Chrysler historian Joe Morgan has traced and documented the known ownership histories of the surviving original 1931 CG Imperial Dual-Cowl Phaetons, examples of which are among the most desirable and best-engineered Full Classics.

He notes that the car offered here, serial number 7802580, was acquired during the early 1950s by Joe Fisher of Media, Pennsylvania, an early enthusiast and connoisseur of Classic Era Imperials, who performed the original restoration.

Mr.

Fisher retained the car until his death in 1982, at which point it was sold to the well-known Canadian collector, Terry Radey.

In Mr.

Radey’s hands, a fresh restoration was undertaken by the late Bud Hicks of Marshall, Michigan.

For decades Mr.

Hicks was considered one of the Midwest’s foremost professional restorers, winning numerous honors in both CCCA and national concours competition worldwide.

In a 2017 telephone conversation with RM Sotheby’s Research and Editorial team, Mr.

Hicks recounted that the Chrysler a...