When it comes to adding a certain vehicle to your collection, there’s all sorts of qualifiers as to which one to seek out. If you’re not in the market for a Ferrari 250 GTO, then your selections may come down to details like option codes rather than racing provenance. This 1985 Chrysler Town and Country wagon is about as loaded as you could spec one of these in 1985, equipped with the Mark Cross package and the turbocharged 2.2L four-cylinder engine. While it shows 15K miles on the odometer and the condition is clean enough to potentially be a low-mileage car, it is being sold as TMU. The cream paint still presents well and looks great with the fake woodgrain. Find it here on eBay for $10,900.
Despite becoming a shadow of its ancestors that broke the luxury car market wide open by combining the words “town” and “country”, the high-class offering from the Chrysler Corporation of the 1980s was still a good showing for a model that wasn’t exactly going to compete with the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz. That being said, Chrysler swung for the fences with this station wagon, combining the obvious woodgrain treatment with wire wheel covers, white-line radials, a full power interior, and unique leather and styling courtesy of the Mark Cross package. Throw in the fact that the original buyer of this wagon also specified a turbocharged engine and you have a legitimate unicorn on your hands.
The interior remains in outstanding condition and may help settle the mileage discrepancy date. The seller notes there’s just 15,000 miles listed on the title paperwork, but with only two entries on the CarFax, the potential for the odometer to have rolled over certainly exists. In general, we see the Mark Cross interiors more frequently in the Town and Country convertibles, and the material seems to hold up to years of sun exposure and lack of proper leather care. With that in mind, it’s certainly plausible that there are 115,000 miles on the clock of this wagon and the leather has just been looked after. Air conditioning, cruise control, and power features were all standard.
There’s also a respectable amount of cargo space for a wagon that wasn’t exactly a full-size model. The seller notes the Town and Country boasts 70 cubic feet of space with the rear seats down, and there’s still a handy cargo cover net to give your Christmas shopping finds some extra privacy. I can’t imagine there are too many of these left with all the respective boxes checked related to the various options packages. While it won’t be anything like a high-performance exotic, it could very well be one of the rarer options out there for a woody wagon that has seemingly survived in excellent condition, no matter what the true mileage is.
Looks exactly like Frank Sinatra’s last car…
That,,,would be a better sales gimmick than the El Camino,,apparently he did have a LeBaron wagon just like this. He liked it because he was able to keep a low profile, and doesn’t get much lower than this.
Almost as polarizing as a Pinto it seems. These cars have their place in history. I’d say they earned their stripes, and look at those seats!
I’m with author Jeff and poster Bakyrdhero on this one. I don’t want it but I’m glad someone loved and took care of it. Polarizing, yes; some would be critical of its very existence. That said, I’m pretty sure it would get plenty of attention at a show, more than the red Camaro parked beside it. Those seats would look right at home in a current luxury car, but of course they would be the mandatory black.
I had a 91 new yorker fifth avenue, triple black w the Mark Cross package, those seats were the most comfortable of any car or truck ive ever owned, and ive owned dozens…if only i could find a set and could figure out how to put em in my 99 ram…dem seats aint no joke…
We had a K car, a 1981. It was as bare bones as could be, having only an automatic, an AM radio, and full width hubcaps. Possibly power steering, but I can’t be sure about that. But it was reliable, and did the job.
I love this car, but don’t love it at 5 figures. I think I’d be upset if I spent that kind of money on this car, because while it is old, you don’t see it every day, etc., I remember when you did see it every day, and it was a K car. A nice one, but at the end of the day at K car. The novelty wears thin at that money…
My parents had a brand new 1980 Chevrolet Citation 4 months the engine was gone. constantly having issues! Dad drove to the Dodge dealership in July 1981 bought a 1981 Dodge Aries K 4 spd! Best car we ever had.
Even when these were new the T&C cost a fair whack more than the base-model Dodges and Plymouths.
A 1985 convertible sold on Bring A Trailer for $16000 a few days ago, so maybe he is not so far off.
Another junk when new and still junk today
Well, that’s almost a sentence, Obviously, your idea of junk differs greatly from the 1.2 MILLION satisfied buyers of K cars. But that’s America today, folks,one persons opinion is seemingly more valid than 1.2 million others.
Looking through all the available pictures I believe the mileage is accurate all it takes to show a discrepancy on Carfax is some oil change dude to enter the wrong information. I learned to drive in the Plymouth version of this kind of car I would consider buying it but I think it’s only worth $3000 top dollar so someone else can enjoy it at the current bid.
Stock up on lemon Pledge.
Kudos to the seller for the volume and variety of photos. EXCEPT….. no engine or under carriage photos. Seems like those would be a given while taking so many pictures of the rest of the car—which indicate a nearly immaculate vehicle—and when seeking a relatively high ask. Perhaps just an oversight, but it does seem odd.
Nice walk around video. https://youtu.be/uIVh0HSEJtY
Thanks for the link. A nice walk around video, indeed. And, we get to see the undercarriage and the engine (which gives the impression that it’s more like 115K miles). Overall, quite unique today.
Seller purchased on CarsandBids for $5500
And pretends that he has no clue whether the car has 15000 or 115000 miles on it….like he didn’t even asked when he purchased.
Looks like something that Ferris Bueller’s Mother would drive.
Ended: Dec 28, 2021 , 6:57PM
Located in:Fraser, Michigan,
Yes, but relisted with 45 other vehicles.