Chrysler Airflow

Chrysler Airflow

1935 Chrysler C-1 Airflow Eight Coupe RM Auctions Location: Amelia Island, Florida

Auction Results March, 2009

$62,500

Chrysler’s Airflow was a brilliant, revolutionary creation with the promise of cutting-edge design and aircraft-inspired technology, yet it suffered from the detrimental effects of the Great Depression. Today’s collectors and enthusiasts appreciate these radical cars for their many advanced design elements that foreshadowed the modern automobile.

Credit for the Airflow is rightly given to engineer Carl Breer, who with Owen Skelton and Fred Zeder formed Walter P. Chrysler’s “Three Musketeers”. Its streamlined shape was the result of groundbreaking wind tunnel research, and its semi-unitary “truss bridge” chassis was based on contemporary aircraft construction principles. The eight-cylinder engine, placed directly over the front axle, allowed the seats to be located entirely within the car’s wheelbase, resulting in a roomy passenger compartment and a remarkably smooth ride. In 1934, racing driver Harry Hartz recorded 72 AAA-sanctioned speed records while driving a Series CU Airflow Coupe.

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