The Larger family from Westerville, Ohio, brought their very distinctive barrel back woody wagon to take part in the special Chrysler Town and Country class. Produced in late January 1942, this particular Town and Country was one of the last civilian automobiles produced, having been built just one month after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was built on a Windsor sedan chassis, and is one of 999 Town and Country models produced before the production of war materiel took over Detroit’s automobile factories. This particular six-passenger version, of which just 150 were produced in this body style, remains one of only two known to exist today; there are 15 more that are known but they are nine-passenger models.
This Town and Country wagon was originally used in industrial training filming back in the day, yet had been very well cared for; its odometer showed just 22,000 miles when the current owner purchased it back in 1966 in Cleveland. Today, all its wood paneling and framing are original to the car, and remains in very good condition.
With its very limited use of chrome plating due to the war effort, which was reserved just for the bumpers, this remains the only known “blackout” Town and Country to have survived. The horizontal grille slats are nothing more than painted metal.
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