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IAN & LINDSAY LAMB’S 1930 CHRYSLER 77 ROYAL COUPE
A GRAND OLD ROYAL LADY FROM DETROIT WORDS AND PHOTOS GREG PRICE
Looking at recent pictures of Detroit City, particularly the derelict eastern areas and the former Chrysler factory, it would be fair to say that this magnificent old girl has lasted far better than much of the old industrial city in which it was manufactured all those years ago – 91 years ago in fact. A REAL BARN FIND?
Anyone who has watched that YouTube programme Barn Find by Haggarty, will have seen his many excursions into the outback of America where the host seems to unearth (for the car aficionados et al amongst us) a treasure trove of classic cars, very often many that have been lying dormant for years and years. Very often too the usually aged owner is not willing to part with any of their treasures and what is particularly sad is the fact 24 Beaded Wheels
that most of those cars will never see the highways again. On the other hand, some similar programmes like Fast N’ Loud’s Gas Monkey Garage will (pre-filming, usually) tempt an owner to part company with their once pride and joy and the vehicle is then trailered back to the workshop for a restoration, or a brief facelift. In recent times, host Richard Rawlings unearthed a 1930 Chrysler Royal coupe but opted to simply put it through an auction,
