1971 Chrysler Town & Country

Very nice looking from what we can see.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4170537617.html

 

And again,, lots of advert info....

"71 town & country wagon 383 727 all org. 9 passenger like new needs nothing
even has mopar batt.3800.00 firm 989-942-1773 CALL ONLY This a true piece
of Walters History. tex or e mail will not be answer"

 

Probably not many miles on this one either.

 

hmmm

Not too bad,,, on the outside. From what I can see of them, the tops of the seats inside look good. I'd gladly pay the asking price for this one.

 

looks good

 

The lister states there was no rust on car when it was painted over ten years ago.. He couldn't remember when it was done..
Car has 109,000 miles..
NO A/C...
No PW
NO PL
NO P seat..
NO Cruise...
NO tilt....
NO tint glass...
Was ordered w/o wood ........

Standard AM radio...
He says has third row seat however there are no grab handles
nor bumper steps...
Front seat has "" just a small tear in it""

 

It is rare to see one of these Chrysler wagons with so few options. This was probably a customer's custom order, as I don't imagine a dealer ordering one this way on spec.

 

71 Chrysler

This would have come with wheel well Moldings tho. Even with the
Wood-grain option. Probably taken-off when painted then not
re-installed on the car. Too bad, it would spruce it up a bit. Still, nice
old Mopar Wagon.

 

Sure does look nice. And no options means less to worry about. I like that.

 

Now it's on eBay with no reserve. And the photos prove the 3rd row seat.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAP...2331&item=261370822331&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

 

No reserve and based at $2126!

 

I didn't know that Chrysler even offered the Town and Country without wood. I think this is the first one I've seen without it. I like it much better with the di noc.

 

Brochure indicates the Di-Noc was standard.

My guess is that this one is a 'wood-delete' wagon. Doesn't look to me like there was ever 'wood' on it. Very low option content, too. Maybe special-ordered.

Another possibility - a Canadian-market vehicle? No A/C.

 

I can't find any mention of a woodgrain delete option for the '71 T&C. I've seen plenty of Country Squires where the wood was stripped off and done well enough you couldn't tell it had been there in the first place (I don't know why -- wouldn't it be easier just to buy a Country Sedan?).

I'm a woodgrain fan, so I'm with Snooterbuckets on this one. What's the point of all the surround molding without the wood?

The Features & Specs brochure shows the assist handles as an option. My recollection is that at some point these became standard on 3-seat wagons, but apparently that was not the case in 1971.

As of now it's been bid up to $2600. If it's truly a no-rust car, and you can live without AC or woodgrain, it would be well worth that. Of course, I expect it to go much higher.

 

I think it is factory wood grain delete. It doesn't have the lower body moldings if the factory wood was removed at some point. Here's a brochure pic from '71.