[{"id": 3233529, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "OK, then, take me home, James!!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1557571125, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3233560, "authorName": "Boatymcboatface", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boatymcboatface/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks like a well preserved car that anybody could enjoy. I wonder how many out of the 721 are still in existence ?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1557574088, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3233576, "authorName": "Ingolstadt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ingolstadt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Leave the gun. Take the canoli.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1557574993, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3233651, "authorName": "Rgtiedje", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rgtiedje/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by Rgtiedje", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557578112, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3233759, "authorName": "Tom1944", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tom1944/", "bidAmount": 3700, "content": "$3,700 bid placed by Tom1944", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557581493, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3233765, "authorName": "LMOGUY", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lmoguy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "UGG. Great example of this car but what to do with is the problem. These days unless it\u2019s for a film shoot there\u2019s unfortunately little demand for these beasts. Really nice car hope you get a buyer for her.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557581562, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3233874, "authorName": "Lewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Ingolstadt- That was a Packard Lebaron!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557583945, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3233918, "authorName": "Frost", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frost/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The front of this car stands as a testament to the failure in the market of the \u201cAirflow\u201d styling introduced a few years earlier and abandoned for the 1937 model year. The \u201836 Imperial was IMO a deco masterpiece, with the headlights beautifully integrated into the front fenders. But people weren\u2019t buying it, so they went back to the more traditional look that you see here. I love the styling of the instrument panel and dash and the woodgraining on this one is excellent. Good luck to seller and buyer...", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1557584814, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234080, "authorName": "trdking", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trdking/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I see the Sofa Wheres the big screen TV? THe back seats in these are like living rooms. I dont have a long enough garage to park this beauty", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557589680, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234255, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have never seen another '37 Chrysler Imperial of this body style in the twelve years that I have owned the car. I have read about another C-15 Touring Sedan that was also in Virginia but I never saw the car. The Classic Car Club of America had only my Touring Sedan listed as a member car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557595439, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234362, "authorName": "JohnMeister", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnmeister/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I understand now why my late father in law, who was a pilot in WWII and a mechanic liked Chrysler so much... this would be such a nicer vehicle than a van or suburban to carry family when they visit... how long is this thing? beautiful. have a really deep garage, only downside is my jeep would have to go outside... :) who am I kidding... before I even think about this it'll be bid way beyond my allowance. :) and rightly so.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557599507, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234464, "authorName": "JohnOswald", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnoswald/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by JohnOswald", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557604849, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3234487, "authorName": "Slam105", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/slam105/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yep, I can picture Al Capone getting out of the rear 'suicide-door' of this beautiful Imperial!\r\n\r\nRegards", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557606117, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234499, "authorName": "Firedan777", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firedan777/", "bidAmount": 5400, "content": "$5,400 bid placed by Firedan777", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557606876, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3234630, "authorName": "Lewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Slam105- Capone was in Alcatraz when this was built, so no, he would not have ridden in such a car. Maybe Charles Luciano? I have a second- rate connection to Al Capone- My uncle was on a boat tour of Biscayne Bay in 1945 when he was in the navy. The boat went by Al's house and there he was, wearing striped pajamas and fishing in his swimming pool. I imagine lots of people saw pictures of that but Uncle Lou said he saw Al for real.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557613277, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234692, "authorName": "Caelestis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/caelestis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "With all the allusions to crime figures, it might be interesting to know that that the smaller Touring Brougham was on the side of truth and justice as a CHP vehicle:\r\nhttp://www.imperialclub.com/~imperialclub/Yr/1937/Photos/37ImperialCHP.jpg\r\nLots of information at the imperialclub.com website.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557616365, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234909, "authorName": "NCboatrx", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ncboatrx/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Whoever designed the instruments and dashboard deserved the Nobel Prize", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557628543, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234966, "authorName": "HemiHead", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hemihead/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have (heretical) visions of taking something like this, putting a Cummins 6 (or something with the torque to impart authoritative locomotion) and AC in it, and using it as my daily driver. Would necessitate getting a driver, too. This one's too nice for that.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557632418, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3234978, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The wheelbase of the car is 140.5 inches and the overall length is 18.5 feet! My wife said the car was too big to be a girl so we named it \"Walter\" in honor of Walter P. Chrysler, founder of the company. Walter's dry weight is 4522 pounds! Incidentally, in all the pictures of Walter on the road, my wife is driving him. Despite his large size and weight and no power steering, Walter is surprisingly easy to drive.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1557633227, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235159, "authorName": "bondgraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bondgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think you\u2019ve all been watching too much TCM.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557664986, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235312, "authorName": "Tom1944", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tom1944/", "bidAmount": 5937, "content": "$5,937 bid placed by Tom1944", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557672053, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3235372, "authorName": "Steve_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/steve_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pics 117-118 appear to be the underneath of a different car (shiny lever dampers vs shock-absorbers).", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557674699, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235398, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Steve, thank you for pointing that out. You are absolutely correct; those pictures are of a 1929 Packard I used to own. I'm not sure how I mixed them up with the photos of the '37 Chrysler Imperial. I'll see if I can get them removed. Again, thank you.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557675741, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235401, "authorName": "Slam105", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/slam105/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Lewis-\r\n\r\nI think Capone got out of prison in 1939 & died in 1947(?).....so there 'may' be a possibility he rode in a Chrysler Imperial, \"Lucky\" Luciano too!\r\n\r\nRegards", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557675865, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235539, "authorName": "marcwoodie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcwoodie/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by marcwoodie", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557682889, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3235541, "authorName": "Lewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Slam105- according to Wkipedia- all true! @bondgraham- No, not enough TCM!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557682980, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3235938, "authorName": "J.P._Dashpot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/j.p._dashpot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Own the HOV lane!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557704505, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3236107, "authorName": "Dazed_and_Amused", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dazed_and_amused/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lovely. Art Deco with a vengeance. Should be on permanent display at the Empire State Building. \r\n\r\nThe AACA provenance has value. The trophy is nice, but it would be better if we could see the badge and number. \r\n\r\nThere's this great lady you can call at AACA that can document and validate everything they've ever done.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557714544, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3236152, "authorName": "gregorylv", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gregorylv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Better yet, on display in the Chrysler Building!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1557717027, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3236299, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A photo has been added to the gallery", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557746562, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3236693, "authorName": "neverenoughgold", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/neverenoughgold/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, those look like really comfy seats! Take me home James... er... Walter.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557761164, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3236697, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The Thomas McKean Touring Trophy is awarded to only ONE car per year by the AACA. AACA has over 60,000 members and at least that many cars so to receive the Trophy is a real honor. The car was nominated for this award in 2012 but did not receive it then. It was nominated a second time in 2014 and won. I'm keeping the trophy!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557761263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3238458, "authorName": "Bimmerphile", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bimmerphile/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Regarding pic 16, this thing is too regal to slum it next to a Prius!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1557781140, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3243682, "authorName": "Kizitiz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kizitiz/", "bidAmount": 8500, "content": "$8,500 bid placed by Kizitiz", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557893476, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3243796, "authorName": "Dronespy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dronespy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why are the pictures dated 2012?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557902887, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3244709, "authorName": "CajunSS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cajunss/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Slam105 my first thought when seeing this car was: \"for the Al Capone in all of us.\" Whether he actually rode in or could have ridden in one as @Lewis noted is irrelevant. I think we both see the image this car evokes! Now, where did I put my Tommy gun?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557937995, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3244939, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The pictures are from 2011, 2012 and last week (May 2019).", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557941552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3246651, "authorName": "Silberpfeil", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/silberpfeil/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Needs more driving lights.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557954302, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3247628, "authorName": "Kizitiz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kizitiz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The steering wheel is not correct for an Imperial Custom. Should be a spoked banjo type.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557966198, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3247924, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have a copy of the original build sheet from Chrysler dated May 7, 1937 and it is stamped \"Spec. Strg. Wheel\". The Production Record from Chrysler that I request in March , 2011 shows the only option on the car as a \"Special Steering Wheel\" so I am guessing that the steering wheel is correct for this car. I do have a thin skin leather cover on the steering wheel as I do not like the real thin steering wheels of that era. The steering wheel did not have any cracks on it when I installed the cover but that was over ten years ago. Feeling the cover does not indicate any cracks or other problems with the wheel.