brakes, the Chryslers of the mid-1920s were durable, comfortable and well turned out. Sedans and coupes were the most popular models, but as ever there was a wide range of tourers and roadsters. The 60 appeared in June 1926 with an engine of just under three litres and sold in quantity to Middle America.
Mr. Pettit found this sedan in Pennsylvania, in a Chrysler showroom. It was purchased because it was identical to the first Chrysler bought and sold by Claude Pettit. It was further used by Rock Hudson to arrive at the wedding of Elizabeth Taylor's sister in the film Giant. Since then it has not seen much use and remains with its original interior and much of the original paint.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Chassis No. YO631H
Engine No. H554430
Green and black
Engine: six cylinders in line, sidevalves, 180.2 cu. in., 54bhp; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: front beam axle, rear live axle, half elliptic springs all round; Brakes: two-wheel mechanically operated drum. Left hand drive.
Walter P. Chrysler was one of the legendary figures of the American motor industry; the able, industrious young mechanic who rose to the top of his field. He took control of Maxwell in 1923 and from it created his Chrysler Corporation, which in 1928 acquired Dodge to become second only to GM and Ford in the sales league.
The slow-turning sidevalve light straight sixes were the rock on which Chrysler's fortunes were founded in the 1920s. A competent engineer himself, Chrysler recognized talent and hired three of the best young engineers in the industry to provide him with the powerplant he needed. Zeder, Skelton and Breer created for him a six-cylinder design that could be used for a whole range of engines. Blessed with a full pressure lubrication system and hydraulic brakes, the Chryslers of the mid-1920s were durable, comfortable and well turned out. Sedans and coupes were the most popular models, but as ever there was a wide range of tourers and roadsters. The 60 appeared in June 1926 with an engine of just under three litres and sold in quantity to Middle America.
Mr. Pettit found this sedan in Pennsylvania, in a Chrysler showroom. It was purchased because it was identical to the first Chrysler bought and sold by Claude Pettit. It was further used by Rock Hudson to arrive at the wedding of Elizabeth Taylor's sister in the film Giant. Since then it has not seen much use and remains with its original interior and much of the original paint.
WITHOUT RESERVE