The first Chrysler Corporation dream car that was given considerable attention was the 1951 K-310 designed by Virgil Exner and crafted by Ghia in Italy. My post about it is here. The following year a convertible version called the C-200 was created. Some background information is here.
Since the C-200 was sort of an afterthought that had no new styling features, it is essentially an unknown concept car nowadays. Even in 1952 it was little-publicized, so I could find few photos of it on the Internet.
Several of those images are presented below.
To set the scene, a photo of the K-310.
The C-200 as seen in April 1952 at New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
General view of the C-200
Publicity shot.
Color image of the C-200. Here it is painted two-tone blue, similar to one color scheme the K-310 sported. When I was a lad I saw the C-200 at the Seattle auto show. At that time the dark area was painted black and the lower part was a pale chartreuse. Given that the C-200 was a year or possibly two years old when I saw it, I have to think that its main rôle was that of a show car to be sent around the country for displays at car shows and perhaps car dealers.
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