“Cars in Barns”, Field cars and other “Treasure” like this 90% restored 1938 Chrysler Royal Gary Dunbar came across in October 2006.

I bought a 90% restored 1938 Chrysler Royal from the 65 year old Grandson of the original owner. His Grandfather drove it for five years in Iowa and kept it in his barn until he died at 102 years old. The Grandson towed it to White Post Restorations in Virginia to restore the drive train and chassis. It was taken to Penn-Dutch Restorations in Maryland for body and paint restoration. They bagged and tagged every part. The dashboard was complete and everything worked. The only thing damaged was the small lower grille. I am looking for another lower grille or a shop to weld the broken pot metal piece back on. The original interior is 100% complete and without damage. I am looking for a shop to restore the mohair interior. When he finally got the Chrysler back to his Virginia home, it was parked in it’s new garage. His restoration plans came to an abrupt halt when he made a drastic mistake. He air conditioned the new garage and not his wife’s sewing room. I felt guilty buying it for $3,000 because he gave me $17,000 of restoration receipts. I really felt guilty sacrificing it to the hot rod gods. I sold the rebuilt flathead, transmission and differential for what I paid for the car. I was relieved to find the unused parts a good home in Wisconsin. The first photo was taken by the Grandson when he went to Iowa for the car. The second is the car in front of it’s new air conditioned garage. The rest of the photos were given to me along with the original title, build sheet, original color chip pamphlet and original technical manual. The Grandson had photos taken of every aspect of the restoration. My Ford 460, C6 transmission and 9″ differential fit in with room to spare.