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Description
1926 Chrysler F58 Roadster
SOLD
£9,072
Super RHD Model A alternative; lusty 3-litre
four-cylinder; ex-Australia; just three owners in 30 years
The
Chrysler Corporation was founded in 1925 after Walter P Chrysler took on the
reorganization of the ailing Maxwell Motor Company.
Development
of an all-new model was already underway, Chrysler’s vision being to produce a
mass-market car that was higher quality than a Ford, yet more affordable than a
Buick. Production of the new Model F58 began in December 1925, the drive-train
being based on the latest Maxwell with a 189ci (3,044cc) four-cylinder engine
producing 38hp and mated to a three-speed manual gearbox with floor shift
controls, shaft drive and a conventional clutch
Named
for its effortless cruising speed of 58mph, Chrysler’s brochures boasted that
the F58: “Offers 3 qualities combined in no other car – 58 miles per hour, 2 to
25 mph in 8 seconds, and 25 miles to the gallon”. Surviving F58s are now rare
and the model is viewed by Mopar historians as the very genesis of the Chrysler
brand, laying the foundations for an expanding model range which soon made the
firm one of the Detroit Big Three.
Dating
from 1926, this right-hand drive F58 Roadster spent many years in a collection
in Australia before being brought to the UK in 1989 since when it has had just
three owners.
Appearing to be in good condition throughout, it was last
running in 2019 when it had a new heavy duty 6v batterry.
Looking
splendid in its red and white livery, it comes with hood and sidescreens, a V5C,
an old style V5 and import documents from 1989.
For more
information - contact Matthew Parkin 07813 936698
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