Forgive me a little sentimentality where old Chryslers are concerned. My first car was a 1931 Chrysler purchased for $75. It had a few peculiarities: for example the front axle would jam the steering when in tight cornering manoeuvres over a bumpy surface. The battery fell onto a streetcar track in front of an approaching Toronto streetcar. The fuel tank fell off (I swear this is true) as I pulled into a gas station. The wiring caught fire at the entrance to a farm (I swear this is true, too) where the farmer had an abundance of water handy. The seatback collapsed but I propped it up with a broken canoe paddle. Late one night, while traveling with a pretty young woman with whom I’d never been intimate, it forced the car into a ditch, resulting in the two of us skinny-dipping the next morning in order to refresh ourselves. So I can’t resist promoting the 1928 Chrysler Model 72 Le Mans Race Car as the first Heritage Collection die cast model commissioned by the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. The 1:18 scale pre-war vintage model is a faithful replica of the vehicle in the Museum collection, celebrating the Stoffel-Rossignol racer that placed third overall at the 1928 Le Mans. Featuring a steerable wheel and opening hood, trunk and doors, the model is presented on a display base and packed in a keepsake Museum box. Available exclusively through the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Store, the 1928 Chrysler Model 72 Le Mans Race Car can be puchased for a mere $49.95. Diane Windeyer, where are you today? I’ll buy one for each of us although, considering our advanced years, skinny dipping is not an option.
November 8th, 2006
Skinny Dipping For an Historic Chrysler
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