Chrysler Town & Country K-car sells for $13,750 at Auburn | Hemmings Daily

Chrysler Town & Country K-car sells for $13,750 at Auburn | Hemmings Daily.

A Woodie K-ar

A Woodie K-ar

 

While it’s hard to discount the Chrysler K-cars’ historical significance (they did, more or less, save the company under Lee Iacocca’s leadership), most owners viewed them as disposable transportation, to be driven to the point of failure and then discarded. Recently, however, survivor K-cars have been turning up at auctions with surprising selling prices, such as the 1983 Chrysler Town & Country Mark Cross convertible that drew a winning bid of $13,750 (including the 10 percent buyer’s premium) at last weekend’s Auctions America sale in Auburn, Indiana.

Collectible K-Cars?   Of course!!!!  But did the K-Car really save Chrysler?

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Tim

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One Response to Chrysler Town & Country K-car sells for $13,750 at Auburn | Hemmings Daily

  1. Bill says:

    YES the K Car did save Chrysler. It was the right car at the right time, served as the platform for the successful mini van, and spawned the rebirth of the factory built convertible.

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