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StillOutThere
Posted 2008-05-12 10:02 AM (#129632)
Subject: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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Location: Under the X in Texas		I hope y'all will forgive me for posting this as it is one year off of being ForwardLook.  The LaComtesse show car from 1954 that has been missing for decades was recently found in Southern California.  It was purchased by Chrysler Historical and hopefully one day in the near future we will be able to view it at the museum as well as on line.  Look for an upcoming article by Merle Wolfer regarding the find and the car in the WPC magazine..



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wizard
Posted 2008-05-12 10:41 AM (#129637 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: Re: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Wow Wayne! That's a rare car, there was also the Le Comte but that differed only in color.
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StillOutThere
Posted 2008-05-12 11:26 AM (#129645 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: RE: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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Location: Under the X in Texas

http://www.carstyling.ru/cars.1954_Chrysler_La%20Comtesse%20.html  is one of the better internet links about this show car.  

Of ForwardLook interest is the very obvious fact that we should consider the La Comtesse as the predecessor car to the Dodge La Femme.

NOW, who knows the whereabouts of La Comte, the "male" version of this pair of show cars?? 

 

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FinFan
Posted 2008-05-12 4:06 PM (#129680 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: Re: LaComtesse SHOW CAR


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Location: Poznan, Poland, Europe		Yay, didn't even knew it was missing. Great to know it exists....while the front and rear are maybe not the most futuristic, the clear top is for sure !
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imopar380
Posted 2008-05-12 4:26 PM (#129681 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: Re: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		That's amazing to have it finally turn up ! DO you mind if I post this info on the WPC web site ?
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d500neil
Posted 2008-05-12 5:13 PM (#129683 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: Re: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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Location: bishop, ca		Re: this "missing" (to whom, it's owner?) car, can anyone decipher its license plate registration-year sticker,
to see when it was last legally-street-driven ?
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StillOutThere
Posted 2008-05-12 6:37 PM (#129688 - in reply to #129632)
Subject: RE: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



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That rear license has '69 and '70 stickers on it.

Missing from public and collector view for THIRTY EIGHT years, wouldn't you agree.  I think the owner probably knew it was in his garage, but maybe not.

I had permission from Merle Wolfer with no restrictions on spreading the pictures around.  Received pics from him. 

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d500neil
Posted 2008-05-12 8:38 PM (#129700 - in reply to #129688)
Subject: Re: LaComtesse SHOW CAR



Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!

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Location: bishop, ca		The Histerical Society ought not to do ANTHING 'to' the car, except to clean it, gently.

Any "re-do" on it will destroy the original condition of the car, and, it is an unique artifact (sound familiar?).






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