Were you around in 1941? It was quite a year, to say the least. Other than the horrific events in December that pulled the US into WWII, there were some great things that happened that year, such as this 1941 Chrysler New Yorker being produced. This gorgeous and luxurious car is listed on Hemmings with what seems like a very reasonable asking price of $5,300 or offer. It’s located, oddly enough, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
My favorite movie was released in 1941. No, not Caddyshack, although that’s in my top ten. Citizen Kane came out in 1941. This car reminds me of something that Charles Foster Kane may have been driven around in. What an imposing and grand automobile this New Yorker is. The 1941 New Yorker was just the second year for this Chrysler model and it would be the last full year of production until after WWII ended. This car looks almost like it’s military green but there were several shades of green offered in 1941. Here’s a similar car in restored condition; gorgeous.
$5,300 or offer? I know that it’s almost impossible to tell the condition of a vehicle by looking at photos but this car really seems like it’s worth every penny of that, doesn’t it? In fact, NADA lists a low-retail value of $7,975 for this car and an average retail value of $12,550. I’m smelling a bargain here. Not to mention how many people you can cram into this car for the drive-in. Yes, even in the trunk!
The seller is either way too modest, way too honest, or they know something that we can’t see from the photos. They say that it needs “some minor chrome work. I would rate it between fair and good condition.” This is an imposing car as it was meant to be, being Chrysler’s top model for many years. The speedometer shows 29,806 but I’m assuming that it’s gone around the horn.
The interior looks like it’s set up for a chauffeur and those being chauffeured with vinyl/leather in front and a nice fabric in the back. I’m assuming that the front seat was redone in that vinyl and they do say that it “Needs some minor upholstery work”. That back seat, though! That would be quite a place to lounge in while being driven around, man that’s beautiful. Unfortunately, there are no engine photos but it should have a 323.5 cubic-inch inline-eight with around 140 hp. The seller says “This New Yorker runs and drives well.” For $5,300 or offer this looks like a great buy for anyone interested in getting what a lot of people consider is a “real car” for a reasonable price and one that will get them hooked on the old car hobby like the rest of us are.
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Seriously. How could you go wrong with this beauty? Either sold or somebody told the buyer the asking was too low.
Or worse, a flipper got to it first.
Someone scooped this up quick, good for them.
Just an aside, in the picture of the dash and passenger door, you see a chrome square below the vent window. Does anyone else think this is an ashtray?
I think that’s just a trim piece, although not entirely sure. I had an Uncle who loved cars and he had an old Pontiac IIRC of this vintage, but it may have been from after WWII. I rode in it sometime around 1958 and it had ashtrays on the dash, and each door and on the back of the front seat. They were big enough that he could store hard candy in them, so no one actually thought they could smoke.
I remember riding in my gramps auto in early 50’s, and if memory serves it looked exactly like this one.
He had bought it just at end of WWII from his shipyard manager friend in Mass. when they laid off all the War years workers.
Would like to know history of this auto as he lived North of Portsmouth NH and later sold it for peanuts down there in order to buy a new 57 Chev truck.
Large enough hold whole fan damnily, a months groceries and Gramps supply of Naraganset Bee, Ales, chicken and dog feed.
Would make a real luxo cruising rig with newer internals and suspension mods. Who realy cares, except for flippers, what Hemmings and auction crowd decide its worth, they inflate for profit.
This type auto never will be a classic concours and to those who envision its possibilities, the enjoyment of building to suit ones taste is all that matters.
If such an individual purchased I can see worth easy 10-15 K.
I started 1941 by coming off the assembly line, and have for a long time thought it’d be nice to have a car of the same vintage. I am sort of holding out for a Packard, but this is pretty nice. Keep’em coming!