OLDNEON Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Just acquired a 1940 Chrysler Royal Business Coupe, Serial no 7644011 Body tag nos C25CR-3074 505-107. A1 Interested to know how many of these business coupes were produced and all other interesting features about this car,,, it's a totally origional unmolested survivor, no attempt to start for more than 40 years,,, Thanks in advance, David Webb "the one man swap meet" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Not sure how many business coupes were made, but there were 32,487 C25S Chrysler Royals built and yours is about 2/3rds of the way through the production run (number 19,011 or 32,487). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nice car. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 John Lee's Standard Catalog Of Chrysler has a total of 5,117 3P(place)Coupes across the C25 Royal and Windsor lines......the C26 Traveler & Saratoga's are listed as having the 3P version but only 711 made........as yours is a C25 then its one of 5,117.......at least that's what I can make out of this book......lol.......welcome to the best mopar forum around, Andy Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmiller Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I think that might be a club coupe rather than a 3P coupe. I can't seem to find any photos of 1940 Chrysler business coupes, but the 1941s don't seem to have the rear quarter window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I owned a 41 Plymouth 3 pass coupe with the quarter windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I am thinking in 40 the glass was there be it business or club coupe sot the very absence of a back seat and the very prominent rear package tray will define the business coupe over that of the club......in 41 they did away with the rear glass in the business couple line up for the three big sisters and only Plymouth continued with the rear quarter glass where the roof slope and glass are distinctly different between the two models.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Welcome glad to see you found your way over here from the truck site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 ALL 1940 Mopar coupes were of the "5 window" style, business coupes had just the front seat(3 Place as Mopar called it), Club Coupes or Auxillary Seat Coupes for 1940 used the same body shell as the Business coupe but had the extra folding rear seats..........do you have just the folding front bench seat or the twin small folding rear seats?..........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneeper69 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Is the original poster still in this forum? I am curious what you did with the car? I have the same one, slightly modified and trying to get some ideas for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 I think the man was more interested in production number and rarity for marketing the car rather than that of information for fixing/working the vehicle....I get the vibe he was more of a flipper than a fixer... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysler1941 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Chrysler (as a brand) never had a model called anything with business. Yours is a Club Coupe. Please post photos of dashboard/instruments Edited January 25, 2019 by chrysler1941 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, chrysler1941 said: Chrysler (as a brand) never had a model called anything with business. Yours is a Club Coupe. Please post photos of dashboard/instruments His is a club coupe...but for sure the Chrysler for 1941 did have a business coupe as did the Dodge and DeSoto.....this continued into the post war market also...….the three big sisters were a much more sportier bz cp compared to the Plymouth....as they did not have any quarter lights.....a trunk some 5' 6" deep....haul around 4-5 mothers in laws if necessary...I still have my 41 D19 bz cp and wish I had not sold the D24 bz cp. Edited January 25, 2019 by Plymouthy Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysler1941 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: His is a club coupe...but for sure the Chrysler for 1941 did have a as did the Dodge and DeSoto.....this continued into the post war market also...….the three big sisters were a much more sportier bz cp compared to the Plymouth....as they did not have any quarter lights.....a trunk some 5' 6" deep....haul around 4-5 mothers in laws if necessary...I still have my 41 D19 bz cp and wish I had not sold the D24 bz cp. What I meant was Chrysler and DeSoto never used the term "business" . Edited January 25, 2019 by chrysler1941 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) I believe Chrysler1941 was referring to Chrysler did Not use the name "business coupe" for any models years ago. I believe Ford may have. Most people do often use that name across all brand to ID the body shape. See attached. My 1946-50 Plymouth repair manual shows no body style using that name either. DJ https://www.allpar.com/history/plymouth/1940.html Edited January 25, 2019 by DJ194950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Skinner Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Oldneon, Just for the record. Most young people today do not care for our old buses. They want fast and new. Something to plug into. The 1940's Mopars have little value except to their loving owners. Most go for 8-16K even finished right now in this economy. Trying to turn your "Business Coupe" into something special isn't necessarily going to work. But as they say - "Go for it big guy". Good Luck. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) Chrysler did use the term.... : "Three Passenger Coupe"... I do like Business Coupe though and do call them that. As for value of upper line stock Saratoga or NewYorker Three passenger Coupes.... I know of a 12,000 mile black one that sold for close to $90,000 15 or more years ago and a Windsor frame on rust free repaint and some upholstry work... sold for $75,000 two years ago. Good clean original Chrysler line three pass coupes can get very expensive.... especially when going to Europe. Hacked up ugly patina not so. Edited January 26, 2019 by Dodgeb4ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: I do like Business Coupe though and do call them that. Most people at least in the USA do also, I mostly it do myself. I love business body type coupes, regardless of Mopars naming!! Glad to hear that Some Mopars besides the Woodies have some decent values! Was just pointing out that Chrysler did not use the term business coupe a to name and describe the models body style as Chrysler1940 was also. No harm-No foul?? ? DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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