Chrysler CP

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CP series
Production period: 1932
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
4.9 liters (74 kW)
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Previous model Chrysler CD
successor Chrysler Royal

The Chrysler CP series was a luxury car manufactured by Chrysler in Detroit only in the second half of the 1932 model year (January - July 1932). It replaced the brand's first eight-cylinder car, the CD series, and was added to the Imperial CH / CL series .

The car had a side-controlled 8-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 4893 cm³, which delivered 100 bhp (74 kW). As with the predecessor, the rear wheels were driven by a single-plate dry clutch and a four-speed gearbox with center shift. A semi-automatic (automatic, vacuum-actuated clutch) was available on request. All four wheels were hydraulically braked as standard. Like the Imperial, the open-top cars and sedans were equipped with a LeBaron body with spoked wheels. For the first time there were all-steel bodies, including a 4-door convertible based on sedans.

5113 copies were made. In July 1932 appeared as the successor to the Royal series CT .

source

  • Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 . Krause Publications Inc., Iola (1985), ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .