I Find this car interesting, others may enjoy it.

[Los_Control]

Not just any sedan, this was the late president's daily driver and road-trip car—and apparently the same one he took on a famous 19-day road trip after leaving office.

 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40423290/1955-chrysler-new-yorker-for-sale-harry-truman/

[plymouthcranbrook]

So if Harry and Bess drove this car on a long trip in 1953 how is it the car is a 1955?  Is there something I’m missing here?

[Los_Control]

This week 1953, five months after leaving White House, ex-President Harry Truman took Bess alone on 19-day roadtrip from Independence, Mo., to East Coast and back in their new Chrysler New Yorker:

 

I really have no idea or control over the press.

I can picture in my mind Truman buying a 53, then later buying a 55. Then the Journalist mixing up the story completely.

 

I'm only saying I thought the story interesting ... If you appreciate Truman or not .... I imagine they had a new car as soon as they thought they wanted one.

The fact the news reporter pointed it out as a 1953 in 1955 ......

Or is it really a 1953 ? I'm pretty sure the journalist is a idiot & the car is real?

[DonaldSmith]

I heard that Harry bought a new Lincoln to drive home to Missouri from the White House.

[plymouthcranbrook]

I like the car no matter who owned it originally 

[John-T-53]

Truman was a Mopar guy 'til the end. His last car was a triple pickle '72 Newport.

 

https://www.nps.gov/hstr/learn/historyculture/the-truman-car.htm

[DonaldSmith]

The story is that while Harry Truman was driving home from the White house and stopped somewhere along the way, someone remarked that he looked like "Harry Truman, the son of a bitch."  Mr. Truman had to agree with him.  

[Pete]

Here are the details:

 

"Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip"

 

On Amazon:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Trumans-Excellent-Adventure-Matthew/dp/1569767076/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1656332399&sr=8-1

 

Pete

 

[DonaldSmith]

I still say in 1953  it was a Lincoln. 

 

I stand corrected.  (Actually I'm sitting.)

 

 "The internet" tells me that it was a 1953 Chrysler

Edited June 27, 2022 by DonaldSmith
fact check

[Dan Hiebert]

Well, the ad does say this is NOT the car he took on that road trip.  It also says "restored"...but it doesn't run.  Still a nice car, though.   I'd leave it for a buyer to decide if it's $83K nice.

Edited June 28, 2022 by Dan Hiebert

[tom'sB2B]