1948 Chrysler Other

Limousine

251 C.I. L6

FLUID DRIVE

70673022

Clear

Gasoline

ANYONE INTO SERVICE VEHICLES HERE IS A RARE FIND. A 1948 CHRYSLER WINDSOR LIMOUSINE CONVERTED INTO A SEDAMBULANCE BY THE F.H. McCLINTOCK COMPANY IN LANSING MICHIGAN. SOLD NEW AT BROWN MOTOR COMPANY IN RICHMOND, INDIANA TO THE SMITH AND SON FUNERAL HOME IN FOUNTAIN CITY, INDIANA WHO USED IT AS A FAMILY CAR AND AMBULANCE. IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE IN 1959 WHEN IT QUIT RUNNING AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE GARAGE WHERE IT SAT UNTIL 1976, AT WHICH TIME A FAMILY MEMBER TOOK IT OUT OF STORAGE AND GOT IT ROADWORTHY AGAIN. IT WAS FOUND THAT A DISTRIBUTOR WIRE HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED IT TO STOP RUNNING IN 1959. BEING ROADWORTHY AGAIN THE FUNERAL HOME PUT IT IN THE LEVI COFFIN DAYS PARADE IN FOUNTAIN CITY, AND THEN AGAIN WAS PUT BACK IN THE GARAGE WHERE IT SAT AGAIN UNTIL 2005. THAT IS WHEN THE FUNERAL HOME DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR AND ASKED A LOCAL MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT AND MAKE SURE IT WAS ROADWORTHY AGAIN. THE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS SO INTRIGUED BY THE CAR HE BOUGHT IT HIMSELF AND I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HIM. THIS CAR IS AN UNTOUCHED ORIGINAL SURVIVOR WITH 48,165 VERIFIED ORIGINAL MILES. ORIGINAL PAINT AND ORIGINAL INTERIOR. ALL ORIGINAL DRIVETRAIN WITH THE 251 C.I. L6 ENGINE AND FLUID DRIVE TRANSMISSION.IT STILL HAD THE DEALER INSTALLED SEAT COVERS WITH SOME TEARS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.UPON REMOVING THE SEAT COVERS I FOUND THE ORIGINAL UPHOLSTERY TO BE PERFECT. RESTORE IT OR LEAVE IT ORIGINAL? BEING SO ORIGINAL AND RARE I COULDN`T BRING MYSELF TO TOUCH IT. AS THEY SAY "IT`S ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE" ! IT IS SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OLD AND EVEN THOUGH IT SAT IN A GARAGE FOR SO MANY YEARS DOES SHOW SIGNS OF THE ELEMENTS AND BEING USED AS A SERVICE VEHICLE. THE REAR FENDERS HAVE SOME DAMAGE (BEING PULLED IN AND OUT OF A SMALL GARAGE I`M SURE), AND SOME RUST ON THE FRONT FENDERS (LOOKS LIKE THE GARAGE ROOF LEAKED ON THE HOOD AND THEN RAN DOWN THE HOOD TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT FENDERS. THE REST OF OF THE BODY IS SOLID AND STRAIGHT. THE FLOORBOARDS AND TRUNK FLOOR ARE SOLID. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN CLEANED, RADIATOR HAS BEEN RE-CORED, HEATER HOSES AND RADIATOR HOSES REPLACED, TUNED UP AND NEW PLUG WIRES AND PLUGS. HAS A NEW MOPAR MAINTANCE FREE REPODUCTION BATTERY AND NEW CORRECT ORIGINAL TYPE BATTERY CABLES. THE CAR RUNS GOOD AND THE FLUID DRIVE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AS IT SHOULD. THE ORIGINAL GURNEY AND SINGLE DRIVERS SEAT THAT CAME WITH THE SEDAMBULANCE CONVERSION ARE STILL WITH THE CAR. THERE WERE ONLY 1,496 1948 CHRYSLER LONG WHEELBASE LIMOUSINES BUILT AND THROUGH MY RESEARCH THIS CAR IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF SIX McCLINTOCK SEDAMBULANCES KNOWN TO STILL EXIST. INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL AND OWNERS SERVICE POLICY AND PAPERWORK ORIGINAL TO THE CAR. ALSO INCLUDED IS MEMORABILIA FROM THE FUNERAL HOME. CAR IS FOR SALE LOCALLY AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END AUCTION EARLY. CAR SOLD AS IS. $500.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED 48 HOURS AFTER AUCTION END AND BALANCE DUE BY THE END OF SEVEN DAYS. SHIPPING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER