Plymouthy Adams Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 How rare? Frankie..I know of two and only one of which I have seen in person..these and the Town Sedans are not your most common body styles...both are quite unique..the TS shares chassis with the D24 but the Limo...she big much larger framed vehicle.. Quote
Frank Elder Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Posted April 12, 2009 I think a town sedan limo would be neat! Here are 2 more pics, this is what I've been leading up to is the salvage yard car an old D-24 limo?:confused:Or just a regular sedan? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 just look at the size of that back door and glass..is that a seat back you see in the glass itself..I believe you have found yourself a limo...the luggage rack is a give away also as these puppies were used as depot hacks shuttling people and baggage to and from hotels and railheads...very much surprised too see the rack still on that car.. Quote
Young Ed Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 I think this one is still in a yard in the area. Not much left of her though Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Tim, is the way the doors open also a giveaway??Town sedan front and rears would open the same way??? Limo and others, suicide doors??? Yes Shel, TS opens same direction all doors, that is the give away plus the absence of a rear quarter glass.. Quote
James_Douglas Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Looks like a Desoto Suburban.... James Quote
Frank Elder Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Posted April 12, 2009 Just noticed, the limo rear door windows are squared...sedan windows are slanted, shucks! Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 That would be an awesome car put back on the road...man would not have to have it stock except in appearance to get quite the rave..most cars just have a back seat..that is a party room back there... Quote
DonaldSmith Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 I second James Douglas' motion. The first junkyard car is a Suburban. You can see the top of the full-size second seat through the window. The Suburbans had a full-size second seat. Post-war Suburbans had a jump seat in the back. 49 and later had a full size third seat that folede forward like a station wagon. The other Mopar long wheelbase sedans were either 7-passenger sedans or limos, with a full back seat and jump seats in the middle. (A limo is a sedan with a glass partition between the front seat and the back. Actually only the top part of it is glass. The Cadillac Series 75 sedans had a partition behind the front seat, but no glass. Funeral parlors would have the long wheelbase sedans.) Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 My book shows, 46-48, 27,800 Town sedans, and 3,698 7 passenger sedans produced, compared to 333,911 4dr Custom sedans, and another 61,987 Deluxe sedans.1 Town sedan at the yard. Some 4dr. 1 Club coupe. Saw no 7P. I have a 41 and a 47 town sedan in captivity here on the ranch.. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Back about either 02 or 03 a guy offered me a 48 Chrysler Limo for free, just come get it. He only lived about 10 miles from me. Said it ran when he got it. He was going to restore it but had not touched it in about 4 years or so, so just wanted to get rid of it. I did do a little thinking about it for about a day, then decided I didn't want it. Just wasn't my cup of tea, so I passed on it. Don't know what ever became of that car. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Posted April 12, 2009 Where I saw one of the Dodge or Chrysler limos in years past was in the fleet of a local funeral home. A "family car". This is just a regular Chrysler sedan.....big but not as large as a limo. Quote
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