For Sale Barn Find... 1929 Chrysler Sedan - $5800 (Vashon Island)

[1970cat]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4965541658.html

1929 Chrysler Sedan. Family owned since 1932 and in storage on Vashon Island since the late 1950's, last licensed in 1957. Car is complete and includes the weathered trunk that sat on the rear bumper. The odometer shows 37K miles, has wire wheels (spares on both sides), some rust and no current title. Documentation available includes a California title from 1932 and the last Washington state registration in 1957. It is currently garaged on Vashon Island and will need to be trailered from there. $5800

Interested parties will provide contact information via email.

 

[1978 NYB]

Walter P could of been wrenching on her!

 

[monaco75]

That would be a fun project!

 

[polara71]

I want it

 

[livininharrow]

so do i. hard to find a nice original mopar in that condition. unfortunately it will probably be street rodded with a ******* 350 chevy in it and a mustang 2 front end.

 

[patrick66]

How can this possibly be a G-D "barn find" when the same family has owned the car since nearly NEW, and it's never been "lost" just to be "found" later on??? Barn find, my ***. I despise that term. Nice car, though! Were it mine, it would be made to run and stop, and that everything functions. From that point, I'd decide whether to restore it or leave it be.

 

[commando1]

I'd be calling Wayne Carrini. He'd get it 15,000.00 at the right auction.

 

[furyfinn]

I love it!

Wife, give me my wallet... What? What you mean there's no money in there? Okay, okay, so I haven't sold any of my toys lately... Okay, okay, got your point.

Sorry guys, this Walter stays in your neighborhood...

 

[bluefury361]

How can this possibly be a G-D "barn find" when the same family has owned the car since nearly NEW, and it's never been "lost" just to be "found" later on??? Barn find, my ***. I despise that term. QUOTE]

I think your taking the term "barn find" a little to literal Patrick. No matter what the circumstances I find the term an excellent way to describe anything that has been stored in a dry, safe environrment for a long period. It conjours up images of a car like this one.

Now...... You invented a name for what we call tribute, or clone cars a while back. It escapes me now, but that one bothers me.

 

[1978 NYB]

I'd be calling Wayne Carrini. He'd get it 15,000.00 at the right auction.

$30k if you put a Hemi in it....

 

[patrick66]

How can this possibly be a G-D "barn find" when the same family has owned the car since nearly NEW, and it's never been "lost" just to be "found" later on??? Barn find, my ***. I despise that term. QUOTE]

I think your taking the term "barn find" a little to literal Patrick. No matter what the circumstances I find the term an excellent way to describe anything that has been stored in a dry, safe environrment for a long period. It conjours up images of a car like this one.

Now...... You invented a name for what we call tribute, or clone cars a while back. It escapes me now, but that one bothers me.

That would be "phantom", and I cannot take credit for that. It's been around for quite a few years, actually, with that very meaning. It is a "one-of-none", something the factory NEVER built at all, but could have, if those options had been available in that combination; i.e., a Hemi B-body wagon of any kind. A GTX, RoadRunner or R/T wagon or four-door. A big block '70-newer A-body. A Charger convertible.

You can not build a "clone" or build a so-called "tribute" to something that never existed in the first place; hence the name "phantom".

 

[commando1]

" a copy of "
" just like a "
" looks like a "
" a fake "
Those are the correct terms to me.

 

[bluefury361]

" a copy of "
" just like a "
" looks like a "
" a fake "
Those are the correct terms to me.

So .... which is your NYB .....?

 

[commando1]

None. It's just a not ½ bad 76 NYB. Nothing more

 

[bluefury361]

None. It's just a not ½ bad 76 NYB. Nothing more

I think your NYB, with the new paint goes well beyond the "not half bad" level. It's more like a "shudda been done" car.

 

[commando1]

I think your NYB, with the new paint goes well beyond the "not half bad" level. It's more like a "shudda been done" car.

:icon_scratch:

 

[bluefury361]

:icon_scratch:

I still have issues with the "phantom" car. But going by Patrick's definition, your NYB qualify's as a car that "shudda" been offered by Chrysler, but never was.

It truly does stand out.

 

[commando1]

It's a not ½ bad 76 NYB with a nice new paint job that runs pretty damn good.
Seriously, that's all it is.
It's For Sale for not a penny less than $20,000.00 and it's worth $2,000.00.
In other words, it's a keeper.

But thank you for the extremely kind words cuz it means a lot to me.