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1557974845, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3250543, "authorName": "KirkB", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kirkb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CajunSS - Did you look in the violin case?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1558035951, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3251136, "authorName": "2THOU2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2thou2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Regarding the pictures; is it safe to assume that the car is in the kind of shape shown in the pictures? Are there any paint flaws?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558039442, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3252050, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The photos where the car is shown on a country road were taken last week (May 2019) and the car is exactly in that condition. Yes, there are paint flaws. The car was last painted in the 1980's and has been driven quite a bit since then. The worst paint is on the top of the trunk lid. If you are wanting a show car you will need to repaint it. If you are looking for a reliable touring car that looks great from eight feet away, this is the car for you.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1558046999, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3252598, "authorName": "marcwoodie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcwoodie/", "bidAmount": 9000, "content": "$9,000 bid placed by marcwoodie", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558061765, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3252684, "authorName": "Llanoite", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/llanoite/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So elegant!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558063961, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3252767, "authorName": "Madan135", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/madan135/", "bidAmount": 9200, "content": "$9,200 bid placed by Madan135", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558066988, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3253193, "authorName": "Patrick01", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/patrick01/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I want this. A lot. Really! Of course, without cash at the moment, that want will have to go unsatisfied. What a lovely Imperial!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558098978, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3253376, "authorName": "DanaN", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/danan/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by DanaN", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558102090, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3253386, "authorName": "DanaN", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/danan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "After placing a bid on this wonderful car, I expect the seller has a reserve that will probably not be met. He may be best served by a donation to a museum where this car gets exposure and he gets a tax write-off.\r\nDana Newquist\r\nMurphy Auto Museum", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1558102342, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3253971, "authorName": "Dick_Steinkamp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dick_steinkamp/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DanaN You could be right. It was for sale last summer at $39.9\r\n\r\nhttps://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/06/27/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1937-chrysler-imperial-touring-sedan/", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558112947, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3254041, "authorName": "Mystery_Trailer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mystery_trailer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Every time I see this advertised I think to myself \"this is the ultimate combination of the best of the 1930's with none of the bling. Don't get me wrong there's 1930's bling out there to wet your pants over. But for long term ownership this bank-vault-on-wheels has it all hand's down. Of course one has to begin with admiring the aerodynamic-to-the-max look. That is where I start so - whew - I can continue on to admire everything else about it.\r\n\r\nThe opening windshield with that gorgeous dash and the outstanding \"S\" curved floor-shift.\r\n\r\nThe drivetrain.\r\n\r\nThe rear 3/4 view complete with perfectly proportioned fender skirts and the way the trunk tucks in there looking efficient while not too fat.\r\n\r\nThis is the 1937 Senior Series to drive cross-country if that is what you'd like to do.\r\n\r\nI want it as-is except for one thing. I'd tweak/tighten-up the upholstery/padding to suit my eye and backside. Otherwise the general condition of the upholstery is great as-is for driving purposes and that is what this car is all about.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558114385, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3254045, "authorName": "marcwoodie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcwoodie/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by marcwoodie", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558114443, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3254932, "authorName": "Madan135", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/madan135/", "bidAmount": 12590, "content": "$12,590 bid placed by Madan135", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558121042, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3254941, "authorName": "marcwoodie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcwoodie/", "bidAmount": 13000, "content": "$13,000 bid placed by marcwoodie", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558121095, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3254991, "authorName": "Pacbird (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pacbird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My wife and I drove Walter on a 120 mile trip last month and he never skipped a beat. Our longest trip with Walter was a bit over 600 miles total when we attend an AACA tour in New Jersey back in 2013 or 2014.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1558121532, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 3255708, "authorName": "Haciendaguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/haciendaguy/", "bidAmount": 13250, "content": "$13,250 bid placed by Haciendaguy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558126126, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3255769, "authorName": "marcwoodie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcwoodie/", "bidAmount": 13500, "content": "$13,500 bid placed by marcwoodie", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558126632, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3255804, "authorName": "junkmantoys", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/junkmantoys/", "bidAmount": 18000, "content": "$18,000 bid placed by junkmantoys", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558126891, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 3255918, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 5/17/19 at $18,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558127700, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 3256397, "authorName": "IngoKnito", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ingoknito/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Walter looks great. And big. And beautifully.\r\n\r\n@Pacbird - Do you know Walter's original color?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1558133655, "type": "comment"}]