That's a pretty rare piece, indeed, Pete. I saw the blue '55 Windsor sedan
also, and I saw the same gentleman's other '55 Windsor at the Chrysler
Nationals in 2000. That one was a black '55 Nassau coupe with a white roof
and wire wheels. Chryslers and DeSotos from '55-up with manual transmissions
are extremely scarce. There's a fellow in the Philadelphia area with a very
sharp two-tone green '55 DeSoto Firedome Special coupe (that's the low-end
model) with 3-on-the -tree which came from the factory with a 1954 steering
wheel. It seems that the shift rod wouldn't fit the '55 column! About 30
years ago, my dad had a '57 300 C convertible with a factory 3-speed and
manual steering. Too bad he didn't save that one.
Ross Klein
'56 Imperial sedan
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter H. Phillips" <pphillips@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] 3-speed '55 Chrysler on Ebay
> Hey gang,
>
> Have you seen the 2-dr. hardtop 1955 Chrysler Windsor on Ebay, with the
incredibly rare 3-speed column shift? It's a project, needing everything,
and is located in the Texas Panhandle (sorry, but that's about 350 miles
from me, so I can't check it out for you). SOMEBODY has got to save and
restore this car. If I didn't have so many restoration projects already, it
would be me. I love oddly equipped cars like that. Ebay # 1818057402.
Doesn't run, is rusty, and looks like it has been sitting outdoors for many
years. $400, the last time I looked.
>
> After 25-30 years of attending car shows and auctions, I saw my first
3-speed column-shift 1955 Windsor last October at Hershey. It was a blue
4-dr. sedan in the car show section on Saturday morning, and being a
single-color, plain-looking 4-dr., I almost passed it by, but when I looked
inside and saw that factory stick shift, I nearly fell over. I took a photo
of it after that! Hey, Terry H., how rare are these????
>
> Pete Phillips
> Ector, Texas
> '58 Imperial coupe
> '63 New Yorker sedan
>
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