HOWARD HUGHES' 1954 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER 238145Sold* at Scottsdale 2020 - Lot #1434 HOWARD HUGHES' 1954 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER https://BarrettJacksonCDN.azureedge.net/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/238145/238145_Front_3-4_Web.jpg
Lot #1434  HOWARD HUGHES' 1954 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER
  
AuctionScottsdale 2020
LocationTent 9 EW-14
ReserveNO RESERVE
StatusSold
PriceRegister to View Price
Lot1434
Year1954
MakeCHRYSLER
ModelNEW YORKER
StyleHOWARD HUGHES'
*Includes Buyer Commission
Details
VIN7274971
Exterior ColorGLACIER BLUE
Interior ColorBLUE
Cylinders8
Engine Size354
Transmission3-SPEED AUTOMATIC
Description
Lot #1434 - This 1954 Chrysler New Yorker was owned and customized by Howard Hughes, an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. More than just a pioneering aviator, Howard Hughes became known as one of the wealthiest, most reclusive and most eccentric men in the world, spending much of his later years holed up in his suite on the Las Vegas Strip. One of the symbols of the eccentricities of his later years is this 1954 Chrysler New Yorker, which was built for Hughes and custom-fitted with an elaborate air purification system in the trunk of the car to ensure there was always clean air in the cab. The filtration system far exceeded the cost of the car at the time it was built. Similar to the 1953 Buick he used while staying at the Beverly Hilton, this was the car he used while at his suite in the Desert Inn on the Las Vegas Strip. This amazing time capsule has only 1,685 original miles and remains in near-showroom-new condition. The original Pastel Blue paint still shines like new and the two-tone blue wool interior shows hardly any wear. It’s powered by a 354ci V8 engine paired with a 3-speed automatic transmission. Recently mechanically serviced and ready for its next caretaker. This car was pulled from Howard Hughes' warehouse at the same time as the famous 1953 Buick sold at Barrett-Jackson previously.
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