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£45,448

1928 Chrysler Model 72 Roadster

United States • 2 Mar 2023

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This 1928 Chrysler Model 72 Roadster is a remarkably preserved example with believed to have only had two family ownerships from new. It retains a high degree of originality, including its interior leather, side curtains, and top cover.

Condition

7

The car is described as remarkably preserved with only two family ownerships from new. The interior leather is entirely original, including that in its rumble seat, while even the original fawn side curtains, and top cover, piped in leather survive with the car. The paintwork is finished in a rich chocolate body tub, with fawn fenders and orange accents appears to mirror that originality, albeit hard to tell. On the odometer are 68,810 miles, which to judge from the overall condition is probably from new – quite something for a 95-year-old car.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

CR289E

Odometer:

68,810 miles

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

LHD

248.9ci L-Head Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Single Updraft Stromberg Carburetor 85bhp at 3,200rpm 3-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Mechanical External Contracting Drum Brakes * Remarkably preserved example * Believed to have only had two family ownerships from new * Sporting Chrysler Six of the late 1920s * Potentially eligible for Le Mans Classic and Mille Miglia CHRYSLER IN THE 1920s Produced at the old Chalmers plant in Detroit and introduced in January 1924, Walter P Chrysler's first automobile was an innovative, medium priced, six-cylinder car of better-than-average performance, as numerous motor sport successes would soon demonstrate.

Offering a $5,000 specification for under $1,500, the Chrysler featured hydraulic brakes, aluminum pistons, full-pressure lubrication and a tubular front axle, and was able to reach 70mph comfortably.

Not surprisingly, it was an outstanding success, 32,000 being sold in the car's first year of production...