adam_knox Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Hey gang, this cold weather and Jim's quilt has inspired me to pester my mum to fire up the sewing machine and make a quilt for the Chrysler. By any chance does anyone have any 49 Chrysler Ads they could do some high resolution scans of? I've checked http://www.oldcarbrochures.com ( a great site by the way if you've never been), and they only have the one I have. Was thinking of doing a couple of advertisement pics, family pics with the car, and the photo's from the Reminisce magazine photo shoot. Oh, I found those pics got posted online finally, here's the cover: Molly and I are sitting in the beautiful Desoto. I wish you could zoom in, the car was gorgeous! All original interior...even had clear plastic covering on the seats! Rubber mat floor was pristine! And the proudest moment so far of my life, having the car make the centerfold! The only dissapointing thing about the cover was that the 57 had modern rims and a fuel injected logo. The woody was also modernized, but I was (sort of) surprised the editor never picked up on it. Not that its a big deal or anything, but you'd think many readers would be, "hmm...":) Quote
1940plymouth Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Check with Carl King, I have been dealing with him for years for old car ads. He doesn't have a computer, everything is done by snail mail. Send him your request, along with a SASE, and he will reply with what he has available. Carl King 59 Adams Ave Everett, MA 02149 Hope this helps, Bob Quote
adam_knox Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Posted January 9, 2010 Thanks for the info Bob. Sort of hoping to avoid buying ads and brochures at the moment, but will definitely keep his address handy when the paychecks don't have to get stretched so thin! Quote
Young Ed Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Adam yes the wheels are modern but I think 57 chevys could have come with fuel injection. Of course that car probably has a modern setup but looking at the fender no one will know. Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 There is a stock fuel injected 283 model and it does have the badges proclaiming this.:)Factory option. Quote
greg g Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Ah yes the marvelous Rochester Fuel injection sustem that was so unreliable it was only used for 1 year, much the same as the Bendix FI used on the 57 Desoto and Chrysler, another expirement that didn't have the reliability to make it commercially viable. Quote
moparjack44 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Nice DeSoto Adam. Is that a Mercury grill in that DeSoto ?? Quote
BeBop138 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Adam, if your not in a hurry I have 750 issues of old Life mags going back to 1939 I should have something from that year----any model in mind? Quote
adam_knox Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Posted January 9, 2010 Wow, ya' learn something everyday! If this was a game show, I would have bet the whole jackpot that it wouldn't be fuel injected! You guys are officially on my "call a friend" list for a game show. We'll all split the winnings, sound like a plan? Nice DeSoto Adam. Is that a Mercury grill in that DeSoto ?? For all I know that car is all original. The owner of the DeSoto is actually driving the Edsel. That car was neat to see. Never really got to peer around the dash before. Molly was actually growing quite fond of the Edsel. 750 magazines! My local library would be envious! If you happen to be flipping through issues from 1949 and see an ad for the 1949 Chrysler Windsor (or New Yorker) convertible or sedan I wouldn't mind a pic. But don't go out of your way to do. Hate for you to get a paper cut or something sorting through all those pages! Really appreciate the offer! Yeah, no real hurry on this project. Hoping to get in done in Fall though (looks like no top for the car for awhile:( ). Hoping to get a wedding shot with the car for the quilt. Quote
martybose Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Ah yes the marvelous Rochester Fuel injection sustem that was so unreliable it was only used for 1 year, much the same as the Bendix FI used on the 57 Desoto and Chrysler, another expirement that didn't have the reliability to make it commercially viable. Not really; a slightly modified version was used in Corvettes up through 1965 as the 365 horse 327 top-of-the-line option. It was only used one year in the passenger cars, however. Marty Quote
Job~Rated Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Are these any good? ************* ************* ************* ************* ************* ************* Quote
adam_knox Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Posted January 12, 2010 Perfect! Thank you so much! The pic with the convertible coup and the cover page are definitely going on the quilt! Now I'm just going to find some other ads in different colors, otherwise I'll have a green quilt with a blue car! Quote
Job~Rated Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Forgot I had this one, too, but it may be a 48... Quote
adam_knox Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks, that's a 48 or 49 first series though. Cool ad! I like how the gentleman has gloves. I'm envious, couldn't find a matching set this year, got two different winter gloves, but at least its a left and right. Thanks for taking the time to upload it, I'm sure quite a few people who own that model will be saving that for desktop wallpaper! Quote
Job~Rated Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Well, I've got quite a collection, so if anyone's looking for an ad for a particular model & year, let me know & I'll post it up. Quote
adam_knox Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Posted January 12, 2010 Hey Jon! Thanks that's a great ad! By any chance to you have that image in a larger size? Quote
John Reddie Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 It's not an ad but here is a photo of my niece with my '49 Chrysler Windsor club coupe that I had back in the 1960's. I thought you might enjoy seeing it. John R Quote
adam_knox Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Posted January 13, 2010 John that's a great photo! Thanks for sharing. I'd never seen the license plate mounted like that. I found a bent license plate bumper guard for mine. I'm forever on the hunt for one that hasn't been rammed out of alignment. So what' s the story for the Chrysler? Your first car? Was it a head turner back in the day? Did you have the fluid drive option? That is the greatest invention and curse! Every now and then when I'm in the Jeep I get the Chrysler habit and forget to put the clutch in. Ker-plunk! Sigh, I wish it was warm here, would drive that car everyday if I could! Quote
48P15Annie Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Nice ad pics! I love the 49...one of my favorite years. There's a 49 Windsor 4 door around my area that I love. There's not an ounce of paint on it. All rust, but it's solid as a rock. The chrome looks like new, and the interior is decent. It purs like a kitten! Quote
John Reddie Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Adam, I bought this car in 1962 for $100.00. It had 100,000 miles on it but had two previous owners. It had been well taken care of. It had the M6 semi-automatic transmission and spitfire six. It was a medium blue color with maroon interior. My wife and I went to Niagara Falls in it for our honeymoon in 1963. It had a valve job and a timing chain put in before we left and it drove great. One problem I had with it was in very cold weather, it would not start first thing in the morning. The old six volt just didn't spin it fast enough. Back then we used the single grade oil which got pretty thick when the thermometer plunged to the single numbers. A man that I worked with had a '50 Studebaker 6 cylinder and he told me to buy an electric dipstick. That was the best tip I ever had because that worked miracles:). The old Chrysler started up at -18 zero when I used that dipstick. The only thing was you had to put it in right after you stopped the engine when the oil was hot. I put another 100,000 on it and got rid of it in 1970. I have regretted it very much. Thanks for your interest. Good luck to you with your cars. John R Quote
Job~Rated Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 As requested ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** Quote
1940plymouth Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks for posting them, I really appreciate it Bob Quote
anthonyb Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Job - Rated, Any 41 Plymouth 2 dr sedans?? AnthonyB Quote
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