I assume it was intentional, but in any case this pairing of red Chryslers posted by Jim Copek was too good to pass up. I was able to pin down the year of the Chrysler (1950) easily enough, but that’s obviously harder—and largely irrelevant—with the Pacifica minivan. What I can’t pin down is whether this is a Royal or New Yorker, as it has the Highlander interior package, which also supersedes the badging for the underlying model.
I did not realize that these Highlander interior packages also included this exterior badging.
Here’s what it’s all about: a tartan wool blanket weave seat upholstery combined with leather. Definitely my preferred choice in theses. Still looks terrific, especially with the popularity of Pendelton wool items these days. I’m a bit surprised there isn’t a Pendelton interior package yet on some car.
The Chrysler’s tail end.
The longer front end on the Royal and New Yorker made room for the longer straight eight, and of course looked more prestigious. But that’s the origin of these longer front ends on tip-tier models, a tradition that was kept for some time yet.
Gorgeous car especially with the Highlander interior. Attached is a photo of a 1940 with Highlander package.
Every new car today looks blah in comparison.
VW GTI: Hold Mein Bier
I saved the lead photo from the cohort earlier today. Beautiful car. It is surrounded by Chryslers- the Pacifica, a Caravan, and a few Rams. The frontage looks remarkably like a 1950 Plymouth (although this pic seems to be a 1949). Maybe that’s not so surprising after all.
Similar was sold in Portugal as a seven seat with the 4.1 six as a Chrysler Windsor . Two are currently for sale on the Autoauncle.pt Site.
Any one brave enough to return them to the country of birth?. Probably Canada.
I always thought Tesla’s “Plaid” performance setup, when factory-installed, should include plaid seat trim.
Love the Highlander. This generation of Chrysler was impressive up close and inside. The padded dash and gem-like details were quietly luxurious. From a distance it was just a Plymouth.
Most modern cars are a dime a dozen, but riding in (or driving) that beautiful old Chrysler would be something special. Driving it would be a little more work, to be sure, but definitely worth it.
Wait for 1951. Get power steering.
Chryslers of this era were designed using a template of the arc of K.T. Keller’s urine stream. Any car that could pass under that arch was too low to meet Keller’s rigid millinery specifications and therefore not worthy of the Chrysler name. Virgil Exner did not wear hats.
“To, too and two.” Sorry about that. Need editing feature.
I’ll add to the unanimity: the ’50 wins the charm and smile contests with three wheels tied behind its back.
This 1950 Chrysler seems to be a New Yorker, judging by the chrome trim details. The Royal and Windsor body styles were more plain-Jane in appearance with less chrome trim on the front except for the flying wing Chrysler logo. These lower styles had square parking lights whereas the New Yorker had round lights. The New Yorker and Saratoga had richer trim, the “Chrysler” name on the hood front and a wrap-around chrome piece housing the round parking lights, etc.
An intriguing plaid interior wasted on a sedate three box Chrysler sedan. Not a special, earlier convertible or coupe enticing one to look inside.
Plaid interior design impact? See 300SLR or subsequent 300SL gullwing.
I’d go for the earlier model. I can handle no power steering.
It’s a New Yorker, the badhging on NY or Royal HOOD is usually the same, have seen Windsor hood emb on rojlel but chroime around NY parking lights is NY/T&C.
That extra chrome around the parking lights makes the frontal styling look very Cadillac-like at a glance. No doubt that was the idea.
Thanks Paul glad to share. These were in the parking lot at an antique tractor show here in N Central Wisconsin. I’m hoping it will be at the car show at Iola in July. I wanted to get a shot of the dashboard, but the angle of he sun wasn’t allowing a good shot.
Wow ~ so pretty .
-Nate