1930 CHRYSLER 77
Body Style: ROADSTER
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Engine: 6 CYL
Auction: Borgata
Lot: 6112
Mileage: LESS THEN 10 Serial# C063CC
Color Ext: BLUE & LIGHT BLUE Int: BLUE
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Vehicle Comments:
BY 1930, ONLY SIX YEARS SINCE THE FOUNDING OF HIS CORPORATION, WALTER P. CHRYSLER HAD ESTABLISHED HIS MARQUE AS A MAJOR AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER IN THE UNITED STATES AND A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. YET, EVEN THOUGH THE CHRYSLER BADGE ADORNED OVER 60,000 RADIATOR SHELLS IN THE FIVE SERIES AND 37 MODELS OF 1930, ONLY 1,729 MODEL 77 ROADSTERS WERE BUILT. CHRYSLER SERIES 77 MODELS FEATURED HYDRAULIC INTERNAL BRAKES, A NEW FLAT V-TYPE RADIATOR AND A FLOOR-MOUNTED GEARSHIFT FOR THE FOUR-SPEED TRANSMISSION. ADDING TO THIS MODEL’S ALLURE WAS A FORMIDABLE COMPETITION HISTORY. CHRYSLER HAD COMPETED AT LE MANS, SPA AND IN THE MILLE MIGLIA SINCE 1925, AND IN 1930 TWO MODEL 77 ROADSTERS WERE FACTORY RACED AT SPA IN BELGIUM. A 77 SERIES ROADSTER DRIVEN BY STOFFEL AND DE COSTIER FINISHED 5TH BEHIND THREE ALFAS AND A BUGATTI. THE CHRYSLER ROADSTER BEAT RENE DREYFUS’ BUGATTI AFTER A RACE-LONG DUEL. LATER, AT THE 1930 MILLE MIGLIA IN ITALY, LEONARDI AND BARBIERI REPEATED THEIR FIVE-LITER CLASS WIN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS PARTICULAR ROADSTER WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CURRENT OWNER IN 2006 AFTER HAVING BEEN TREATED TO A COMPLETE, NO-EXPENSE-SPARED RESTORATION BY THE AWARD-WINNING SHOP WHITE POST RESTORATIONS OF VIRGINIA. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD REPORTEDLY ONLY BEEN DRIVEN TEN MILES SINCE RESTORATION AND AS SUCH WAS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. DRIVEN SPARINGLY, IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED EVER SINCE AND CONTINUES TO BE A SHOW-QUALITY EXAMPLE THROUGHOUT. STYLISH IN ITS TWO-TONE BLUE PAINTWORK WITH FULLY RESTORED, SHOW QUALITY BRIGHTWORK AND CLOTH TOP, THIS ROADSTER IS THE EPITOME OF THE SPORTING ERA. THIS RARE VEHICLE IS IN CONCOURS CONDITION. A FIRST PRIZE WINNER AT HERSHEY IN 1987 ON ONE OF THE FEW OCCASIONS WHEN IT WAS SHOWN. TODAY IT REMAINS EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE AND WOULD BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. 93 BHP, 268.4 CU. IN. L-HEAD SIX ENGINE, STROMBERG CARBURETOR, 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FOUR-WHEEL HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKES. WHEELBASE: 124" 1 OF JUST 1,729 CHRYSLER MODEL 77 ROADSTERS BUILT. THIS 1930 CHRYSLER MODEL 77 ROADSTER IS AN AACA 1ST PLACE WINNER IN HERSHEY, PA IN 1987 ON ONE OF THE FEW OCCASIONS WHEN IT WAS SHOWN. CHRYSLER COMPETED WITH THIS MODEL AT LE MANS, SPA, AND IN THE MILLE MIGLIA SINCE 1925. IN 1930, TWO MODEL 77 ROADSTERS WERE FACTORY RACED AT SPA.
Engine/Powertrain/Suspension:
268.4 CID / 93 HP FLATHEAD SIX WITH A STROMBERG CARBURETOR. 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. FOUR-WHEEL HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKES. FRONT AND REAR LEAF SPRINGS. FLAT V-TYPE RADIATOR. A FLOOR MOUNTED GEARSHIFT.
Body/Chassis/Tires/Paint/Chrome/Electrical:
THIS CAR HAS VERY DISTINCTIVE CONCAVE BODY MOLDINGS THAT MAKE THE CAR STAND OUT IN A CROWD!
Interior:
STYLISH TWO-TONE BLUE PAINTWORK. RE-PLATED BRIGHT METAL TRIM AND NEW CLOTH TOP.
Restoration:
NO EXPENSE SPARED RESTORATION EXECUTED BY THE AWARD WINNING WHITE POST RESTORATIONS IN WHITE POST, VA.