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1936 Chrysler Airflow Series C11 LeBaron Custom Imperial 323.5 8 cyl Sedan Additional Info:

West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional example of this extraordinarily rare 1936 Chrysler Airflow Series C11 Custom Imperial Sedan (1 of reportedly only 38 built in the sole 1936 production year and thought to be one of only two now remaining) with its original 323.5 CID inline 8 cylinder L Head engine matched to a 3-speed manual Warner automatic overdrive transmission. In 1934 Chrysler introduced an entirely new kind of automobile, the Airflow. Chrysler engineers streamlined an entirely new automobile, testing the configurations in a wind tunnel, with the help of the legendary Orville Wright! These engineers also rearranged the structure of the new car for improved riding comfort to be the most modern of its day! By moving then engine forward and increasing the length of the front springs and the seats positioning between the axles, road shocks were sharply reduced on the passengers. Six-cylinder Airflow DeSotos were available in 2-door coupes and 4-door sedan configurations. The larger Chrysler Airflows had the 8-cylinder variant engine and the Imperial model had a slightly longer wheelbase. The cars proved very expensive to build and the smaller DeSoto Airflows were discontinued after 1936 and the 8 cylinder Chryslers after 1937. Recent reports from the Airflow Club show very few survivors today. Chrysler also offered two custom versions of the Airflow Imperials. The larger series, designated CW, were taller, wider and longer than the production cars and equipped with larger engines and heavier running gear and shared almost no components of the other models. Up to 100 Airflow CWs were built with about 8 know to still exist today.Aside from the CWs Chrysler set aside a few of these Imperial models for LeBaron conversion to the 'Custom Imperial'. This conversion consisted on a 9" stretch of the chassis and an equivalent lengthening of the Imperial body, with the extra length for the rear passenger area. For 1936 the LeBaron cars were named the Series C11.Chrysler historical records show that 75 serial numbers were set aside for the C11, 38 of them for the sedan and 37 for the limousine, which had a divider partition with roll down window separating the rear passenger compartment from the driver's seat. Chrysler shipping records show that only 62 were actually built and shipped.

West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional example of this extraordinarily rare 1936 Chrysler Airflow Series C11 Custom Imperial Sedan (1 of reportedly only 38 built in the sole 1936 production year and thought to be one of only two now remaining) with its original 323.5 CID inline 8 cylinder L Head engine matched to a 3-speed manual Warner automatic overdrive transmission.
In 1934 Chrysler introduced an entirely new kind of automobile, the Airflow. Chrysler engineers streamlined an entirely new automobile, testing the configurations in a wind tunnel, with the help of the legendary Orville Wright! These engineers also rearranged the structure of the new car for improved riding comfort to be the most modern of its day! By moving then engine forward and increasing the length of the front springs and the seats positioning between the axles, road shocks were sharply reduced on the passengers.
Six-cylinder Airflow DeSotos were available in 2-door coupes and 4-door sedan configurations. The larger Chrysler Airflows had the 8-cylinder variant engine and the Imperial model had a slightly longer wheelbase. The cars proved very expensive to build and the smaller DeSoto Airflows were discontinued after 1936 and the 8 cylinder Chryslers after 1937. Recent reports from the Airflow Club show very few survivors today.
Chrysler also offered two custom versions of the Airflow Imperials. The larger series, designated CW, were taller, wider and longer than the production cars and equipped with larger engines and heavier running gear and shared almost no components of the other models. Up to 100 Airflow CWs were built with about 8 know to still exist today.
Aside from the CWs Chrysler set aside a few of these Imperial models for LeBaron conversion to the 'Custom Imperial'. This conversion consisted on a 9" stretch of the chassis and an equivalent lengthening of the Imperial body, with the extra length for the rear passenger area. For 1936 the LeBaron cars were named the Series C11.
Chrysler historical records show that 75 serial numbers were set aside for the C11, 38 of them for the sedan and 37 for the limousine, which had a divider partition with roll down window separating the rear passenger compartment from the driver's seat. Chrysler shipping records show that only 62 were actually built and shipped.