Definitions for pet·ri·fied: 1. so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified. 2. changed into a stony substance; ossified. When it comes to this well preserved LeBaron convertible it’s hard to pick which describes it accurately. Personally, I am leaning towards the first one. Find this 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible for sale in Tuscon, AZ […]
Owning one Chrysler LeBaron can be easily described as an accident. Owning two…well, it is simple to do maintenance on your cars when you just order two of everything. Sure, it’s the automotive equivalent of having twins. Three LeBarons and you are starting to get into from “paint your eyelids with little open eyeballs” levels […]
There was a time from the 1930s through the 1950s when wood was used to augment automobile body panels. In the 1960s, actual wood was phased out in favor of decals and plastic inserts, presumably for ease of manufacture and safety reasons. By the 1980s, faux wood grain paneling had degenerated from simulation to near […]
Don’t you love it when you find clean low mile examples of undesirable cars offered for cheap? Sure, you might feel guilty for the poor sap who spent a bunch of his hard earned cash when he purchased this thing new and only put 20k miles on it…but look at the minty clean convertible you […]
In 1955 the Imperial transcended its role as Chrysler’s top of the line automobile and became its own marque. It was no longer the Chrysler Imperial, it was simply the Imperial — a trick later borrowed by the artist that was previously The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. I have no idea and even less […]
DT’s logo guru Kaibeezy has always claimed that the SF Bay area craigslist is by far the best place to search for an inexpensive classic car (your Daily Turismo) and at first the assertion seemed silly. Unfortunately, my local craigslist (Los Angeles), despite its favorable weather, is filled with a disproportionately large percentage of cars […]
If you caught the Petrolicious video yesterday and are anything like me, you probably now have a hankering for a sweet Chrysler LeBaron convertible. Well wouldn’t ya know? In the comments on Petrolicious site was the exact car from the video…not a similar car..but the exact same car, complete with termite free siding and espresso/cappuccino […]